Mars

Reliving SpaceX Falcon Heavy: A press photographer’s memoir, not so much a blog post

This is a long read but anything less wouldn't do SpaceX's history-in-the-making moment justice. Grab a coffee, find a cozy…

New plasma technology could help SpaceX colonize Mars

Elon Musk’s vision of establishing a human settlement on Mars just became a lot more feasible, after a study conducted…

What will happen to Elon Musk’s Tesla on its space journey to Mars?

SpaceX has completed the last crucial step of Falcon Heavy's inaugural test flight after successfully launching Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster…

SpaceX Falcon Heavy’s breathtaking leap towards Mars, in photos

As SpaceX CEO Elon Musk so succinctly put it in a post-Falcon Heavy press conference, "I'm trippin' balls here." Following…

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 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 could begin testing its Mars rocket in Texas by late 2018, early 2019

On the heels of a successful wet dress rehearsal for Falcon Heavy, SpaceX's President and COO Gwynne Shotwell spoke briefly…

SpaceX fan creates impressive CGI of BFR launch and landing

Being able to witness SpaceX's Interplanetary Transport System, also referred to as BFR by CEO Elon Musk, blast into the skies…

Elon Musk taunts Boeing on claim they’ll beat SpaceX to Mars

The space-race to Mars is heating up, as Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg seemingly calls out SpaceX CEO Elon Musk by saying…

SpaceX granted additional $40.7M by U.S. Air Force for “BFR engine” development

SpaceX has been granted an additional $40.7 million in funding by the U.S. Air Force for development of the company's…

What will it feel like to ride on SpaceX’s BFR? NASA astronaut explains

Former NASA astronaut and International Space Station commander, Leroy Chiao, explains what it might feel like to ride inside SpaceX's human-transport rocket and…

Elon Musk and SpaceX won’t be stopped along the road to Mars

If one is to take anything at all away from Elon Musk's update to SpaceX's planetary colonization strategy on September…

Elon Musk provides a staggering glimpse of humanity’s multiplanetary future

In a truly jaw-dropping tour-de-force of confidence and detail, Elon Musk has provided a presentation with the ultimate goal of…

Elon Musk teases SpaceX-built Moon base and Martian cities

In a major divergence from SpaceX's original strategy for colonizing Mars, Elon Musk has begun to release teasers suggesting that…

Livestream: Watch Elon Musk at IAC2017 as he reveals Mars plan

Here's how you can watch a livestream of Elon Musk at IAC2017 After many months of teasers from Elon Musk…

Elon Musk teases major SpaceX “improvements” to be unveiled at IAC2017

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk teased fans on Twitter early Monday morning, saying there will be big a SpaceX announcement…

SpaceX’s Texas-based Mars launch facilities to be completed as soon as 2019

As part of a recruitment effort, SpaceX engineers from the company's McGregor, Texas testing facilities visited Texas A&M University last…

SpaceX considers Florida launch pad for both Falcon and Mars vehicle launches

Following a highly informative discussion at the ISS R&D conference, Elon Musk revealed that the updated, leaner version of SpaceX's…

SpaceX skipping Red Dragon for “vastly bigger ships” on Mars, Musk confirms

In response to journalist Jeff Foust of SpaceNews, Elon Musk replied on Twitter that SpaceX chose to cut development of…

Musk to present SpaceX’s commercial space progress at ISSR&D in Washington D.C. on Wed.

Elon Musk is scheduled to present a central keynote at the ISS R&D Conference in Washington D.C. this Wednesday. While…