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SpaceX testing ceramic Starship heat shield tiles on flight-proven CRS-18 Cargo Dragon

SpaceX announced during its CRS-18 Cargo Dragon webcast that the twice-flown orbital spacecraft will feature a handful of ceramic Starship…

SpaceX set to deliver cargo to the space station with a twice-flown Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX is set to become the only company in history to launch the same commercial space capsule to orbit three…

Terraforming Mars may still be possible after NASA concludes otherwise, scientists say

SpaceX's Elon Musk may imagine a nuclear device acting as an artificial sun on Mars for his long-term terraforming plans,…

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says landing Starship on the Moon could be easier than convincing NASA

Speaking in an interview with TIME Magazine's Jeffrey Kluger, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk telegraphed some clear, latent frustration with US…

SpaceX says Crew Dragon capsule exploded due to exotic titanium fire

SpaceX has announced via an official update and conference call the preliminary results of a failure investigation convened immediately after…

SpaceX’s response to Crew Dragon explosion unfairly maligned by head of NASA

In a bizarre turn of events, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has offered harsh criticism of SpaceX's response to Crew Dragon's…

SpaceX’s flight-proven Falcon 9 snags NASA launch contract, second of 2019

NASA has announced that SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket - using a flight-proven booster - will launch the ~300 kg (670…

Kennedy Space Center wants a SpaceX Falcon 9 core for its Rocket Garden

SpaceX continues to make history with nearly every Falcon rocket launch, so it's only fitting that one of the most…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon gets tentative NASA target for first astronaut launch

New information from both NASA and the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirm that SpaceX is currently targeting - at…

DeepSpace: NASA’s Europa Clipper suffers under SLS, Moon landers win funding, and Russia talks lunar ambitions

Eric Ralph · June 4th, 2019 Welcome to the latest edition of DeepSpace! Each week, Teslarati space reporter Eric Ralph hand-crafts this…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 could launch multiple private Moon landers in the 2020s

NASA has announced awards worth $253M for three commercial Moon landers, scheduled to attempt their first lunar missions as early…

SpaceX wins NASA funds to study a Falcon Heavy-launched Moon lander

NASA has announced a series of awards as part of its 2024 Moon return ambitions, providing up to $45.5M for…

SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft nears space station with 2.5 tons of cargo

Following a successful May 4th launch atop Falcon 9, SpaceX's latest Cargo Dragon spacecraft is just a few hours away…

SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 booster returns to port as NASA hints at “vested interest”

SpaceX has safely returned Falcon 9 booster B1056 to port and lifted the rocket ashore after successfully supporting Cargo Dragon's…

SpaceX gives infrared glimpse of Falcon 9 landing after successful Dragon launch

SpaceX has successfully launched a flight-proven Cargo Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), confirmed just…

SpaceX scrubs Cargo Dragon, Falcon 9 launch due to drone ship power issue

SpaceX has scrubbed a May 3rd launch attempt of Cargo Dragon 15 minutes before CRS-17's scheduled liftoff, citing electrical issues…

SpaceX set to launch reused Dragon on a new Falcon 9 as NASA requests delay

An electrical fault aboard the International Space Station (ISS) has forced NASA to delay SpaceX's CRS-17 Cargo Dragon launch from…

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…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy could launch astronauts to the Moon, says NASA admin

Despite contrary comments made one week prior, NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has affirmed - this time in no uncertain terms…

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy shown launching NASA Orion spacecraft in fan render

A spaceflight fan's unofficial render has offered the best look yet at what SpaceX's Falcon Heavy could look like in…