by David Todd | Apr 17, 2021 | exploration, NASA, SpaceX, Technology
While Elon Musk previously hinted at it on his Twitter feed, NASA formally announced on 26 April that it had selected SpaceX to provide a Human Landing System (HLS) for its planned landings as part of its Artemis Programme. The US$2.89 billion contract covers the...
by Matt Wilson | Apr 13, 2021 | commercial launch services, exploration, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Astrobotic has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly its first GRIFFIN lunar lander to the Moon. This is the first mission for its larger lander product – its smaller PEREGRINE lander is due to fly this year. The GRIFFIN mission is planned to launch...
by Matt Wilson | Mar 24, 2021 | commercial launch services, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At 0828 GMT on 24 March SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 vehicle carrying 60 STARLINK satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, USA. The Launch vehicle first-stage successfully landed on the drone barge Of Course I Still Love You at 0836 GMT...
by Matt Wilson | Mar 15, 2021 | Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
At 1001 GMT on 14 March a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida carrying 60 STARLINK satellites. This was the third such launch this month, with a fourth mission planned for 21 March. The satellites were dispensed into a sub-300 km deployment...
by Matt Wilson | Mar 11, 2021 | Military space, Seradata News, SpaceX
On 9 March 2021 the US Space Force (USSF) awarded launch contracts for four upcoming missions planned to launch in 2023. The contracts were split two apiece between ULA (United Launch Alliance) and SpaceX. ULA has been given responsibility for launching...