Neowin News Feed for: Falcon9

SpaceX lost its most iconic Falcon 9 booster on Christmas Day

Martin Hodás — Tue, 26 Dec 2023 21:08:02 +0000

In a rather unfortunate turn of events, SpaceX has lost the F9 booster B1058 during the ride back home from its record-breaking 19th mission. Only remnants of the workhorse arrived in Florida. Read more...

SpaceX will launch its satellite Internet prototypes this weekend via the Falcon 9

Vishal Laul — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 00:26:01 +0000

SpaceX intends to launch a pair of prototype satellites for its Starlink satellite internet network, capable of delivering high-bandwidth low-latency internet from low-earth orbit. Read more...

SpaceX investigating Merlin engine explosion at Texas facility

John Keefer — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:42:01 +0000

One of the main components of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets exploded during a qualifications test. The cause is not known, but SpaceX said it should not have any impact on the current launch schedule. Read more...