The SpaceX Archive

The SpaceX Archive, 2002–2013

Documents

2002

  1. JanMusk meets Tom Mueller and his homemade rocket engineEventPopular Mechanics
  2. FebMoscow talks fail; Musk proposes building a rocket insteadEventEsquire (Jim Cantrell's account)
  3. Mar 14SpaceX incorporated in DelawareEventSpaceX (SEC Form S-8)
  4. May 6SpaceX registers in CaliforniaEventCalifornia Secretary of State
  5. JunSpaceX moves into a warehouse in El SegundoEventLA Times
  6. JunOffice celebrationMediaPhoto
  7. JunTom Mueller joins SpaceX from TRWEventLA Times
  8. JuleBay agrees to buy Musk's PayPal for $1.5 billionEventPayPal (SEC Form 8-K)
  9. AugTim Buzza joins SpaceX to run testingEventNASA (Tim Buzza oral history)
  10. SepAAE chosen to build Falcon's ablative chamber and nozzleEventSpaceX
  11. SepFalcon 1 developmentEra, to March 2006
  12. OctSpaceX completes gas generator tests in MojaveEventSpaceX
  13. OctTurbopump critical design review completedEventSpaceX
  14. Oct 1September 2002SpaceX
  15. Nov 1October 2002SpaceX
  16. Dec 12Company to launch small rockets for less costFlorida Today
  17. Dec 12SpaceX picks Cape Canaveral's Complex 46 as a launch siteEventFlorida Today

2003

  1. JanSpaceX sets up its test site in McGregor, TexasEventWaco Tribune-Herald
  2. MarFalcon 1 first stage structure arrives from WisconsinEventSpaceX
  3. MarFalcon design review for customers and regulatorsEventSpaceX
  4. MarFirst Merlin engine thrust chamber firing in McGregor, TXEventSpaceX (release, on SpaceNews)
  5. Apr 22Entrepreneur Tries His Midas Touch in SpaceLA Times
  6. MayFirst Merlin turbopump runs in the test standEventSpaceX
  7. May 9April 2003SpaceX
  8. JulKestrel upper stage engine fires for the first timeEventSpaceX
  9. Jul 3New rocket may save moneyFlorida Today
  10. Jul 24Musk testifies at a joint House and Senate hearingEventU.S. Congress
  11. AugAugust 25, 2003: Thrust Vector Control TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  12. AugKestrel Firing Video (bright flame with no dark streaks indicates good combustion efficiency)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  13. AugMerlin turbopump runs at almost full powerEventSpaceX
  14. Aug 1July 2003SpaceX
  15. SepMerlin turbopump vibrates and seizes in testingEventSpaceX
  16. Oct60-second Merlin run begins to melt the engine throatEventPopular Mechanics
  17. OctPentagon announces TacSat-1, to fly on SpaceX's FalconEventFCW
  18. DecFirst stage fails weld inspection and goes back to supplierEventSpaceX
  19. DecMerlin turbopump falls short on LOX cavitation marginEventSpaceX
  20. Dec 3SpaceX Falcon Rocket to Be Unveiled in Washington DCSpaceX
  21. Dec 4Falcon 1 unveiled outside FAA headquarters in WashingtonEventSpaceX
  22. Dec 4SpaceX announces Falcon V, a medium-lift rocketEventSpaceX
  23. Dec 4SpaceX Falcon Launch Vehicle Unveiled in Washington D.C.MediaNASA Watch

2004

  1. Jan 1December 2003SpaceX
  2. MarBigelow Aerospace buys the first Falcon V launchEventSpaceX
  3. Mar 1Jan/Feb 2004 UpdateSpaceX
  4. Mar 18Musk testifies to the House space and aeronautics panelEventU.S. Congress
  5. Mar 19Congressional Testimony of Elon MuskMediaU.S. Congress
  6. Mar 29Bring it on!Aviation Week
  7. AprSpaceX solves the last major Merlin turbopump problemEventSpaceX
  8. Apr 1Turbopump test video in Vertical Stand 1 (the cloud coming towards you is LOX)MediaMax Olson (YouTube)
  9. May 1March/April 2004 UpdateSpaceX
  10. May 5Musk urges prizes before the Senate space subcommitteeEventU.S. Congress
  11. Jun 17GAO backs SpaceX protest of the Kistler sole-source contractEventSpaceX
  12. Jul 1June 2004 - July 2004SpaceX
  13. AugFairing separation video (employing a high speed camera and strobe light)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  14. AugMerlin integrated engine firing videoMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  15. AugStage Separation VideoMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  16. SepDragon developmentEra, to December 2010SpaceNews
  17. Sep 15DARPA awards SpaceX a FALCON Phase 2 contractEventNASA (NTRS)
  18. OctVandenbergEra, to May 2005
  19. Oct 13August-September 2004 UpdateSpaceX

2005

  1. JanSpaceX buys a 10% stake in Surrey Satellite TechnologyEventSpaceX
  2. Jan 15Merlin full duration run videoMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  3. Jan 15October 2004 - January 2005SpaceX
  4. Jan 15Video of avionics hardware undergoing a 13 g (twice flight g’s) load testMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  5. Feb 24elon muskMediaPierre Omidyar (Flickr)
  6. AprAir Force awards SpaceX a contract of up to $100 millionEventSpaceX
  7. MaySpaceX and NASA sign a Space Act AgreementEventSpaceX
  8. May 17The rich guys have 'right stuff'The Washington Post
  9. May 27Elon Musk and Bert Rutan look into spaceMediaDan Farber (Flickr)
  10. May 27Falcon 1 fires for 5 seconds on the Vandenberg padEventSpaceX
  11. JunKwajaleinEra, to July 2009
  12. JunSpaceX moves Flight 1 from Vandenberg to KwajaleinEventSpaceX
  13. Jun 1February 2005 - May 2005SpaceX
  14. Jul 2Flight of the FalconSanta Maria Times
  15. SepFalcon 9 developmentEra, to June 2010
  16. Sep 8SpaceX announces Falcon 9, with 9 Merlin enginesEventSpaceX
  17. Sep 30June - September 2005 UpdateSpaceX
  18. Oct 19SpaceX sues Boeing and Lockheed to block their joint ventureEventLA Times
  19. Oct 21Rocket Maker Sues Boeing, LockheedLA Times
  20. Nov 18November 2005 Updates5 posts
    1. Nov 18SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Nov 24SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Nov 26SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Nov 26SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Nov 26SpaceX Mailing List
  21. Nov 18Video of the May hold down firing at VandenbergMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  22. Nov 23Kimbal Musk’s Blog: November 20058 posts
    1. Nov 23Day 2: On Dr. Evil’s IslandKimbal Musk’s Blog
    2. Nov 26Mission Day!Kimbal Musk’s Blog
    3. Nov 26Post-Launch SummaryKimbal Musk’s Blog
    4. Nov 26Status 10:51amKimbal Musk’s Blog
    5. Nov 26T-Minus 10 Minutes and on holdKimbal Musk’s Blog
    6. Nov 26T-Minus 45 Minutes to Launch!Kimbal Musk’s Blog
    7. Nov 26The Money ShotKimbal Musk’s Blog
    8. Nov 26The Team is on the IslandKimbal Musk’s Blog
  23. Nov 25Pre-launch galleryMediaSpaceflight Now
  24. Nov 26Live from the SpaceX Launch WebcastMediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  25. Nov 27Falcon 1, Flight 1: scrubbed, helium lost after a LOX vent valve was left openLaunch attemptSpaceX Mailing List
  26. DecSpaceX ships a new first stage to Kwajalein by air and seaEventSpaceX
  27. Dec 7December 2005 Updates5 posts
    1. Dec 7SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Dec 15SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Dec 18SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Dec 19SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Dec 19SpaceX Mailing List
  28. Dec 7Flight 1 engine computer reboots traced to ground powerEventSpaceX Mailing List
  29. Dec 19Electrical fault in a valve named as cause of tank damageEventSpaceX Mailing List
  30. Dec 19Falcon 1, Flight 1: scrubbed, first-stage fuel tank damaged in a wind holdLaunch attemptSpaceX Mailing List
  31. Dec 19Kimbal Musk’s Blog: December 20053 posts
    1. Dec 19It’s a Beautiful MorningKimbal Musk’s Blog
    2. Dec 19Kwaj-Rockets: Take 2Kimbal Musk’s Blog
    3. Dec 20Mission Abort SummaryKimbal Musk’s Blog

