The Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX’s request to lower the orbit of its proposed Starlink broadband satellites as part of efforts to expand the distance between competing constellations and increase space environment safety, SpaceNews reported Friday.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce that Gwynne Shotwell, chief operating officer and president of SpaceX, was selected to the 2019 edition of the Wash100 — Executive Mosaic’s annual selection of the most influential voices in the government contracting arena — for helping the company innovate and develop groundbreaking space technology. This latest honor marks her third consecutive win.

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has been certified by NASA to launch high-priority science missions for the space agency under the Launch Services Program, SpaceNews reported Friday. “LSP Category 3 certification is a major achievement for the Falcon 9 team and represents another key milestone in our close partnership with NASA,” Gwynne Shotwell, president of SpaceX, […] More

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell has said the company plans a two- to three-week interval for its Falcon 9 rocket launches once a new launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida enters service next week, Reuters reported Tuesday. Shotwell told Reuters Monday in an interview that launch pad repairs at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station […] More

SpaceX has initiated an investigation into the cause of the explosion of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket Thursday at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida approximately eight minutes before the rocket’s static fire test. SpaceX said Friday its probe complies with accident investigation plans that include collection of all potential evidence and formation of […] More

SpaceX has received its second task order from NASA to transport astronauts to the International Space Station as part of the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability contract worth approximately $2.6 billion. The task order was awarded after the company completed internal design evaluation and interim developmental milestones for its Crew Dragon space vehicle, Falcon 9 rocket and related ground systems, NASA said […] More

Space Exploration Technologies has received a $30 million payment from NASA after the company completed the launch escape system test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The spacecraft’s eight SuperDraco engines produced a nearly 15,000-pound thrust and lifted the spacecraft off a platform at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida during the test on Saturday, NASA […] More

SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell has told Defense News that the company continues to work with the U.S. Air Force as it seeks certification for military space launches by June. Shotwell told Aaron Mehta in an interview published Monday that SpaceX has worked to address cultural challenges during the certification process and reached a new understanding with the service on the […] More

SpaceX has presented its human space transportation plan to NASA as part of a certification baseline review phase of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program. NASA said Friday the company outlined how it will build spacecraft and rocket systems to eventually ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The firm’s Dragon capsule […] More

SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said the company has initiated steps to limit Ukraine’s use of its satellite internet network for military purposes, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Shotwell, a four-time Wash100 awardee, said the Ukrainian military has been allowed to use its Starlink network for regular communications and that the internet connectivity the network […] More

Sixty SpaceX-operated small satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket were sent to low Earth orbit to join the Starlink broadband constellation that is being established by the company to deliver high-speed broadband internet connection to rural or remote communities.

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Executive Mosaic, a leadership media and events company in the government contracting space, has named the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award that seeks to highlight the contributions and efforts of the 100 private and public sector leaders in leading government contracting industry's growth and innovation. "We are thrilled to honor the winners of the 2021 Wash100 Award," said Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic. “This is our eighth consecutive year recognizing the outstanding achievements of the most significant GovCon and federal executives in 2020 as well as the vision and success they will continue to bring in 2021 and beyond."

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