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SpaceX Starlink launch scheduled day after ULA NASA Mars mission [updated]

Update: SpaceX's Starlink-9 mission has been delayed from July 29th to July 31st, meaning that it could launch less than…

SpaceX Falcon 9 breaks NASA Shuttle reuse record, catches full rocket nosecone

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster has broken a decades-old NASA Space Shuttle reuse record after successfully launching a South Korean…

SpaceX set to bring NASA astronauts back to Earth on August 2nd

The joint SpaceX-NASA historic mission which brought human spaceflight back to U.S. soil after nearly a decade is set to…

Sun ‘campfires’ seen in closest photos taken to date

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Solar Orbiter has captured the closest photos of the Sun to date, revealing a new…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket arrives in Florida for next NASA astronaut launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster tasked with launching Crew Dragon on its first operational NASA astronaut mission arrived in…

SpaceX could still break NASA Shuttle reuse record after launch delay

Despite a minor launch delay, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket still has a shot a breaking a NASA Space Shuttle…

SpaceX waits in the wings as NASA risks maiming Jupiter probe to pinch pennies

SpaceX and its Falcon Heavy rocket continue to wait in the wings as NASA risks maiming its 'Europa Clipper' Jupiter…

SpaceX rocket set to smash NASA Space Shuttle reuse record

A SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is on track to smash an orbital-class rocket reuse record set by a NASA Space…

NASA set for upcoming Mars mission to seek signs of ancient life on the red planet

Just three weeks ahead of liftoff, NASA and launch provider United Launch Alliance (ULA) announced that NASA's Mars 2020 rover,…

NASA’s Curiosity Rover on Mars has fun summer travel plans

Humans stuck on Earth may have had to rearrange some of their summer vacations this year, but on Mars, NASA's…

SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft caught on camera during NASA astronaut spacewalk

SpaceX's first astronaut-proven Crew Dragon spacecraft has been caught on camera by one of the two NASA astronauts that piloted…

SpaceX Dragon XL could supply NASA astronauts around the Moon and Earth

SpaceX's Moon Dragon could one day deliver supplies to astronauts in Earth orbit on top of its raison d'etre -…

SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft put through its paces at orbital space station

SpaceX's first human-proven Crew Dragon spacecraft is being put through its paces in orbit by NASA and even Roscosmos astronauts,…

SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship to bring NASA astronauts home this summer

Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley launched to the space station on May 30, for an indeterminate amount of time. Their…

SpaceX wins NASA approval to launch astronauts on reused rockets and spacecraft

SpaceX appears to have won NASA's approval to launch astronauts on reused Falcon 9 rockets and Crew Dragon spacecraft a…

SpaceX, NASA is a light of inspiration for humanity

SpaceX and NASA's Crew Dragon Demo-2 launch on Saturday was the most-watched online event in the history of the American…

SpaceX, NASA make history ahead of schedule as astronauts reach space station

Less than 19 hours after liftoff and almost 10 minutes ahead of schedule, SpaceX has successfully docked NASA astronauts to…

LIVESTREAM: Watch SpaceX dock NASA astronauts with an orbital space station

Just 19 hours after lifting off from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, SpaceX could be just half an hour away from…

SpaceX makes history as first private company to launch NASA astronauts into orbit

SpaceX has become the first private company in history to launch astronauts into orbit, overcoming myriad industry, bureaucratic, technical, and…

SpaceX Starship SN4 prototype explodes in dramatic fireball

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype, SN4, exploded today following a static fire test. The explosion happened around 1:49 p.m. CDT (11849…