SpaceX’s Falcon 9 wins launch of an asteroid-attacking NASA spacecraft
Just minutes before SpaceX began fueling Falcon Heavy for its commercial launch debut, NASA announced that the company had won…
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SpaceX’s first dedicated Starlink launch announced as mass production begins
SpaceX has announced a launch target of May 2019 for the first batch of operational Starlink satellites in a sign…
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SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says Crew Dragon reusability a “major improvement”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company's next-generation Crew Dragon spacecraft is a "major improvement" over its Cargo Dragon…
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SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 launches, landings featured in buried 4K video
SpaceX has silently published an unlisted video featuring a range of new views - most in crisp 4K resolution -…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to launch astronauts in July, says Russian source
A source familiar with Russia's aerospace industry recently informed state newspaper RIA Novosti that NASA has provided Russian space agency…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon returns to port as NASA praises successful launch debut
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Port Canaveral aboard recovery vessel GO Searcher, wrapping up an orbital launch debut…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch new Starlink satellites from Florida this spring
NASASpaceflight.com reports that SpaceX is tentatively on target for the dedicated launch debut of its first (relatively) operational Starlink satellites…
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SpaceX snags second Falcon 9 booster in two weeks after Crew Dragon launch
SpaceX and the company's drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) have successfully wrapped up their second Falcon…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon one step closer to human spaceflight after flawless launch
SpaceX has completed the first half of its critical Crew Dragon test flight, launching the brand new spacecraft into low…
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SpaceX’s space-bound Crew Dragon stars in spectacular preflight photos [gallery]
SpaceX and NASA are both participating in an exceptional media blitz on the verge of Crew Dragon's orbital launch debut,…
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SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 head to Pad 39A for historic launch debut
NASA has confirmed that a Feb. 27th launch readiness review (LRR) prior to the orbital debut of SpaceX's Crew Dragon…
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SpaceX to launch replacement satellite two years after fateful Falcon 9 failure
On September 1st, 2016, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket suffered a catastrophic anomaly during a static fire test, causing an explosion…
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SpaceX given the go-ahead for Crew Dragon’s first journey into Earth orbit
NASA and SpaceX officials announced on Friday that the company is ready to conduct the first orbital launch of Crew…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lands for the last time ahead of risky in-flight abort test
SpaceX's latest successful launch and landing has wrapped up with Israeli Moon lander Beresheet on its way to Earth's neighbor,…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 faced its most challenging reentry and landing yet
SpaceX has completed its second successful launch of 2019, sending the first commercial Moon lander on the first leg of its…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 recovery robot prepares for imminent rocket landing [photos]
SpaceX's shadow-bound Falcon 9 recovery robot was spotted out and about aboard drone ship Of Course I Still Love You…
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NASA and SpaceX will determine fate of Crew Dragon launch debut this Friday
Although the chances of additional delays are high, the orbital launch debut of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft remains stoically targeted…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy win $297M in US military launch contracts
SpaceX and competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) have been awarded three US military launch contracts apiece with an overall value…
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SpaceX test fires twice-flown Falcon 9 for world’s first commercial Moon mission
Likely to be the third orbital-class launch for the booster in question, SpaceX's next launch - led by primary customer Pasifik…
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SpaceX calls ULA NASA launch contract “vastly” overpriced in official protest
SpaceX has filed an official protest with the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) after NASA awarded competitor United Launch Alliance a…
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