2006

  1. JanJanuary 2006 UpdateSpaceX
  2. FebSmall leak found in the Flight 1 second stage tankEventSpaceX Mailing List
  3. Feb 9Falcon 1 Maiden Flight Updates: February3 posts
    1. Feb 9SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Feb 10SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Feb 24SpaceX Mailing List
  4. Feb 9Kimbal Musk’s Blog: February 20062 posts
    1. Feb 9Hold-Down Fire Scheduled for tomorrowKimbal Musk’s Blog
    2. Feb 10Hold-Down Fire Successful!Kimbal Musk’s Blog
  5. Feb 10Falcon 1 fires its engine in a hold-down test on OmelekEventSpaceX Mailing List
  6. MarFalcon 1Era, to July 2009
  7. Mar 3SpaceX bids for COTS with Dragon, developed in secretEventSpaceNews
  8. Mar 15Falcon 1 Maiden Flight Updates: March7 posts
    1. Mar 15SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Mar 21SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Mar 22SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Mar 24SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Mar 24SpaceX Mailing List
    6. Mar 24SpaceX Mailing List
    7. Mar 25Preliminary SpaceX Internal AnalysisSpaceX Mailing List
  9. Mar 17Sea Launch's Jim Maser named SpaceX president and COOEventSpaceNews
  10. Mar 21Final static fire before Flight 1, almost 3 secondsEventSpaceX Mailing List
  11. Mar 24Falcon 1, Flight 1LaunchSpaceX
  12. Mar 24Full video of Falcon 1 Maiden FlightMediarobotguy (YouTube)
  13. Mar 24Kimbal Musk’s Blog: March 20064 posts
    1. Mar 24Holy Shit!!!!Kimbal Musk’s Blog
    2. Mar 24T-Minus 10 minutesKimbal Musk’s Blog
    3. Mar 24T-minus 30 Minutes!Kimbal Musk’s Blog
    4. Mar 25Someone’s looking out for that satellite...Kimbal Musk’s Blog
  14. Mar 24SpaceX Rocks!!!MediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  15. Mar 25Elon Musk looking over collected debrisMediaHans Koenigsmann
  16. Mar 25Rocket Fails in SpaceX's First LaunchLA Times
  17. Mar 31Space X CrashMediaNPR
  18. AprMusk names MDA of Canada as a Falcon 9 customerEventSpaceNews
  19. May 5NASA names SpaceX one of 6 COTS finalistsEventNASA
  20. May 15Rusty Schweickart and More from the International Space Development ConferenceMediaThe Planetary Society
  21. May 31DARPA and the Air Force buy a second Falcon 1 flightEventSpaceNews
  22. Jul 6Falcon 1 Maiden Flight UpdateSpaceX
  23. Jul 18Board names a corroded nut as Flight 1's probable causeEventSpaceX
  24. Jul 20keynote speaker Hans Koenigsmann, VP Avionics & Systems, SpaceXMediaKatie (Flickr)
  25. Jul 21Elon Musk/SpaceX interviewNASASpaceFlight.com
  26. Jul 25Findings of the Falcon Return to Flight BoardSpaceX
  27. AugFlight 2's Merlin 1A engine passes its acceptance testEventSpaceX
  28. Aug 4Elon Musk at MSC 2006MediaBruce Irving (Flickr)
  29. Aug 15Interview: Elon Musk on The Rocket BusinessNASASpaceFlight.com
  30. Aug 18And the winner is...Kimbal Musk
  31. Aug 18NASA picks SpaceX for COTS, a $278 million awardEventLA Times
  32. Aug 19NASA Awards Two Contracts to Develop Private SpaceshipLA Times
  33. Sep 8Simulation of Dragon approaching and berthing with the ISSMediaMax Olson (YouTube)
  34. Sep 8SpaceX Wins NASA Competition to Replace Space ShuttleSpaceX
  35. Oct 24Space Boost: ScienCentral News VideoMediasciencentral (YouTube)
  36. Oct 25SpaceX Dragon capsule 2MediaTim Bailey (Flickr)
  37. NovA new first stage for Flight 2 arrives on OmelekEventEric Berger (Liftoff, 2021)
  38. Nov 27John Insprucker takes over the Falcon 9 programEventSpaceNews
  39. DecJim Maser leaves SpaceX to run Pratt & Whitney RocketdyneEventSpaceNews
  40. Dec 8DemoFlight 2 Updates: December-February1 post
    1. Dec 8Minor UpdateSpaceX Mailing List

