SpaceX Press Releases

• SpaceX's Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Flight Qualification
  March 20, 2013
• Grasshopper Completes Highest Leap to Date
  March 10, 2013
• SpaceX Achieves Fifth Consecutive Falcon 9 Launch During Second Official Cargo Resupply Mission
  March 1, 2013
• CRS-2 Press Kit (pdf)
  February 25, 2013
• Spacecom and SpaceX Announce Agreement for AMOS-6 Satellite Launch
  January 28, 2013
• SpaceX Awarded Two EELV-Class Missions From The United States Air Force
  December 5, 2012
• Dragon Spacecraft Returns to Earth in First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station
  October 28, 2012
• SpaceX Dragon Successfully Attaches to Space Station
  October 10, 2012
• SpaceX CRS-1 Mission Update
  October 8, 2012
• SpaceX Launches First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station
  October 7, 2012
• SpaceX CRS-1 Press Kit
  October 4, 2012
• SpaceX, NASA Target Oct. 7 Launch for First Contracted U.S. Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station;
  Media Accreditation Open
  September 24, 2012
• SES and SpaceX Announce Contract for Three Satellite Launches
  September 12, 2012
• SpaceX Completes Successful Wet Dress Rehearsal
  August 31, 2012
• NASA Selects SpaceX To Return Americans To Space
  August 3, 2012
• SpaceX's Merlin 1D Engine Achieves Full Mission Duration Firing
  June 25, 2012
• The Dragon Has (Splash) Landed
  May 31, 2012
• SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft to Return to Earth
  May 30, 2012
• Intelsat Signs First Commercial Falcon Heavy Launch Agreement with SpaceX
  May 29, 2012
• Dragon Becomes First Commercial Spacecraft to Attach to the Space Station
  May 25, 2012
• SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests In Quest to Visit Space Station
  May 24, 2012
• Successful Launch Kicks off SpaceX’s Historic Mission
  May 22, 2012
• SpaceX Issues Statement on Launch Abort
  May 19, 2012
• Press Kit: NASA/SpaceX Launch and Mission To Station, COTS 2
  May 14, 2012
• SpaceX and Bigelow Aerospace Join Forces to Offer Crewed Missions to Private Space Stations
  May 10, 2012
• SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire for Upcoming Mission on Monday
  April 27, 2012
• SpaceX Announces Independent Safety Advisory Panel for Commercial Crew
  March 29, 2012
• SpaceX Signs Launch Agreements with Asia Broadcast Satellite and Satmex
  March 13, 2012
• SpaceX to Launch AsiaSat 6 and AsiaSat 8 in 2014
  February 8, 2012
• SpaceX Test Fires Advanced New Engine
  February 1, 2012
• Paul G. Allen Announces Revolution in Space Transportation
  December 13, 2011
• Area Residents Invited to Visit Rocket Development Facility
  November 18, 2011
• SpaceX searches for new commercial launch site
  November 18, 2011
• Elon Musk Statement on USAF New Entrant Criteria
  November 9, 2011
• Elon Musk Testifies before Congress on NASA’s Commercial Crew Development Program
  October 26, 2011
• SpaceX Completes Key Milestone to Fly Astronauts to International Space Station
  October 20, 2011
• GAO Report Raises Serious Concerns over ULA Block Buy
  October 18, 2011
• Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Ready to Compete for Upcoming DoD Launches
  October 14, 2011
• Statement by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Senate Funding to Restore American Human Spaceflight Capability
  September 15, 2011
• SpaceX Breaks Ground on Launch Site for Falcon Heavy
  July 13, 2011
• SpaceX Secures Launch Contract in Major Asian Market
  June 13, 2011
• SpaceX Names Bret Johnsen as Chief Financial Officer
  May 11, 2011
• SpaceX Commercial Crew Development Press Kit (893kb)
  April 28, 2011
• SpaceX Wins NASA Contract to Complete Development of Successor to the Space Shuttle
  April 19, 2011
• SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World's Most Powerful Rocket
  April 5, 2011
• SpaceX and SES announce satellite launch agreement
  March 14, 2011
• SpaceX Expanding Texas Operations
  March 9, 2011
• Astronaut Garrett Reisman Joins SpaceX
  March 4, 2011
• SpaceX Named One of 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World by MIT’s Technology Review
  February 23, 2011
• Tesla Motors and SpaceX Host a Night of American Innovation
  February 10, 2011
• SpaceX Continues Rapid Growth with New Office in Chantilly, Virginia
  January 31, 2011
• SpaceX Reveals Dragon’s “Secret” Payload
  December 9, 2010
• SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Re-Enters Successfully
  December 8, 2010
• UPDATE: COTS Demo 1 Launch Activities
  December 6, 2010
• SpaceX COTS Demo 1 PDF (1.1mb)
  December 6, 2010
• SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire on Friday
  December 2, 2010
• FAA Awards SpaceX First Ever Commercial License to Re-Enter Spacecraft from Orbit
  November 22, 2010
• Popular Science Names Falcon 9 Best of What's New in 2010
  November 17, 2010
• Dragon Spacecraft Headed to the National Mall
  October 21, 2010
• Statement by Elon Musk on the NASA Authorization Bill
  October 1, 2010
• SpaceX and EADS Astrium Announce Agreement to Bring Falcon 1 Launch Capabilities to the European Institutional Market
  September 9, 2010
• SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Completes High Altitude Drop Test
  August 20, 2010
• SpaceX Applauds Breakthrough Compromise in U.S. Senate on NASA Budget
  July 20, 2010
• Iridium and SpaceX Sign Major Commercial Launch Contract
  June 16, 2010
• SpaceX and The National Space Organization (NSPO) sign contract to launch earth observation satellite.
