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SpaceX installs orbital Starship heat shield prototype with robots

SpaceX has begun large-scale Starship heat shield installation tests with the help of robots delivered last month in a sign…

SpaceX rolls next Starship prototype to the launch pad

SpaceX's sixth full-scale Starship prototype has rolled from its Boca Chica, Texas factory to a nearby launch pad in a…

SpaceX building almost 1500 Starlink satellites per year

SpaceX has revealed a few key details about its burgeoning Starlink satellite internet constellation in a recent regulatory presentation, touching…

SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to dry land for reuse

Five days after becoming the first private spacecraft to successfully launch and land astronauts, as well as the first crewed…

SpaceX Starship prototypes swap places for next hop test

SpaceX is swapping two almost identical Starships to allow for the first flight-proven prototype to be repaired while wasting no…

SpaceX is hiring a Spaceport resort developer for its Texas rocket factory

SpaceX has big plans to ferry travelers to Mars in the near future, and part of that venture looks to…

SpaceX returns five-flight Falcon 9 booster to port as next reuse milestone nears

SpaceX, for the second time ever, has successfully recovered a Falcon 9 booster after five orbital-class launches and landings and…

Tesla hints that Senior Vehicle Designer will help with SpaceX projects

Tesla is looking to hire a new Senior Vehicle Designer at its company's Design Center in Hawthorne, California. However, whoever…

SpaceX’s first flight-proven Starship could fly again, says Elon Musk

Elon Musk says that SpaceX wants to reuse its first flight-proven Starship prototype, although the rocket's second hop might come…

SpaceX, ULA win multibillion-dollar military launch contract years in the making

Ending a process that began almost two years ago, the US Air Force (now Space Force) has selected SpaceX and…

SpaceX launches tenth Starlink mission, nails booster’s fifth landing

Bringing more than six weeks of delays to a welcome end, SpaceX has - for the second time ever -…

SpaceX ready for another Starlink launch attempt: fourth time’s the charm?

For the fourth time, SpaceX is about to (attempt to) launch 57 Starlink satellites and two Earth-imaging satellites, hopefully ending…

SpaceX’s next Starship starts to take shape as Elon Musk talks next steps

Less than a day after SpaceX successfully hopped a full-scale Starship prototype for the first time, the company has begun…

SpaceX Falcon 9, ULA Atlas V rockets win dual satellite launch contracts

SpaceX Falcon 9 and United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rockets have each won a dual-satellite launch contract from Luxembourg-based…

SpaceX Starship leaps towards Mars with picture-perfect hop debut

SpaceX's Starship rocket has taken the biggest step towards orbit (and Mars) yet after a full-scale prototype successfully launched 150m…

SpaceX aborts Starship hop debut a second time, kicks off third attempt [updated]

Update: SpaceX has gone ahead with a second Starship SN5 hop test attempt of the day. The rocket is currently…

SpaceX Starship hop debut aborted at the last second by Raptor engine

SpaceX's full-scale Starship hop debut was aborted at the last second after an otherwise successful lead-up to the milestone, forcing…

SpaceX fan creates LEGO Crew Dragon spacecraft, and it’s pretty awesome

SpaceX made history this year with its Crew Dragon Endeavor mission in becoming the first private astronaut transportation service, and…

SpaceX Starship rocket’s flight debut set for Monday

For the first time ever, a full-scale SpaceX Starship prototype could be less than a day away from an inaugural…

SpaceX lands NASA astronauts in the ocean for the first time in decades

SpaceX has successfully landed NASA astronauts in the ocean for the first time in almost half a century, completing the…