2007

  1. JanSecond-stage TVC actuator anomaly found; Flight 2 delayedEventSpaceX Mailing List
  2. Jan 7Interview With Elon Musk Tesla MotorsMediaRenewableEnergyZone (YouTube)
  3. Jan 16DemoFlight 2 Updates: December-February6 posts
    1. Jan 16SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Jan 17SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Jan 19SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Jan 25SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Feb 7Additional Falcon 1 Flights in 2007SpaceX Mailing List
    6. Feb 8SpaceX Mailing List
  4. Jan 20F1-001 Launch Far View CameraMediaconradsh451 (YouTube)
  5. Jan 20F1-001 Launch MeckMediaconradsh451 (YouTube)
  6. Jan 20F1-001 Launch Rocket CameraMediaconradsh451 (YouTube)
  7. Feb 8Preliminary design review for COTS Demo 1EventSpaceNews
  8. Mar 17SpaceX Falcon rocket test close upMediarobotguy (YouTube)
  9. Mar 17SpaceX Falcon static testMediarobotguy (YouTube)
  10. Mar 18DemoFlight 2 Updates: March7 posts
    1. Mar 18SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Mar 19SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Mar 19SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Mar 20DemoFlight 2 Preliminary ReviewSpaceX Mailing List
    5. Mar 20SpaceX Mailing List
    6. Mar 20SpaceX Mailing List
    7. Mar 27SpaceX Mailing List
  11. Mar 19Falcon 1, Flight 2: scrubbed, ground software aborted the count before T-0Launch attemptSpaceX Mailing List
  12. Mar 20Kimbal Musk’s Blog: March 20071 post
    1. Mar 20DemoFlight 2 Updates: MarchKimbal Musk’s Blog
  13. Mar 20Failed SpaceX launchMediafaszommar (YouTube)
  14. Mar 20Full video of Falcon 1 DemoFlight 2MediaAnnathGL (YouTube)
  15. Mar 21Falcon 1, Flight 2LaunchSpaceX
  16. Mar 21Falcon 1, Flight 2: aborted at ignition, low chamber pressure, then launchedLaunch attemptSpaceflight Now
  17. Mar 21T-2 SecondsMediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  18. Mar 21That's Hot – SpaceX Falcon in SpaceMediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  19. Mar 27Flight 2 oscillation traced to LOX tank sloshEventSpaceX Mailing List
  20. Mar 27Flight 2 separation recontact traced to fast rotationEventSpaceX Mailing List
  21. AprAir Force awards SpaceX Launch Complex 40 at Cape CanaveralEventSpaceX
  22. AprFirst Falcon 9 first-stage tank completedEventSpaceX
  23. Apr 8April - July 2007 Updates4 posts
    1. Apr 8SpaceX Mailing List
    2. May 9SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Jun 15SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Jul 2SpaceX Customer Bigelow Aerospace Makes OrbitSpaceX Mailing List
  24. Jun 15Demo Flight 2 Flight Review UpdateSpaceX
  25. Jun 15Merlin 1C chosen for Falcon 1, replacing the Merlin 1AEventSpaceX
  26. AugPentagon cancels the TacSat-1 launch on Falcon 1EventSpaceNews
  27. Aug 17Check out the video of a recent Merlin engine testMediaMax Olson (YouTube)
  28. Aug 17Monster Progress Update (Mostly Falcon 9)SpaceX
  29. Aug 22NASA approves the COTS Demo 1 critical design reviewEventSpaceX
  30. SepAvanti buys a Falcon 9 launch, SpaceX's first GTO customerEventSpaceX
  31. Sep 14Space station delivery optionsFlorida Today
  32. Sep 15SpaceX DragonMediamack reed (Flickr)
  33. Oct 14Rocket maker SpaceX makes some noise in McGregorWaco Tribune-Herald
  34. Oct 27Winding downMediaJeff Foust (Flickr)
  35. NovFirst firing of an integrated Falcon 9 first stageEventSpaceX
  36. NovMerlin 1C development completeEventSpaceX
  37. Nov 1Groundbreaking at Launch Complex 40, Cape CanaveralEventSpaceX
  38. Dec 2Space For SaleThe Tampa Tribune
  39. Dec 10Another Monster UpdateSpaceX
  40. Dec 10Dragon spacecraft in orbit. See video render of Dragon berthing at the International Space StationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  41. Dec 19Preliminary design review for COTS Demo 2EventSpaceX

