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NASA and SpaceX delay Crew 7 launch

Following the delayed launch of the most recent Falcon Heavy launch, NASA and SpaceX have pushed the Crew 7 launch…

NASA awards Axiom Space 4th Crewed flight to ISS

SpaceX will launch the 4th Axiom mission to the International Space Station no earlier than August 2024. NASA had previously…

SpaceX completes 28th commercial resupply mission to ISS

After undocking from the International Space Station on June 29th, SpaceX's Cargo Dragon capsule splashed down off of the coast…

SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

NASA says that the astronauts responsible for SpaceX's first crewed Dragon test flight will be awarded the Congressional Space Medal…

SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

SpaceX has begun building a backup launch pad for its Cargo and Crew Dragon spacecraft and says the facility could…

SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returns NASA cargo to Earth after six weeks in space

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2 spacecraft has safely returned to Earth after delivering several tons of NASA supplies to the…

SpaceX flexes might with simultaneous Starship, Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, Dragon operations

On January 9th, SpaceX demonstrated the breadth of its capabilities by simultaneously operating two orbital Dragons, four rockets, and four…

SpaceX Dragon delivers supplies, upgraded solar arrays to space station

Following a flawless Saturday launch, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday morning,…

SpaceX’s third Falcon 9 launch in 31 hours aborted by “tiny helium leak”

SpaceX's third Falcon 9 launch in a little over 31 hours was called off seconds before liftoff after the rocket's…

SpaceX, NASA moving forward with plans to build second Dragon launch pad

SpaceX and NASA officials have confirmed that they are moving forward with plans to modify the company's second Florida launch…

Hurricane Ian delays SpaceX’s next NASA astronaut launch

Update: As Hurricane Ian begins to impact Kennedy Space Center, NASA and SpaceX have decided to extend Crew-5's launch another…

SpaceX, NASA blame Cargo Dragon leak on faulty valve, delay launch further

NASA and SpaceX have delayed Cargo Dragon's CRS-25 space station resupply mission another two weeks after the company narrowed down…

NASA asks SpaceX to decide the fate of ‘Dragon XL’ lunar cargo spacecraft

In a new Request For Information (RFI) quietly released by NASA on April Fools' Day, the space agency appears to…

SpaceX to end Crew Dragon capsule production as Starship’s shadow grows

Reuters reports that SpaceX has begun to shut down Crew Dragon capsule production after assembling a fleet of four reusable…

SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft returns to Earth after second trip to orbit

A SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft has safely returned to Earth after a month in orbit, completing the company's 24th successful…

SpaceX lands 100th Falcon booster

Exactly six years after its first successful recovery, SpaceX has landed a Falcon booster for the 100th time. On December…

SpaceX aces first of three back-to-back Falcon 9 launches

Update #2: SpaceX has successfully delivered Starlink 4-4 - batch of 52 new satellites - to low Earth orbit (LEO),…

NASA wants SpaceX to dock Dragons at new Russian space station ‘node’

State media agency RIA says that NASA and Roscosmos are negotiating an agreement that would eventually allow SpaceX Dragon spacecraft…

SpaceX spacecraft undocks from space station for Dragon’s fifth orbital reentry this year

An upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon has successfully undocked from the Internation Space Station after delivering tons of cargo, setting the…

SpaceX Cargo Dragon joins Crew Dragon at the International Space Station

For the fourth time in nine months, SpaceX has docked a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station with a…