See a SpaceX Falcon 9 fairing separate and expose a batch of Starlink satellites to the vacuum of space. Cameras aboard both halves of the fairing captured the footage. Credit: Space.com | footage cou ...
In an effort to increase the re-usability of the Falcon 9 booster, SpaceX attempted to catch the payload fairing (essentially a large protective nose cone) with a huge net as it fell from space.
SpaceX is targeting Friday to launch a telecommunications satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The Thuraya 4 mission is expected to take off at 8:27 p.m. A backup opportunity is ...
The fairing halves − which protect the satellites during launch − were also retrieved by SpaceX's recovery ship known as Doug. This Falcon 9 rocket delivered four satellites for Astranis Space ...
The Falcon 9 rocket's familiar roar sounded Tuesday throughout ... software-based satellites". The payload fairing, which cover the satellites at launch, displayed the SES logo along with 'O3b ...