2008

  1. Jan 18Falcon 9 Two Engine TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  2. Jan 18First Falcon 9 firing with 2 enginesEventSpaceX
  3. Jan 18SpaceX conducts first multi-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX
  4. Feb 12SpaceX successfully completes NASA preliminary design reviewSpaceX
  5. Mar 8First Falcon 9 firing with 3 enginesEventSpaceX
  6. Mar 27Falcon 9 Three Engine TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  7. Mar 27SpaceX conducts first three-engine firing of Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX
  8. May 15Space business seeks life from 3rd launch testThe Orlando Sentinel
  9. May 17TiEcon 2008: Interview with Elon MuskMediaTiEcon2008 (YouTube)
  10. May 29First Falcon 9 firing with 5 enginesEventSpaceX
  11. Jun 3SpaceX conducts first five engine firing of Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX
  12. Jun 3Test firing of five Merlin 1C engines at the SpaceX test facility in McGregor Texas. Powered by liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene, the five Merlins produced nearly half a million pounds of thrust during the test. A total of nine Merlin 1C engines will power the Falcon 9 rocketMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  13. Jun 25Falcon 1 Flight 3 static fire on OmelekEventSpaceX
  14. Jun 25Falcon 1 Flight 3 Static Hot Fire TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  15. Jun 25SpaceX conducts static test firing of next Falcon 1 rocketSpaceX
  16. JulFounders Fund invests $20 million in SpaceXEventSpaceX
  17. Jul 31First Falcon 9 firing with all 9 enginesEventSpaceX
  18. Aug 2Flight 3 Liveblogging8 posts
    1. Aug 2Anomoly in launchKimbal Musk’s Blog
    2. Aug 2Countdown to resume in 15minKimbal Musk’s Blog
    3. Aug 2Expected T-Zero around 7pm PDTKimbal Musk’s Blog
    4. Aug 2Falcon 1 Launch window opens in two hoursKimbal Musk’s Blog
    5. Aug 2SpaceX crew in HawthorneKimbal Musk’s Blog
    6. Aug 2Three minutes to resume countdownKimbal Musk’s Blog
    7. Aug 2Update: Initial post-launch analysisKimbal Musk’s Blog
    8. Aug 2Update: T-Zero around 8pm PDTKimbal Musk’s Blog
  19. Aug 2Launch Failure of SpaceX Falcon 1 - Flight 3MediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  20. Aug 2Plan Going ForwardSpaceX
  21. Aug 2SpaceX Falcon 1 attempted launch 08/02/08Mediadrewyp (YouTube)
  22. Aug 3Falcon 1, Flight 3LaunchSpaceX
  23. Aug 3Falcon 1, Flight 3: aborted, then launched later the same nightLaunch attemptThe New York Times
  24. Aug 3Launch of Private Rocket FailsThe New York Times
  25. Aug 4Launch failure clouds NASA’s plansThe Orlando Sentinel
  26. Aug 4SpaceX Receives $20 Million Investment from Founder’s FundSpaceX
  27. Aug 5Now 0-for-3, SpaceX's Elon Musk Vows to Make OrbitWired
  28. Aug 6Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission SummarySpaceX
  29. Aug 6Flight 3 failure traced to engine thrust after shutdownEventSpaceX
  30. Aug 6Liftoff of Falcon 1, Flight 3 from the Kwajalein Atoll on August 2, 2008 (CONUS)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  31. Aug 23Elon Musk on the future of SpaceXMediaJeff Foust (YouTube)
  32. SepPart in the Flight 4 upper stage LOX line is replacedEventSpaceX Mailing List
  33. SepTweets from Kimbal MuskMediaTwitter
  34. Sep 3Flight 4 rocket flown to Kwajalein on an Air Force C-17EventSpaceX Mailing List
  35. Sep 19Flight 4 Launch Updates3 posts
    1. Sep 19Flight 4 of Falcon 1SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Sep 23Flight 4 of Falcon 1SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Sep 27SpaceX Mailing List
  36. Sep 20Falcon 1 Flight 4 static fire on OmelekEventSpaceX Mailing List
  37. Sep 28Elon Musk's speech and interviewMediaSpaceX
  38. Sep 28Falcon 1, Flight 4LaunchSpaceX
  39. Sep 28Post Launch StatementSpaceX
  40. Sep 28Webcast of Falcon 1, Flight 4 launch. After payload is deployed, Elon makes an impromptu speech to employees and is interviewed by the hostsMediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  41. Sep 29Private rocket makes it into orbitLA Times
  42. Oct 1SpaceX Falcon 1 Vehicle 4MediaKimbalmusk (YouTube)
  43. Oct 7Flight 4 Launch Update1 post
    1. Oct 7SpaceX Mailing List
  44. Oct 7Liftoff of Falcon 1, Flight 4 from the Kwajalein Atoll on September 28, 2008 (UTC) [See video for Falcon 1, Flight 4 highlight reel]MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  45. Oct 7SpaceX - Max Vozoff of SpaceX at IAC 2008Mediaspacecouk (YouTube)
  46. Oct 15Photos by Steve JurvetsonMediaSteve Jurvetson
  47. Nov 3Dragon Crew CapsuleMediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  48. Nov 3Falcon 9 BoosterMediaSteve Jurvetson (Flickr)
  49. Nov 10Conversation with Elon Musk (Tesla Motors) - Web 2.0 Summit 08MediaO'Reilly (YouTube)
  50. Nov 18Falcon 9 Progress Updates (November)7 posts
    1. Nov 18SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Nov 19SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Nov 21SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Nov 22SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Nov 24SpaceX Mailing List
    6. Nov 25SpaceX Mailing List
    7. Nov 29SpaceX Mailing List
  51. Nov 22Full-duration firing of Falcon 9 first stage, 178 secondsEventSpaceX Mailing List
  52. Nov 22Video of the full mission duration test firingMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  53. Dec 1Falcon 9 Progress Updates (December)17 posts
    1. Dec 1SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Dec 2SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Dec 3SpaceX Mailing List
    4. Dec 4SpaceX Mailing List
    5. Dec 5SpaceX Mailing List
    6. Dec 8SpaceX Mailing List
    7. Dec 10SpaceX Mailing List
    8. Dec 11SpaceX Mailing List
    9. Dec 12SpaceX Mailing List
    10. Dec 14SpaceX Mailing List
    11. Dec 15SpaceX Mailing List
    12. Dec 16SpaceX Mailing List
    13. Dec 17SpaceX Mailing List
    14. Dec 19SpaceX Mailing List
    15. Dec 21SpaceX Mailing List
    16. Dec 22SpaceX Mailing List
    17. Dec 23SpaceX Mailing List
  54. Dec 16Falcon 9 first stage tank arrives at Cape CanaveralEventSpaceX Mailing List
  55. Dec 18Gwynne Shotwell named president of SpaceXEventVia Satellite
  56. Dec 23NASA awards SpaceX CRS, 12 cargo flights for $1.6 billionEventSpaceX Mailing List
  57. Dec 24NASA Picks Rookies for StationThe Orlando Sentinel
  58. Dec 29Falcon 9 Assembly2 posts
    1. Dec 29SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Dec 30SpaceX Mailing List
  59. Dec 30First Falcon 9 fully integrated at Cape CanaveralEventSpaceX Mailing List

2009

  1. Jan 5Falcon 9 Assembly2 posts
    1. Jan 5SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Jan 7SpaceX Mailing List
  2. Jan 8Low costs, high hopesFlorida Today
  3. Jan 10Falcon 9 Goes Vertical2 posts
    1. Jan 10SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Jan 11SpaceX Mailing List
  4. Jan 10Falcon 9 goes vertical at the Cape for the first timeEventSpaceX Mailing List
  5. Jan 10Time lapse video of the operationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  6. Jan 13What goes up, must come downFlorida Today
  7. Feb 16A Conversation with Elon Musk of SpaceXMediaThe Planetary Society
  8. Feb 23SpaceX manufactured heat shield material passes high temperature testsSpaceX
  9. Mar 7Merlin Vacuum fires for 6 minutes, a full mission durationEventSpaceX
  10. Mar 10Merlin Completes Full Mission Duration TestingSpaceX
  11. Mar 10The new SpaceX Merlin Vacuum second stage engine undergoing a mission-length test firing at the SpaceX Test Facility in McGregor, Texas. The engine will power the upper stage on the inaugural flight of the new Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, scheduled for later this yearMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  12. AprTweets from SpaceXMediaTwitter
  13. Apr 84.7.09 Uber Entrepreneur: An Evening with Elon MuskMediaChurchillClub (YouTube)
  14. Apr 16CONAE of Argentina signs for 2 Falcon 9 launchesEventSpaceX
  15. Apr 18KPCS - Elon MuskMediaKevin Pollak (YouTube)
  16. Apr 23A video tour of SpaceX’s Texas Test Site conducted by Tom Mueller, VP PropulsionMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  17. Apr 23Draco thruster successfully completes qualification testingSpaceX
  18. May 14Dragon UpdateSpaceX
  19. May 30SpaceX delays launchFlorida Today
  20. Jun 1Elon Musk keynote at ISDC 2009MediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  21. Jun 2Space 2.X: The Private Rocket Race Takes OffMediaWired.com
  22. Jun 16Falcon 9 Flight 1 UpdateSpaceX
  23. Jun 16Former astronaut Ken Bowersox joins as VP of safetyEventSpaceNews
  24. Jun 17SpaceX offers cargo and crew flights to the Augustine panelEventMIT Technology Review
  25. Jun 27Augustine Commission - Elon Musk - SpaceX COTS - 21 of 26MediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  26. Jul 13SpaceX Control: We are go for flightMediaSteve Jurvetson
  27. Jul 13SpaceX - Falcon 1 Flight 5, RazakSAT payload (T-2 to SECO)MediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  28. Jul 14Falcon 1, Flight 5 (RazakSAT)LaunchSpaceX
  29. Jul 14SpaceX Falcon1 Flight 5 MIssion ControlMediajurvetson (YouTube)
  30. Jul 15DragonEye sensor flies to the ISS on EndeavourEventSpaceX
  31. Jul 15Falcon 1 Successfully Delivers RazakSAT Satellite to OrbitSpaceX
  32. Jul 15Liftoff of the Falcon 1 RazakSAT mission, from the SpaceX launch site on Omelek Island, US Army Kwajalein Atoll, in the Central Pacific, on 14 July 2009 at 03:35 UTCMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  33. Aug 30Elon Musk Interview on Valley Girl Show with Jesse Draper (Part 1)Mediavalleygirl (YouTube)
  34. SepBehind the Scenes With the World's Most Ambitious Rocket MakersPopular Mechanics
  35. SepMerlin Vacuum completes qualification testingEventSpaceX
  36. Sep 3ORBCOMM signs SpaceX to launch its satellitesEventSpaceX
  37. Sep 14SpaceX Congratulates Armadillo AerospaceSpaceX
  38. Sep 23Dragon/Falcon UpdateSpaceX
  39. OctDragon radio test through NASA's TDRS satellitesEventSpaceX
  40. OctNASA astronauts train on Dragon at HawthorneEventSpaceX
  41. Oct 12First Falcon 9 flight stage fires its 9 engines at McGregorEventSpaceX
  42. NovFalcon 9 second stage fires for the first time, 40 secondsEventSpaceX

