Close up of booster b 1067

SpaceX Sets Reusability Record with Falcon 9 B1067’s 27th Flight

April 18, 2025Posted inFalcon 9, SpaceX, Starlink
Booster B1067 arriving back at Port Canaveral aboard drone ship JRTI. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has once again pushed the boundaries of rocket reusability with the 27th successful launch and landing of its Falcon 9 first-stage booster B1067. The booster, a veteran of SpaceX’s fleet, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on April 14, 2025, at 12:00 a.m. EDT, delivering 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to low Earth orbit. Just over eight minutes later, B1067 touched down flawlessly on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean, marking its 27th landing and setting a new record for rocket reusability.

ULA Atlas rocket

ULA Prepares for Atlas V Launch as SpaceX Takes Over GPS Satellite Mission

April 8, 2025Posted inAtlas V, Space News, SpaceX, United Launch Alliance
A ULA Atlas rocket with four sold rocket boosters at LC-41 on 8-28-23 carrying NROL-107. Image by Richard P. Gallagher | FMN

Tomorrow, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is set to launch an Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, carrying the first batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper internet constellation. Another ULA rocket, the Vulcan, will not be launching a previously assigned military GPS satellite. It has been reassigned to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, marking the second such change in recent months. Here’s what you need to know about these developments in the world of spaceflight.

SpaceX's Gigafactory

Mini-Starship or Bust? Experts Clash Over SpaceX’s Future

March 19, 2025Posted inNASA, SpaceX, Starship
SpaceX's Gigafactory in the foreground of its three high bays at Starbase in Texas. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN
SpaceX’s Gigafactory in the foreground of its three high bays at Starbase in Texas. Image by Richard P Gallagher | FMN

March 19, 2025 – SpaceX’s Starship program, critical to NASA’s lunar goals and Elon Musk’s Martian dreams, is at a crossroads, with experts offering starkly contrasting visions. While one leading engineer champions a smaller “Mini-Starship” to expedite human landings on the Moon and Mars, critics slam Starship for its repeated failures as evidence of a doomed design. 

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

Boeing CFT Astronauts Set To Return to Earth Tomorrow

March 17, 2025Posted inAviation and Space News, Boeing, ISS, NASA, Space News, SpaceX, Uncategorized

It’s finally time for NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to come home! If everything goes according to plan, one of the most talked about journeys in American spaceflight will come to an end with a splashdown tomorrow evening somewhere off the coast of Florida.

Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore Photo: NASA
Crew 10 Rises To Orbit, On Its Way To ISS

Crew 10 Rises To Orbit, On Its Way To ISS

March 14, 2025Posted inAviation and Space News, ISS, NASA, Space News, SpaceX, Starlink

It was a good day to have a good day here in Florida, and that’s exactly what NASA, SpaceX and Crew-10 had today at Kennedy Space Center. Falcon 9 lifted off carrying three astronauts and one cosmonaut towards orbit and the International Space Station just as the sun was starting to set in the west. Some seven and a half minutes later, SpaceX booster B1090 completed its duty for the day by landing at LZ-1 in Cape Canaveral, 8.8 miles south of LC-39A.

Liftoff of Crew 10 by Jim Siegel
Liftoff of Crew 10 by Jim Siegel / FMN
Crew-10 Launch Delayed By Technical Issue – New Launch Date Set

Crew-10 Launch Delayed By Technical Issue – New Launch Date Set

March 13, 2025Posted inNASA, Space News, SpaceX

The astronauts were strapped in, the weather was perfect, and everything pointed to a flawless launch. But that’s not how it usually goes in the spaceflight business, and Wednesday evening’s Crew-10 launch attempt was no exception.

Crew-10 waits for Wednesday's launch, which was eventually scrubbed, aboard the Crew Dragon endurance. Photo: Charles Boyer/FMN
Crew-10 waits for Wednesday’s launch, which was eventually scrubbed, aboard the Crew Dragon Endurance. Photo: Charles Boyer/FMN
Crew 10 Astronauts Arrive at KSC, Prepare For Wednesday Launch

Crew 10 Astronauts Arrive at KSC, Prepare For Wednesday Launch

March 10, 2025Posted inISS, NASA, Space News, SpaceX

March 10, 2025 – Kennedy Space Center, FL – It’s “all systems go” for Crew 10 following their arrival at Kennedy Space Center in Florida last Friday. The crew has since successfully completed a wet dress rehearsal in preparation for their six-month mission.

An enthusiastic Crew 10 waves to reporters after arriving at KSC on Friday. Photo: Eric Moore/FMN
An enthusiastic Crew 10 waves to reporters after arriving at KSC on Friday. Photo: Eric Moore/FMN
Starship 8 Lost Minutes After Launch

Starship 8 Lost Minutes After Launch

March 6, 2025Posted inSpace News, SpaceX

SpaceX conducted its eighth test flight of their Starship rocket this afternoon. Designated IFT-8, the vehicle launched from the company’s Starbase facility near Boca Chica, Texas. Within minutes, the mission was over.

IFT-8 Launches from Starbase, Texas on 3/6/25. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN
IFT-8 Launches from Starbase, Texas on 3/6/25. Photo: Richard Gallagher/FMN