by David Todd | Jun 15, 2020 | Launches, Satellites, SpaceX
At 0921 GMT on 13 June, the delayed launch of a Falcon 9v1.2 Block 5 rocket carried 58 Starlink satellites as part of the SpaceX low Earth orbit communications satellite constellation. Also aboard the launch from the Cape Canaveral launch pad which hosted another... 
by Philip Hylands | Jun 4, 2020 | Launches, Satellites, SpaceX
SpaceX successfully launched 60 of its Starlink communications satellites into low Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 vehicle. The launch occurred from the Cape Canaveral, Florida launch sight, at 0125 GMT on 4 June 2020. The first stage of the launch vehicle was successfully... 
by David Todd | May 31, 2020 | International Space Station, Launches, NASA, Russia, Seradata News, Space Shuttle, SpaceX
The former Space Shuttle launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center hosted the first crewed launch since the Space Shuttle was retired after its last flight in July 2011. The launch was the first commercially operated one involving NASA astronauts, with SpaceX... 
by David Todd | May 27, 2020 | On a Lighter Note, Seradata News, SpaceX
The SpaceX and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk and his rap-star girlfriend Grimes’ attempt to name their new baby boy X Æ A-12 has had a little hiccup. Because of a problem with Californian law, they had to change this from an Arabic to Roman numeral style X Æ A-Xii after... 
by David Todd | May 21, 2020 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, SpaceX
The very competitive offer to launch 200 kg of ride-share payloads into orbit for just US$1 million plus any extra at the same US$5,000 per kg rate – about half that of a competitive dedicated small launch vehicle – is beginning to show benefits for... 
by David Todd | May 14, 2020 | Launches, Satellites, SpaceX
Earth observation satellite operator, Planet, has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of their six remaining Skysat satellites, Skysats 16-18 and Skysats 19-21. They will be launched as co-payloads as two separate batches on two Falcon 9 launches carrying...