  June 14, 2010
• SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket
  June 7, 2010
• Statement From Elon Musk
  April 15, 2010
• SpaceX Activates New Communication System Aboard International Space Station for Control of Upcoming Dragon Spacecraft Visits
  March 29, 2010
• SpaceX and Space Systems/Loral sign contract for Falcon 9 geosynchronous transfer mission
  March 15, 2010
• SpaceX Announces Final Arrival of Falcon 9 Flight Hardware at Cape Canaveral in Preparation for Inaugural Launch
  February 11, 2010
• SpaceX Completes Dragon Spacecraft Cargo Loading Milestone in Preparation for Delivery Services to International Space Station
  February 3, 2010
• SpaceX and Spacecom Sign Contract for Falcon 9 Geosynchronous Transfer Mission
  January 7, 2010
• SpaceX Hosts Preliminary Training for NASA ISS Astronauts in Preparation for Dragon Spacecraft Rendezvous and Station Berthing
  December 3, 2009
• Former Air Force Commander Joins SpaceX
  November 9, 2009
• SpaceX Successfully Completes First Stage 9-Engine Rocket Firing
  October 21, 2009
• SpaceX Announces Completion of Acceptance Testing For Falcon 9 First and Second Stages
  October 5, 2009
• SpaceX Announces Second DragonLab User Conference October 29th in Haarlem, Netherlands
  October 1, 2009
• SpaceX's DragonEye navigation sensor successful demonstration on space shuttle
  September 25, 2009
• SpaceX and Astrium Announce Groundbreaking Deal
  September 8, 2009
• ORBCOMM and SpaceX Reach Deal To Launch Satellite Constellation
  September 3, 2009
• SpaceX Delivers Hardware to Cape Canaveral in Preparation For Flight Aboard STS-129 and Integration With The International Space Station
  September 1, 2009
• Veteran Aerospace Leader Vander Weg Joins SpaceX as Vice President of the EELV Customer Office
  August 5, 2009
• SpaceX Completes Qualification of Falcon 9 First Stage Tank and Interstage
  July 29, 2009
• Spacex's Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to Orbit
  July 15, 2009
• Former Astronaut Bowersox joins SpaceX as Vice President of Astronaut Safety and Mission Assurance
  June 16, 2009
• SpaceX and ATSB Announce New Launch Date For Razaksat Satellite
  June 1, 2009
• SpaceX Draco Thruster Successfully Completes Qualification Testing
  April 23, 2009
• University of Texas Health Science Center Wins Microgravity Research Competition
  April 23, 2009
• SpaceX Signs Argentina's Space Agency For Two Falcon 9 Launches
  April 16, 2009
• New Merlin Vacuum engine demonstrates highest efficiency for an American hydrocarbon rocket engine.