2010

  1. Jan 2Falcon 9 second stage fires for 329 seconds at McGregorEventSpaceX
  2. Jan 4January Falcon 9 / Dragon UpdatesSpaceX
  3. Jan 4Test firing of the full flight first stage of Falcon 9, conducted Oct 16, 2009 at the SpaceX Texas Test Facility in McGregor. Note the engines gimballing (steering) in the upper left cameraMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  4. FebCork insulation panels come off Falcon 9 in a wet dressEventSpaceX Mailing List
  5. Feb 20Falcon 9 for Flight 1 goes vertical at SLC-40EventSpaceX
  6. Feb 25February Falcon 9 / Dragon UpdatesSpaceX
  7. Feb 25The full flight-ready Falcon 9 launch vehicle with Dragon qualification spacecraft raised to vertical on the launch pad at SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida. Video shows time lapse of raisingMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  8. Mar 9First Falcon 9 static fire aborts at T-2 secondsEventSpaceX Mailing List
  9. Mar 9SpaceX rocket carries hopesLA Times
  10. Mar 11March Falcon 9 / Dragon Updates2 posts
    1. Mar 11SpaceX Mailing List
    2. Mar 14SpaceX Mailing List
  11. Mar 13First Falcon 9 static fire at SLC-40, 3.5 secondsEventSpaceX Mailing List
  12. Mar 14Close up of SpaceX’s successful Falcon 9 static fireMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  13. Mar 14Wide view of SpaceX’s successful Falcon 9 static fireMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  14. Apr 15"At Long Last, an Inspiring Future for Space Exploration", Statement from Elon MuskSpaceX
  15. Apr 15President Obama tours the Falcon 9 pad at Cape CanaveralEventSpaceX
  16. May 6Preparations for First Falcon 9 LaunchSpaceX
  17. May 6Testing a set of five Draco thrusters, conducted at our Texas Test FacilityMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  18. JunFalcon 9Era, to December 2013
  19. Jun 1Preparations for First Falcon 9 Test LaunchSpaceX
  20. Jun 4Falcon 9 first stage recovery fails on Flight 1EventcollectSPACE
  21. Jun 4Falcon 9, Flight 1LaunchSpaceX
  22. Jun 4Falcon 9, Flight 1: earlier attempts aborted, technical anomaliesLaunch attemptLA Times
  23. Jun 4Falcon 9 Flight 1 HighlightsMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  24. Jun 4Falcon 9 Flight 1 rolls more than expected after stagingEventLA Times
  25. Jun 4First Falcon 9 Test Launch Update3 posts
    1. Jun 4SpaceX Press Release
    2. Jun 7SpaceX Mailing List
    3. Jun 18SpaceX Mailing List
  26. Jun 4Space X's Falcon 9 launch ABORTMediaChrisjr2007 (YouTube)
  27. Jun 5SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9 Flight HighlightsMediacollectSPACE (YouTube)
  28. Jun 5Start-up shows it has right stuffLA Times
  29. Jun 5The first SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket FlightMediaSpacevidcast (YouTube)
  30. Jun 16Iridium signs $492 million launch contract with SpaceXEventIridium Communications
  31. Aug 12First high-altitude Dragon drop test, off Morro BayEventSpaceX
  32. Aug 20Dragon Drop TestSpaceX
  33. Aug 20Dragon Spacecraft High Altitude Drop TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  34. Sep 15Falcon 9 wet dress rehearsal for COTS Demo 1EventSpaceX
  35. Sep 29Congress passes the NASA Authorization Act of 2010EventSpaceX
  36. Oct 4COTS Demonstration Flight 1SpaceX
  37. Nov 11Elon's SpaceX Tour - Cape Canaveral Launch SiteMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  38. Nov 11Elon's SpaceX Tour - EnginesMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  39. Nov 11Elon's SpaceX Tour - Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and DragonMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  40. Nov 11Falcon 1 DemoFlight 2 LaunchMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  41. Nov 11Falcon 9 Nine Engine TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  42. Nov 12Draco Thruster Vacuum FiringMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  43. Nov 12SpaceX Testing - Dragon SeparationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  44. Nov 12SpaceX Testing - Full Duration Orbit Insertion FiringMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  45. Nov 22FAA grants SpaceX the first commercial re-entry licenseEventSpaceflight Now
  46. DecDragonEra, to March 2013
  47. Dec 6COTS Flight 1 Press KitSpaceX
  48. Dec 6Engineers find 2 cracks in the second stage nozzle extensionEventSpaceX
  49. Dec 6UPDATE: COTS Demo 1 Launch ActivitiesSpaceX
  50. Dec 7Part 2: SpaceX Falcon 9 Flight 2 / COTS 1 Pre-launch Press ConferenceMediaMatthew Travis (YouTube)
  51. Dec 8Dragon splashes down in the Pacific and is recoveredEventSpaceX
  52. Dec 8Falcon 9, COTS Demo 1LaunchSpaceX
  53. Dec 8Falcon 9, COTS Demo 1: aborted at T-2:48, ordnance interrupter feedback, then launchedLaunch attemptSpaceflight Now
  54. Dec 8Falcon 9 launches Dragon spaceshipMediaspaceflightnow (YouTube)
  55. Dec 8Vent line flutter named as cause of nozzle extension cracksEventSpaceflight Now
  56. Dec 9Falcon 9 / COTS-1 Post Launch Press ConferenceMediaspaceflightnow (YouTube)
  57. Dec 9Successful test flight is giant step for SpaceXLA Times
  58. Dec 13SpaceX submits its CCDev2 proposal for a crew DragonEventSpaceX
  59. Dec 15Mission highlights video. The Dragon spacecraft landed in the Pacific Ocean 3 hours, 19 minutes and 52 seconds after liftoff—less than a minute after SpaceX had predicted and less than one mile from the center of the landing targetMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  60. Dec 15SpaceX's Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Re-enters From OrbitSpaceX

