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SpaceX Falcon Heavy testing delayed after government shutdown

As the U.S. Senate's majority party searches for ten additional votes in order to end a federal government shutdown that…

SpaceX talks Moon mission as strategic stepping stone for Mars colony

Josh Brost, Senior Director of SpaceX's Government Business Development was in attendance at a civil spaceflight conference in Washington D.C.…

Musk’s Boring Co. invites 10 lucky hat buyers to tour LA tunnel and drive boring machine

After making a fully-functioning flamethrower, Elon Musk’s The Boring Company seems to be continuing in its efforts to make true…

SpaceX on track to launch four rockets next month despite Falcon Heavy delays

Despite the intense focus on SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy launch attempt and the testing preceding it, SpaceX is still a…

What’s causing SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy delays?

Although uncertainty in the schedule remains, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket appears to be nearly ready for its first engine ignition…

SpaceX gets ready to fire up Falcon Heavy for the first time at Cape Canaveral

As it gradually nears a launch date sometime in late January or early February, SpaceX's new super-heavy launch vehicle (SHLV)…

SpaceX could begin testing its Mars rocket in Texas by late 2018, early 2019

On the heels of a successful wet dress rehearsal for Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's President and COO Gwynne Shotwell spoke briefly…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy completes successful rehearsal, static fire pushed back due to bug in launch pad hardware

More than a decade after its 2005 public conception, SpaceX is closer than ever to the first launch Falcon Heavy,…

Rocket launch photographer covering SpaceX: “I have the coolest job in the world”

“You have the coolest job in the world!” is something I hear quite often. Not because I get to post…

SpaceX President breaks silence on rumored Zuma mission failure

After some 24 hours of total silence from all parties involved, dubious rumors began to trickle out on the afternoon…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy spied on the move ahead of test fire

While touring Florida's Kennedy Space Center by bus earlier this morning (January 8), several spaceflight fans captured SpaceX's Falcon Heavy…

SpaceX’s first launch and landing of 2018 a success [gallery]

Update: While live coverage of the mission ended immediately after, SpaceX has nailed their first Falcon 9 booster recovery of the…

Musk shares timelapse of SpaceX Falcon Heavy being raised for launch prep

Elon Musk reiterated SpaceX's commitment to completing the inaugural launch of Falcon Heavy before the end of January 2018 in…

SpaceX’s mysterious Zuma mission ready for launch after fueling rehearsal

SpaceX's Launch Complex-40 is nearly ready to host its second Falcon 9 launch since it was reactivated after extensive repairs…

SpaceX releases video of world’s most powerful rocket ready for liftoff

Just a few days after its first-ever rollout to Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX has published its official photos of the…

SpaceX may perfect reusable rockets in 2018: Evolution in the Falcons’ Nest

2017 has in almost every respect been an unrivaled halcyon year for SpaceX: over the course of its twelves months,…

Odd sighting from SpaceX rocket launch leads to highway crash

SpaceX’s last Falcon 9 launch of 2017, which carried yet another batch of Iridium satellites into space, was particularly stunning.…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy goes vertical with Musk’s Tesla as launch nears

After approximately half a decade of concerted and less-than-patient waiting, long-time followers of SpaceX have, for the first time ever,…

SpaceX’s flight-proven booster to meet its demise today, final 2017 launch

Iridium Mission 4 is go for launch aboard a reused Falcon 9 SpaceX is hours away from their 18th and…

Here’s Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster ready for its Mars-bound voyage

Earlier this month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that SpaceX's Falcon Heavy will have a payload on its maiden launch…