SpaceX

SpaceX launches satellite that will provide internet and television to Brazil

After a scrubbed launch earlier this week due to weather, SpaceX successfully launched and deployed the Echostar XXIII satellite into…

SpaceX beats Boeing-Lockheed for $96.5M contract with US Air Force

SpaceX has been awarded a $96.5 million contract with the U.S. Air Force, once again beating out Boeing and Lockheed…

SpaceX ups pre-launch insurance coverage by 5X after FAA mandate

The SpaceX launch scheduled for the pre-dawn hours of today was postponed due to high winds in the Cape Canaveral area,…

SpaceX preparing for first re-use of Falcon 9 rocket slated for end of month

Speaking at the Satellite 2017 conference in Washington this week, SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell announced that the company would re-use…

Amazon’s Bezos looks to compete with SpaceX for moon missions

On February 27, SpaceX announced that two private citizens had contracted to fly around the moon and back. Recognizing important contributions…

Photos of Hyperloop One’s test track in Nevada show that it’s coming to life

Hyperloop One has released photos of its test track outside Las Vegas in the Nevada desert. The track, nicknamed DevLoop,…

SpaceX plans to send two private citizens around the Moon onboard a Dragon

Space X announced that it has been approached by two private individuals who want to make a journey to the…

Drone captures SpaceX Falcon 9 deploying landing legs before touching down

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket completed yet another beautiful touch down on Sunday after taking off on its first-ever commercial launch from…

SpaceX’s “three-eyed Raven” is a nod to Game of Thrones

In Sunday's SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, make sure to check out the "three-eyed Raven" rising on the back of…

Congress warned of delays to SpaceX and Boeing manned missions

The Government Accountability Office issued a report to Congress in which it warned legislators there is a strong likelihood neither SpaceX nor…

Elon Musk’s new boring company aims to build 30 levels of tunnels for cars and Hyperloop

Elon Musk confirmed that he really is starting to a new tunneling company and as with many of his other side…

Next Falcon 9 Iridium launch date slips to mid-June, SpaceX backlog cited

Satellite mobile voice and communications company Iridium Communications Inc. has been an important partner for SpaceX, that partnership on full…

Minecrafters vie for Tesla chief’s attention by creating SpaceX tunnel system

Earlier this month, a band of gamers in Lithuania set out to capture Tesla CEO Elon Musk's attention by building the…

SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test from historic LC-39A in preparation for Feb. 18 launch

SpaceX successfully completed a pre-launch static fire test yesterday of its Falcon 9 rocket ahead of this week's resupply mission to the…

SpaceX and “new space” up against traditionalists for future of NASA

Speculation about the direction of NASA under the Trump Administration has been circling for weeks, and although there are still…

SpaceX historic first launch from Apollo-era pad scheduled for Feb 18

SpaceX is set to embark on its historic first launch from Kennedy Space Center's Apollo-era pad 39A on February 18,…

SpaceX readies for upcoming February launches

Although no major announcements from SpaceX regarding its upcoming February 14th and February 28th missions have been released, small details…

SpaceX will transport a deadly bacteria to the space station for study

A deadly Superbug that's incredibly resistant to current antibiotics will be part of an upcoming SpaceX mission. Sponsored by NASA…

Tesla chief Elon Musk reveals photo of tunnel boring machine

While the rest of America is gearing up for Super Bowl Sunday, Elon Musk is tweeting about the tunnel project…

SpaceX will modify engine component after concerns raised over cracking

The Government Accountability Office is about to issue a report warning of a flaw it believes exists in the Merlin engines used…