Falcon Heavy
SpaceX Launches Another 60 Starlink Satellites
In May of 2019, Elon Musk began delivering on his promise to create a constellation of satellites (named Starlink) that…
Third Falcon Heavy Launch Blasts 24 Payloads Into Orbit Including a Solar Sail. Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing
In what Elon Musk is calling their "most difficult" mission so far, SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy rocket for the…
Planetary Society’s Light Sail 2 is Set to Launch on a Falcon Heavy Rocket Next Month
The Planetary Society is going to launch their LightSail 2 CubeSat next month. LightSail 2 is a test mission designed…
SpaceX Does it Again with Second Retrieval of Falcon Heavy Rocket
This week, SpaceX conducted the first commercial launch of the Falcon Heavy (and second launch overall) and managed to bring…
Elon Musk Just Shared an Image of the Main Body Tool for Building the BFR. That Thing is F’ing Big!
Elon Musk just released an Instagram post showing a key component of the upcoming BFR - the main body tool…
Hard Not to Get a Little Teary Watching this Video from SpaceX About the Falcon Heavy Launch
In honor of the successful launch of the Falcon Heavy, SpaceX has released an inspiring video of the event that…
Bacteria Surviving On Musk’s Tesla Are Either A Bio-threat Or A Backup Copy Of Life On Earth
Is Musk's Tesla Roadster in space a biological threat to life on other worlds, a back-up for life on Earth,…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 480: Rockets pt. 2 – Multi-stage Boosters
The vast majority of rockets are multi-staged affairs. Why is this? What makes this kind of rocket so successful? Today…
Here’s How SpaceX is Planning to Recover Rocket Fairings: a Boat With a Net Called Mr. Steven
In their latest attempt to reduce the costs of individual launches, SpaceX is looking to make their rockets payload fairings…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 479: Rockets pt. 1 – What Does “Single Stage To Orbit” Really Mean?
To celebrate the launch of the Falcon Heavy, we figured it was time for an all new series, this time…