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SpaceX nails yet another “picture-perfect landing” after sending Dragon into orbit

SpaceX successfully conducted its 11th orbital launch of 2017, tasked with sending its Cargo Dragon spacecraft into low Earth orbit. SpaceX…

SpaceX and NASA are go for the 12th Cargo Dragon launch on Monday

Just under 24 hours ahead of the launch of CRS-12, NASA and SpaceX provided information about the mission earlier this…

SpaceX to send supercomputer to the International Space Station

A Hewlett-Packard supercomputer will be launched from the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Monday resupply mission for NASA. A SpaceX Falcon…

Falcon 9 static fire successful as SpaceX brings the roar of rockets back to the East Coast

Ahead of the 12th launch of a Cargo Dragon on August 14th, SpaceX conducted a successful static fire of the…

SpaceX preparing for a return to flight on Monday, August 14

After almost exactly one month without the roar of rockets, SpaceX is preparing to return Kennedy Space Center to active…

Elon Musk shares first draft animation of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch

On the heels of the announcement that the Falcon Heavy rocket will make its debut launch in November, SpaceX and…

SpaceX proves viability of Falcon 9 reuse, SES agrees to 2nd launch on used booster

SES will launch its SES-11 satellite aboard a previously recovered Falcon 9 first stage, according to new information provided to…

SpaceX’s first crewed NASA launches remain on schedule for 2018

Plenty of work lies ahead of both companies, but progress abounds Amidst a seemingly relaxed July for SpaceX, the company…

SpaceX preparing for an inaugural Falcon Heavy launch in November

All three Falcon Heavy cores are believed to be at Cape Canaveral As we inch closer to SpaceX returning to…

SpaceX now worth $21B after raising $350M in Series H funding round

SpaceX has closed a $350 million round of funding at a valuation north of $21 billion, as the company proves its…

SpaceX considers Florida launch pad for both Falcon and Mars vehicle launches

Following a highly informative discussion at the ISS R&D conference, Elon Musk revealed that the updated, leaner version of SpaceX's…

SpaceX to reuse Cargo Dragons on all missions after CRS-12 launch in August

An update yesterday on NASA's Commercial Crew Program has confirmed SpaceX's current schedule for its first launches of Dragon 2…

SpaceX constructs pedestrian bridge in response to traffic collisions

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has constructed a pedestrian bridge to knock down on the number of traffic collisions near its Hawthorne,…

SpaceX preparing Dragon 2 for Feb. 2018 launch, progressing Dragon 1 reuse efforts

NASA has released tentative flight schedules for the first Commercial Crew Program missions of Boeing and SpaceX, aligning with recent…

SpaceX to conduct second (or third) Falcon Heavy launch on April 30, 2018

According to The Planetary Society, SpaceX is planning to launch Falcon Heavy for the second or third time as early…

SpaceX skipping Red Dragon for “vastly bigger ships” on Mars, Musk confirms

In response to journalist Jeff Foust of SpaceNews, Elon Musk replied on Twitter that SpaceX chose to cut development of…

SpaceX to be capable of 24 hour reflight by 2018, Falcon Heavy failure “a real possibility”

Speaking at the ISS R&D 2017 conference in Washington D.C. Wednesday, SpaceX Founder and CEO Elon Musk revealed that the…

ISSR&D: NASA praises SpaceX and commercial partners, looks towards the future

Robert Lightfoot, the current Acting Director of NASA, began the third day of ISS R&D with a rousing keynote on…

Musk to present SpaceX’s commercial space progress at ISSR&D in Washington D.C. on Wed.

Elon Musk is scheduled to present a central keynote at the ISS R&D Conference in Washington D.C. this Wednesday. While…

SpaceX’s planned refurbishment facility briefly catches fire at Cape Canaveral

Per several sources, a small fire at a planned SpaceX refurbishment facility in Cape Canaveral was put out Sunday evening. Located inside…