2011

  1. Jan 10Building Spaceships at SpaceX With Jeff RichichiMediaThe Planetary Society
  2. Jan 17SpaceX’s proposal to accelerate evolution of the Dragon spacecraft to a crew transportation systemMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  3. Jan 17Taking the Next StepSpaceX
  4. MarAstronaut Garrett Reisman leaves NASA for SpaceXEventNASA
  5. Mar 14SES picks Falcon 9 to launch SES-8EventThe Space Review
  6. Mar 31SpaceX Next - Something Big Is ComingMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  7. Apr 5Falcon Heavy announcedSpaceX
  8. Apr 5Musk unveils Falcon Heavy at the National Press ClubEventSpaceX
  9. Apr 5SpaceX Next: Falcon Heavy. Animation of the world’s most powerful rocketMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  10. Apr 5SpaceX Next - Falcon Heavy Press ConferenceMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  11. Apr 6Elon Musk: My Vision for the Future of Space ExplorationMediaStimson Center (YouTube)
  12. Apr 13SpaceX weighs IPO next yearLA Times
  13. Apr 18NASA awards SpaceX $75 million for a launch escape systemEventSpaceX
  14. Apr 19Commercial Crew awardedSpaceX
  15. Apr 19Developing a Launch Escape SystemMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  16. Apr 19NASA awards funding to 4 firmsLA Times
  17. Apr 28Lifting off from Cape Canaveral: The Next Great American AdventureSpaceX
  18. May 4Why the US can beat China: The facts about SpaceX costsSpaceX
  19. May 5SpaceX: Glib Salesman Takes NASA For A RideLexington Institute
  20. May 26Gwynne Shotwell testifies to the House space subcommitteeEventU.S. Congress
  21. Jun 2ISDC 2011: Adam Harris, SpaceX: "SpaceX and the Future" (24 min)MediaNational Space Society (YouTube)
  22. Jun 13Thaicom picks Falcon 9 to launch Thaicom 6EventSpaceflight Now
  23. Jun 30SpaceX Testing - Falcon 9, Flight 3MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  24. Jul 10Heinlein Prize 2011, Part 4--Elon Musk of SpaceX speechMediaHeinleinPrizeTrust (YouTube)
  25. Jul 13SpaceX breaks ground at SLC-4E, VandenbergEventSanta Barbara Independent
  26. AugFalcon 9 Flight 3 completes a wet dress rehearsalEventSpaceX
  27. Aug 1Elon Musk: Q & A at AIAAMediaVideoFromSpace (YouTube)
  28. Aug 15F9/Dragon: Preparing for ISSSpaceX
  29. Sep 15Statement by Elon Musk on Senate Funding to Restore American Human Spaceflight CapabilitySpaceX
  30. Sep 15Video: SpaceX Internship ProgramMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  31. Sep 29Musk announces a fully reusable rocket and spaceshipEventSpace.com
  32. Sep 30NPC Luncheon with Elon MuskMediaThe National Press Club (YouTube)
  33. Oct 23Dragon for the first station flight arrives at the CapeEventSpaceX
  34. NovSpaceX looks for a new commercial launch siteEventLA Times
  35. Nov 4FAA signs the Grasshopper finding of no significant impactEventFAA
  36. Nov 19SpaceX looking for launch siteLA Times
  37. DecTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  38. Dec 2The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: Exploring the Mind of an Entrepreneur - Elon Musk & JamesMediaUniversity of California Television (UCTV) (YouTube)
  39. Dec 8NASA lets SpaceX fly COTS Demo 2 and 3 as one missionEventSpaceX
  40. Dec 15COTS Demo 2/3SpaceX
  41. Dec 27Elon Musk: I'll Put a Man on Mars in 10 YearsMediaThe Wall Street Journal (YouTube)

