SpaceX

SpaceX’s Hyperloop competitors are preparing to set top speed records

The 2018 Hyperloop Pod Competition is set to be held this Sunday, July 22, 2018, at SpaceX's campus in Hawthorne,…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 fleet preps for dual drone ship booster landings

SpaceX engineers and technicians have just completed the second on-pad static fire of a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster, and…

SpaceX’s Mr Steven spotted in high-speed test at sea with upgraded net

SpaceX's newly-outfitted recovery vessel Mr Steven was recently captured conducting aggressive maneuvers off the coast of Port of Los Angeles,…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon preps for debut as race to return astronauts to US craft nears final stages

After spending two weeks testing in a specialized NASA-run facility, SpaceX's first flightworthy Crew Dragon spacecraft was shipped from Ohio…

SpaceX Mars rocket test site receives first huge rocket propellant storage tank

SpaceX has delivered one of the first undeniably rocketry-related pieces of hardware to its prospective Boca Chica test and launch…

SpaceX completes vast Mr Steven arm upgrades for quadruple-sized net

Scarcely 48 hours after they began, SpaceX technicians have already completed installation of all four of Falcon fairing recovery vessel…

SpaceX competitor Blue Origin targets first Moon landing for 2023

Prospective SpaceX competitor and reusable rocket developer Blue Origin detailed its plans earlier this month to enable significant human presence…

SpaceX’s reusable Falcon 9 fleet takes shape as rocket booster production ramps

Per a source involved in SpaceX's cross-country rocket transport infrastructure, the company continues to beat the expectations of its closest…

NASA funds study on SpaceX BFR as option for massive space telescope launch

Speaking at the Exoplanets II conference in Cambridge, UK July 6th, geophysicist and exoplanet hunter Dr. Debra Fischer briefly revealed…

SpaceX’s Mr Steven gains upgraded arms to catch its first Falcon 9 fairings

SpaceX's iconic Falcon 9 payload fairing recovery ship, known as Mr Steven, has been spotted in California's Port of San Pedro…

SpaceX & Boring Co. engineers are flying to Thailand to assess options for rescue efforts

In a recent update on Twitter, Elon Musk stated that engineers from SpaceX and The Boring Company would be flying…

Renderings of SpaceX clawboat’s huge net upgrade is a taste of what’s to come

After several close-but-no-cigar attempts at snatching a Falcon 9 payload fairing out of the air, SpaceX's iconic recovery vessel Mr Steven…

SpaceX ramps BFR factory construction as Mr Steven arm surgery continues

Photos taken on July 1st show that land leased by SpaceX to build the first port-located BFR factory and Falcon…

SpaceX’s BFR Mars rocket tooling makes rare appearance in LA Port tent

After nearly ten weeks hidden inside the company's Port of Los Angeles tent, SpaceX's main BFR manufacturing tooling made another…

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft heads to ISS as crewed version preps for debut

SpaceX's third flight-proven Cargo Dragon spacecraft has arrived in orbit and is currently making its way uphill to the International…

SpaceX bids goodbye to older Falcon 9s with Florida ‘jellyfish’ launch spectacle

SpaceX's final Block 4 Falcon 9 has completed its second and last orbital mission with a spectacular sendoff visible for…

SpaceX to test last old-gen Falcon 9’s orbital upper stage lifespan tonight

SpaceX Falcon 9 B1045 is just hours away from completing its second and final mission, a launch that will also…

SpaceX’s BFR Mars rocket and spaceship rendered in extraordinary fan artwork

Part of a newly-formed group known as Gravitation Innovation, artist and spaceflight fan David Romax published an extraordinary series of…

SpaceX urges Congress to expedite commercial spaceflight regulation reforms

Speaking in a Congressional hearing on the morning of June 26th, SpaceX Director of Government Affairs Caryn Schenewerk reaffirmed the…

SpaceX competitor Blue Origin touts 25-reuse future rocket as R&D continues

A spokesperson for Blue Origin, the reusable rocket company funded by Jeff Bezos and one of the only serious prospective…