SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket completed its 450th mission on March 20, 2025, launching the NROL-57 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Falcon 9 completes its 450th mission pic.twitter.com/k7b5MgndbX — SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 26, 2025 The NROL-57 mission lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on March 20, 2025, at 11:49 p.m. … Read more
The collaboration between SpaceX and NASA has been a topic of much discussion, especially due to their successful and dependable launches. These missions, explained simply below, highlight how SpaceX has transformed space exploration while working closely with NASA. Demo-2 On May 30, 2020, SpaceX made history by launching NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken … Read more
Although NASA has announced an exciting opportunity for U.S. media, the accreditation process has begun to cover the pre-launch and launch activities of SpaceX’s 32nd commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (ISS). This mission is a crucial part of delivering NASA’s scientific investigations, supplies, and equipment to the space station. NASA and … Read more
NASA has announced that after spending months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 astronauts have returned to Earth and are ready to share their remarkable journey. On March 31, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. EDT, astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore will participate in a postflight news conference from NASA’s … Read more
Starlink’s expansion plan in Italy, which included a potential €1.5 billion contract for secure government communications, has been halted as of March 24, 2025, due to a mix of factors stemming from Elon Musk’s controversial public image. Launched in Italy in 2021, the Starlink service aimed to provide secure connectivity for diplomatic and defense purposes, … Read more
SpaceX has announced that it is preparing to launch the NROL-69 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) using a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, March 24, 2025, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with liftoff scheduled for 1:48 p.m. ET (17:48 UTC). Targeting Monday, March 24 … Read more
NASA has announced that Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which delivered over 8,200 pounds of supplies, scientific materials, and hardware to the International Space Station (ISS), is now preparing for its departure. This uncrewed spacecraft is scheduled to detach from the ISS on March 28, 2025. NASA will provide live coverage of the event on NASA+ … Read more
SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-57 mission using its Falcon 9 rocket. The launch occurred on Thursday, March 20, at 11:49 p.m. Pacific Time (PT), which corresponds to Friday, March 21, at 12:19 a.m. IST, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission was carried out for the United States’ … Read more
SpaceX successfully launched the NROL-57 mission using its Falcon 9 rocket. The launch took place on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 11:49 p.m. Pacific Time (PT) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Targeting Thursday, March 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @NatReconOfc’s NROL-57 mission from … Read more