2012

  1. Jan 7Going SolarSpaceX
  2. Jan 232012 | Year of the DragonSpaceX
  3. Feb 1SpaceX Test Fires Advanced New EngineSpaceX
  4. Feb 1Video: SuperDraco Engine FiringMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  5. Feb 8AsiaSat orders 2 Falcon 9 launchesEventSpaceflight Now
  6. Mar 13ABS and Satmex book 2 Falcon 9 launches for 4 satellitesEventNBC News (Reuters)
  7. Mar 1410 Years in ReviewSpaceX
  8. Mar 16Enter the Dragon — Please Take Your SeatsSpaceX
  9. Apr 10FAA opens an environmental review of a SpaceX Texas siteEventLA Times
  10. Apr 11SpaceX is considering coastal Texas town for rocket launch siteLA Times
  11. Apr 27SpaceX to Webcast Static Fire for Upcoming Mission on MondaySpaceX
  12. MayTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  13. May 17COTS 2 Demonstration LaunchSpaceX
  14. May 18Q&A with SpaceX founder and chief designer Elon MuskSpaceflight Now
  15. May 19Falcon 9, COTS 2: aborted, high chamber pressure on engine 5Launch attemptElon Musk (Twitter)
  16. May 19Faulty check valve found and replaced on engine 5EventSpaceflight Now (SpaceX statement)
  17. May 19SPACEX ABORTS LAUNCH OF FALCON 9 ROCKETMediaNASA (YouTube)
  18. May 19SpaceX Falcon 9 COTS 2 Launch Abort - Complete NASA TV CoverageMediadxrts (YouTube)
  19. May 19SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon Aborted Launch Attempt Webcast 5/19/2012MediaK R (YouTube)
  20. May 19SPACEX/NASA DISCUSS LAUNCH ABORT OF FALCON 9 ROCKETMediaNASA (YouTube)
  21. May 19SpaceX President: 'This Is Not Failure'MediaAssociated Press (YouTube)
  22. May 22Falcon 9, COTS 2LaunchSpaceX
  23. May 22Full video of launchMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  24. May 22Launch of SpaceX Falcon 9MediaNASA's Kennedy Space Center (YouTube)
  25. May 22SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch to ISS 22/5/2012 - Complete NASA TV HD CoverageMediadxrts (YouTube)
  26. May 22SpaceX Launch - SpaceX Employees Cheering Outside Mission ControlMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  27. May 22SPACEX LAUNCHES DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT TOWARDS ISSMediaNASA (YouTube)
  28. May 22SPACEX/NASA DISCUSS LAUNCH OF FALCON 9 ROCKET AND DRAGON CAPSULEMediaNASA (YouTube)
  29. May 22Successful Launch Kicks Off SpaceX's Historic MissionSpaceX
  30. May 23SpaceX Launch - SpaceX Employees Watch LaunchMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  31. May 23SpaceX rocket launch hailed as 'a new era in space exploration'LA Times
  32. May 24Dragon as seen from ISSMediaSteve Jurvetson
  33. May 24Dragon flies 2.4 km below the space stationEventSpaceX
  34. May 24SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests in Quest to Visit Space StationSpaceX
  35. May 24SpaceX Flies Under ISSMediaNASA (YouTube)
  36. May 24SpaceX Mission Moving OnMediaNASA (YouTube)
  37. May 25Canadarm2 Captures the DragonMediaCanadian Space Agency (YouTube)
  38. May 25Dragon is the first commercial vehicle to berth at the ISSEventSpaceX
  39. May 25Dragon Grappled and Berthed to StationMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  40. May 25First SpaceX Dragon Berthing to the ISS — Filmed at Mission ControlMediajurvetson (YouTube)
  41. May 25May 24 Dragon Fly-Under Captured by Station CrewMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  42. May 25Space Station Crew Welcomes World's First Commercial Cargo CraftMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  43. May 25SpaceX Capsule Grappled, Berthed to ISSMediaNASA (YouTube)
  44. May 25SpaceX Dragon docks with the International Space StationMediaEjinn (YouTube)
  45. May 25SpaceX Dragon Fly-Under ISS - Complete NASA TV CoverageMediadxrts (YouTube)
  46. May 25SpaceX Makes HistorySpaceX
  47. May 25SpaceX Mission Control — Grabbing a Dragon by the TailMediaSteve Jurvetson
  48. May 25SpaceX narrows the LIDAR view to resume the approachEventSpaceflight Now
  49. May 25SpaceX Progress Updated for MediaMediaNASA (YouTube)
  50. May 26And the Dragon is in its lair! Taak volbracht.MediaAndré Kuipers (Flickr)
  51. May 26Dragon Hatch Opened to ISSMediaNASA (YouTube)
  52. May 26ISS Crew Discusses Dragon ArrivalMediaNASA (YouTube)
  53. May 26SpaceX Dragon hatch opening 26/5/2012 - Complete NASA HD TV CoverageMediadxrts (YouTube)
  54. May 26Station crew opens the hatch and enters DragonEventSpaceX
  55. May 26Teamwork in the Cupola during Dragon approach.MediaAndré Kuipers (Flickr)
  56. May 28Astronauts Open Dragon's HatchSpaceX
  57. May 29Intelsat signs as the first Falcon Heavy commercial customerEventSpaceflight Now
  58. May 31Dragon Departs the StationMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  59. May 31Dragon: Flown Home!MediaNASA (YouTube)
  60. May 31Dragon Spacecraft Safely Completes Historic Mission to the Space StationSpaceX
  61. May 31Dragon splashes down in the Pacific, ending COTS 2EventSpaceX
  62. May 31SpaceX Dragon Capsule Reentry and Splashdown (Full Webcast, HD, May 31st, 2012)MediaK R (YouTube)
  63. May 31SpaceX Dragon Splashes DownMediaNASA (YouTube)
  64. JunMerlin 1D completes a full-duration firing of 185 secondsEventAmericaSpace
  65. JunTweets from SpaceX and ElonMediaTwitter
  66. Jun 1Chase Plane Video Of Historic SpaceX SplashdownMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  67. Jun 1SpaceX Dragon Undocking 31/5/2012Mediadxrts (YouTube)
  68. Jun 2Big plans, challenges ahead for SpaceXLA Times
  69. Jun 3SpaceX: Elon Musk's Race to SpaceCBS News, 60 Minutes
  70. Jun 25SpaceX Testing: Merlin 1D Engine FiringMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  71. Jul 16SpaceX wins Jason-3, its first NASA science launchEventSpaceX
  72. Jul 17Mission Highlights VideoSpaceX
  73. Jul 17Video: Mission HighlightsMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  74. Jul 30SpaceX Wins First Science Mission From NASASpaceX
  75. AugTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  76. Aug 1Pat Morrison Asks: Elon MuskLA Times
  77. Aug 3Boeing, SpaceX win NASA fuelLA Times
  78. Aug 3NASA awards SpaceX $440 million to ready Dragon for crewEventLA Times
  79. Aug 23SpaceX completes COTS and enters NASA cargo resupplyEventSpaceX
  80. Aug 23SpaceX Readies For Second Flight To The International Space StationSpaceX
  81. SepGrasshopperEra, to October 2013
  82. SepTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  83. Sep 7SpaceX GrasshopperMediaSteve Jurvetson
  84. Sep 21Grasshopper makes its first hopEventSpaceX
  85. Sep 21October 7 Announced As Target Launch Date For Space Station MissionSpaceX
  86. Sep 24Grasshopper Takes Its First HopSpaceX
  87. Sep 24Video: Grasshopper Takes Its First HopMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  88. Sep 29SpaceX CRS-1 Static Fire: 9/29/12MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  89. OctTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  90. Oct 1SpaceX Grasshopper First Hop On-Vehicle Camera!MediaBlackbird's Nest (YouTube)
  91. Oct 7SpaceX-1 LaunchMediaNASA's Kennedy Space Center (YouTube)
  92. Oct 7SpaceX CRS-1 Launch to International Space StationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  93. Oct 7SpaceX Dragon Post Launch News ConferenceMediaNASA (YouTube)
  94. Oct 8Engine 1 loses pressure and shuts down on the CRS-1 ascentEventSpaceX
  95. Oct 8Falcon 9, CRS-1LaunchSpaceX
  96. Oct 8Orbcomm satellite on CRS-1 is left in a low orbitEventLA Times
  97. Oct 8SpaceX CRS-1 Mission UpdateSpaceX
  98. Oct 9SpaceX rocket loses 1 of 9 enginesLA Times
  99. Oct 10Dragon Captured and Berthed to StationMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  100. Oct 10SpaceX Dragon Successfully Attaches To Space StationSpaceX
  101. Oct 10SpaceX says a NASA rule blocked the Orbcomm second burnEventSpaceflight Now
  102. Oct 10Video: How to Tame DragonMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  103. Oct 28Dragon Spacecraft Returns To EarthSpaceX
  104. Oct 28Dragon splashes down from CRS-1 with 1,673 pounds of cargoEventSpaceX
  105. Oct 28Raw Video: Dragon Splashes Down in the PacificMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  106. Oct 29Dragon Released From StationMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  107. Oct 29Milestone in space travelLA Times
  108. NovTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  109. Nov 1Grasshopper hops to 5.4 mEventSpaceX
  110. Nov 12SpaceX Tests Grasshopper Rocket in Two-Story HopSpaceX
  111. Nov 12Video: Grasshopper Two-Story HopMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  112. Nov 24SpaceX CRS-1 Mission | October 2012MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  113. Nov 26Huge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon MuskSPACE.com
  114. Nov 29SpaceX Rocket ManufacturingMediaSteve Jurvetson
  115. DecTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  116. Dec 5Air Force orders 2 launches from SpaceX for $262 millionEventSpaceflight Now
  117. Dec 17Grasshopper 12-story hop to 40 metersEventSpaceX
  118. Dec 24Grasshopper Takes Giant Leap Towards Reusability With 12-Story FlightSpaceX
  119. Dec 24Video: Multi-Angle ViewsMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  120. Dec 24Video: Ride-Along ViewMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  121. Dec 24Video: Single Camera ViewMediaSpaceX (YouTube)

