Large rocket parts rained down over a pair of small Indonesian islands on Monday when the second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket launched earlier this year fell from orbit and, at least to some extent, survived the fiery re-entry over the island of Java.
Read more
A Falcon 9 booster completes a propulsive landing on SpaceX’s Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship in the Atlantic Ocean after successfully dispatching the JCSat-16 communications satellite to orbit last Sunday.
Read more
SpaceX earned double check marks Saturday night, successfully launching its Falcon 9 rocket to deliver the JCSat-16 communications satellite to a high-energy orbit and managing a perfect landing of the rocket’s first stage on the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship in the Atlantic Ocean to be ferried back to shore for continued re-use testing.
Read more
Video: Falcon 9 lifts off with JCSat-16
Read more
Photos: Falcon 9 lights up the Night over Cape Canaveral
Read more
SpaceX completed the Static Fire Test on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket ahead of its next commercial satellite launch set for the early hours on Sunday.
Read more