Falcon 9

SpaceX to attempt “hot” Falcon 9 landing at sea in spite of heavy payload

Although SpaceX's launch of PAZ and two Starlink demo satellites has been pushed back to Thursday by weather concerns, work…

(Updated) SpaceX’s next launch is a first step to rival Comcast and Time Warner

Updated February 21: Due to strong upper-level winds, SpaceX has postponed the launch to the same time on Thursday, 6:17 a.m.…

SpaceX’s claw-boat ready to recover rocket fairing with a giant net

Teslarati's West coast photographer Pauline Acalin has captured some amazing photos of one of SpaceX's most immediately recognizable fairing recovery…

How SpaceX Falcon Heavy undercuts its competition three-fold

Following the stunningly successful debut of SpaceX's giant Falcon Heavy rocket, the spaceflight fan community and industry have been abuzz…

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX’s new scifi-inspired drone ship – A Shortfall of Gravitas

The vessel is to be named A Shortfall of Gravitas After a highly informative series of Tweets revealed a great deal…

SpaceX a serious competitor for five upcoming Air Force launches

The US Air Force has published a request for proposal (RFP) of launch services for five separate satellites from 2020…

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX Falcon 9 survived a water landing test

Following the picture-perfect launch of GovSat-1 on Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter with an extremely unusual…

SpaceX nails reused booster launch, Falcon Heavy’s maiden flight days away

Despite a brief 24-hour delay due to weather and minor mechanical issues, SpaceX recycled the launch opportunity and completed the…

SpaceX ready for one more mission before Falcon Heavy’s maiden launch

Set to be the nightcap of relatively slow January for SpaceX, the rocket company is nearing the end of preparations for…

Livestream of SpaceX Falcon Heavy static fire attempt today

SpaceX is making another attempt at test firing Falcon Heavy today from Cape Canaveral between 12:30-18:00 EST (17:30-23:00 UTC). With…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy testing delayed after government shutdown

As the U.S. Senate's majority party searches for ten additional votes in order to end a federal government shutdown that…

SpaceX talks Moon mission as strategic stepping stone for Mars colony

Josh Brost, Senior Director of SpaceX's Government Business Development was in attendance at a civil spaceflight conference in Washington D.C.…

SpaceX on track to launch four rockets next month despite Falcon Heavy delays

Despite the intense focus on SpaceX's first Falcon Heavy launch attempt and the testing preceding it, SpaceX is still a…

SpaceX’s first launch and landing of 2018 a success [gallery]

Update: While live coverage of the mission ended immediately after, SpaceX has nailed their first Falcon 9 booster recovery of the…

SpaceX’s mysterious Zuma mission ready for launch after fueling rehearsal

SpaceX's Launch Complex-40 is nearly ready to host its second Falcon 9 launch since it was reactivated after extensive repairs…

SpaceX releases video of world’s most powerful rocket ready for liftoff

Just a few days after its first-ever rollout to Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX has published its official photos of the…

SpaceX may perfect reusable rockets in 2018: Evolution in the Falcons’ Nest

2017 has in almost every respect been an unrivaled halcyon year for SpaceX: over the course of its twelves months,…

SpaceX’s flight-proven booster to meet its demise today, final 2017 launch

Iridium Mission 4 is go for launch aboard a reused Falcon 9 SpaceX is hours away from their 18th and…

Hawthorne, we have a problem: SpaceX has too many boosters

Over the course of two years of concerted effort, SpaceX has matured its program of reusable rocketry into a truly…

A flight-proven SpaceX launch and landing, in pictures

After a series of frustrating but predictable delays, SpaceX has returned its newly-refurbished Launch Complex 40 to active duty with…