2013

  1. FebTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  2. MarMerlin 1D completes flight qualificationEventNew Atlas
  3. MarTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  4. Mar 1Dragon oxidizer tank problem after CRS-2 separationEventSpaceX
  5. Mar 1Falcon 9, CRS-2LaunchSpaceX
  6. Mar 1Part 1 - SpaceX-2 Mission Update TeleconferenceMediaMatthew Travis (YouTube)
  7. Mar 1SpaceX Achieves Fifth Consecutive Falcon 9 Launch During Second Official Cargo Resupply MissionSpaceX
  8. Mar 1SpaceX Capsule to Supply ISS Hits TroubleMediaAssociated Press (YouTube)
  9. Mar 1Video: Falcon 9 and Dragon roll out from the hangar and go vertical in preparation for the CRS-2 launch to the International Space StationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  10. Mar 1Video: SpaceX CRS-2 Full WebcastMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  11. Mar 3SpaceX Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Arrives at International Space StationMediaNASA (YouTube)
  12. Mar 7Grasshopper hops to 80 mEventSpaceX
  13. Mar 10Grasshopper Completes Highest Leap to DateSpaceX
  14. Mar 10Video: Grasshopper 24-Story Hover SlamMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  15. Mar 11Grasshopper 24-Story Hover Slam 3/7/13 | Single AngleMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  16. Mar 14This is SpaceXMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  17. Mar 20Merlin 1D Engine Flight Qualification TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  18. Mar 26CRS-2 Dragon splashes down in the PacificEventLA Times
  19. Mar 26Dragon Released for Departure, Prepares for SplashdownMediaNASA Johnson (YouTube)
  20. Mar 27SpaceX capsule splashes down after 3-week missionLA Times
  21. Apr3-year lease at Spaceport America for GrasshopperEventSpaceNews
  22. AprElon TweetsMediaTwitter
  23. AprVideo: Grasshopper 250m Test | Ring of Fire. SpaceX’s Grasshopper flies 820 feet, tripling its March 7th leapMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  24. Apr 19Grasshopper hops to 250 m, filmed from a hexacopterEventSpace.com
  25. Apr 23Grasshopper 250m Test | Natural SoundMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  26. Apr 23Grasshopper 250m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  27. May 16SpaceX Fairing Separation TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  28. JunFirst firing of the Falcon 9-R prototypeEventTwitter
  29. JunTweets from Elon MuskMediaTwitter
  30. Jun 7Elon's Email to SpaceX Employees Regarding Taking The Company PublicSpaceX
  31. Jun 7SpaceX and Air Force sign Falcon 9 certification agreementEventSpaceflight Now
  32. Jun 7Video: Grasshopper 325m TestMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  33. Jun 9How I Made It: Gwynne ShotwellLA Times
  34. Jun 10Falcon 9-Reusable (F9-R) 1st Stage FiringMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  35. Jun 14Grasshopper hops to 325 m on its full sensor suiteEventSpace.com
  36. Aug 13Grasshopper divert test, 100 m sidewaysEventAmericaSpace
  37. Aug 14Grasshopper Divert | Single CamMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  38. Aug 19MISSION HIGHLIGHTS | SpaceX CRS-2 Mission to Space StationMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  39. Sep 8Grasshopper Divert | Single Cam (Grasshopper vs. Cows)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  40. Sep 19Next Gen Falcon 9 Static FireMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  41. Sep 29Cassiope first stage spins and shuts down in a recovery testEventSpaceflight Now
  42. Sep 29Falcon 9 first stage relights 3 engines to slow its reentryEventSpaceflight Now
  43. Sep 29Falcon 9 v1.1, CASSIOPELaunchAmericaSpace
  44. Sep 30Next Gen Falcon 9 | Demonstration FlightMediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  45. OctSpaceX retires Grasshopper after 8 flightsEventUniverse Today
  46. Oct 7Grasshopper hops to 744 mEventSpaceflight Now
  47. Oct 12Grasshopper 744m Test | Single Camera (Hexacopter)MediaSpaceX (YouTube)
  48. Nov 5ISPCS 2013: Keynote Address- Gwynne ShotwellMediaISPCS .com (YouTube)
  49. Nov 22SpaceX traces CASSIOPE restart failure to frozen linesEventSpaceflight Now
  50. Nov 25Falcon 9 v1.1, SES-8: aborted at T-6:11, power supply telemetry limit, recycledLaunch attemptSpaceflight Now
  51. Nov 25Falcon 9 v1.1, SES-8: scrubbed, first-stage technical issuesLaunch attemptAmericaSpace
  52. Nov 28Falcon 9 v1.1, SES-8: aborted at ignition, slow engine thrust rampLaunch attemptAmericaSpace
  53. Nov 28Falcon 9 v1.1, SES-8: scrubbed at T-48 s, first abort's data review not doneLaunch attemptSpaceflight Now
  54. Nov 28SpaceX Falcon 9 / SES-8 Launch Abort After Engine Ignition On Thanksgiving DayMediaMatthew Travis (YouTube)
  55. Nov 30Musk traces the SES-8 ignition abort to oxygen in TEA-TEBEventSpaceflight Now
  56. Dec 3Complete SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 Rocket With SES-8 Launch WebcastMediaMatthew Travis (YouTube)
  57. Dec 3Falcon 9 v1.1, SES-8LaunchAmericaSpace
  58. Dec 12NASA picks SpaceX to negotiate a lease for pad 39AEventNASA