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Elon Musk teases expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship is extraordinarily...

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SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation...

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SpaceX launches 200th Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the 200th time. Measuring 70 meters (230 ft) tall and 3.7 meters (12 ft)...

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SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

NASA says that the astronauts responsible for SpaceX’s first crewed Dragon test flight will be awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor...

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SpaceX’s 100-launch target is more realistic than it seems

SpaceX is less than a month into 2023, but CEO Elon Musk’s wildly ambitious goal of 100 launches in one year is...

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SpaceX delays Starlink doubleheader

Update: To “allow additional time for pre-launch checkouts,” SpaceX has delayed Starlink 2-6 from January 30th to 8:15 am PST (16:15 UTC),...

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SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test and launch...

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SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

SpaceX has begun building a backup launch pad for its Cargo and Crew Dragon spacecraft and says the facility could be ready...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches heaviest payload yet

SpaceX has launched its heaviest payload yet for the third time in ten months, demonstrating that it’s still finding ways to improve...

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SpaceX’s second Starlink Gen2 launch could set payload record [webcast]

SpaceX’s second Starlink Gen2 launch will carry 56 satellites, potentially making it the heaviest payload the company has ever launched. At 9:30...

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SpaceX to launch asteroid mining spacecraft alongside private Moon lander

SpaceX customer Intuitive Machines says it will use spare capacity on one of its Moon lander launches to send startup AstroForge’s first...

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SpaceX’s Starship rocket sails through first “flight-like” fueling test

SpaceX’s fully-assembled Starship rocket appears to have sailed through a major wet dress rehearsal test on the first attempt. With the completion...

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SpaceX Starlink satellite internet tested in the field in Antarctica

SpaceX’s Starlink internet continues to find success in Antarctica, Earth’s icy southernmost continent and has spread beyond McMurdo Station. The company first...