  March 10, 2009
• Rob Peckham Joins SpaceX as New VP of Business Development
  March 04, 2009
• SpaceX Manufactured Heat Shield Material Passes High Temperature Tests
  Simulating Reentry Heating Conditions of Dragon Spacecraft
  February 23, 2009
• SpaceX Donates Launch To Prize Trust Microgravity Competition
  January 23, 2009
• SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral
  January 12, 2009
• NASA Selects SpaceX's Falcon 9 Booster and Dragon Spacecraft for Cargo Resupply Services
  to the International Space Station
  December 23, 2008
• Falcon 9 First Stage Flight Tank Arrives at Cape Canaveral
  December 18, 2008
• SpaceX Names Gwynne Shotwell Company President
  December 17, 2008
• SpaceX Draco Thruster Performs Long-Duration Firing and Restart
  December 9, 2008
• SpaceX Adds Two DragonLab™ Missions to Manifest
  December 2, 2008
• SpaceX Successfully Conducts Full Mission-Length Firing of its Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle
  Nov 23, 2008
• SpaceX Introduces DragonLab™
  November 3, 2008
• Press Release: SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 1 to Orbit
  September 28, 2008
• SpaceX Receives USAF Operational License for Cape Canaveral Launch Site
  September 9, 2008
• Statement by Elon Musk: Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary
  August 6, 2008
• SpaceX Receives $20 Million Investment from Founder’s Fund
  August 4, 2008
• SpaceX Sets August 2 for Falcon 1 Launch
  August 2, 2008
• SpaceX Conducts Full Thrust Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
  August 1, 2008
• SpaceX Conducts Static Test Firing of Next Falcon 1 Rocket
  June 25, 2008
• SpaceX Conducts First Five Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
  June 3, 2008
• NASA Awards Launch Services Contract to SpaceX
  April 22, 2008
• SpaceX Conducts First Three-Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
  March 27, 2008
• SpaceX Signs Contract with Department of Defense – Falcon 1 to Launch Operationally Responsive Space Satellite on Next Flight
  March 10, 2008
• First SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Remains on Schedule for Delivery to Cape Canaveral
  March 3, 2008
• SpaceX Completes Qualification Testing of Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Engine for Falcon 1 Rocket
  February 25, 2008
• SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Preliminary Design Review for Dragon Spacecraft Mission to Approach International Space Station
  February 12, 2008
• SpaceX Conducts First Multi-Engine Firing of Falcon 9 Rocket
  January 18, 2008
• SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Systems Requirements Review for Dragon Spacecraft Demonstration to Berth at International Space Station
  December 18, 2007
• SpaceX Completes Development of Merlin Regeneratively Cooled Rocket Engine
  November 13, 2007
• Small Fire During Demolition Work at Space Launch Complex 40
  November 7, 2007
• SpaceX Breaks Ground at Cape Canaveral's Space Launch Complex 40
  November 1, 2007
• SpaceX Successfully Completes NASA Critical Design Review for First Commercial Transportation System to the International Space Station
  October 17, 2007
• SpaceX Signs Deal for First Commercial Geostationary Satellite Launch
  September 14, 2007
• SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Receives Initial Approval from NASA Safety Review Panel
  August 29, 2007
• SpaceX Completes Primary Structure of the Falcon 9 First Stage Tank
  April 11, 2007
• Dr. Jeff Ward to Join SpaceX
  March 14, 2007
• SpaceX Wins NASA COTS Contract to Demonstrate Cargo Delivery to Space Station With Option for Crew Transport
  August 18, 2006
• SpaceX Achieves Key Milestone of Tenth Launch Agreement
  May 30, 2006
• SpaceX Successfully Completes ISO 9001 Registration Audit
  April 11, 2006
• SpaceX Launch Date Set for Dec 19: The World’s Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
  December 15, 2005
• SpaceX Announces Launch Date for Falcon 1: The World’s Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
  November 18, 2005
• SpaceX to Announce Liftoff Date for the Falcon 1 Rocket: The World's Lowest Cost Rocket to Orbit
  November 18, 2005
• SpaceX Announces the Falcon 9 Fully Reusable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
  September 8, 2005
• SpaceX and NASA Sign Cooperative Agreement on Human Spaceflight Development
  June 2, 2005
• SpaceX Completes Final Milestone Before Falcon 1 Maiden Launch
  May 27, 2005
• SpaceX Awarded $100 Million Contract by U.S. Air Force for Falcon 1
  May 2, 2005
• SpaceX Completes Falcon 1 Structural Qualification for Flight
  March 31, 2005
• Surrey Satellite Technology Limited Sells Stake to SpaceX
  January 12, 2005
• SpaceX Transfers Falcon Rocket to Vandenberg Launch Complex
  October 5, 2004
• SpaceX Selected for Responsive Space Launch Demonstration under DARPA Falcon Program
  September 20, 2004
• Elon Musk - Senate Testimony
  May 5, 2004
• Elon Musk - Presidential Commission Speech
  
• Testimony Before the House of Representatives Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
  
• Announcing the Falcon 5 Launch Vehicle from SpaceX
  January 7, 2004
• Falcon Rocket Unveiled in Washington DC
  December 3, 2003
• SpaceX Announces Defense Department Launch Customer
  October 16, 2003
• SpaceX Launch Vehicle On Track For First Launch
  August 11, 2003
• SpaceX Testimony for Joint Hearing on Commercial Human Spaceflight
  July 24, 2003
• SpaceX announces opening of Washington, DC office
  June 9, 2003
• SpaceX performs first rocket engine firing
  March 19, 2003

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