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Second SpaceX Block 5 rocket spied in Texas, solidifying May 4 debut

Following reports from SpaceX's Hans Koenigsmann that the company's newest Falcon 9 Block 5 soared through its first hot-fire testing…

SpaceX nails first rocket landing by sea in half a year, sends exoplanet probe beyond the Moon

SpaceX has successfully completed the first drone ship recovery of a Falcon 9 booster in nearly six months, bringing to…

SpaceX moving fast on Mars rocket development, BFR tent spied with more tooling

Photos taken by Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin have confirmed that SpaceX's massive Mars rocket fabrication tooling has been hiding in…

SpaceX’s highly reusable Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket targets early May debut

SpaceX has confirmed that its next-generation Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will debut in early May, according to statements from…

SpaceX’s BFR factory abuzz with work activity and giant rocket tooling

A large temporary SpaceX facility intended for initial Mars rocket fabrication was spied abuzz with activity as employees work to…

SpaceX Mars rocket tooling dwarfs Tesla Model 3 in new Elon Musk teaser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has published the first public photo of fabrication tooling intended to enable the construction of the…

Going inside NASA’s Clean Room for a rare look at a SpaceX payload

NASA invited media to a very special opportunity to go inside their Clean Room at the Kennedy Space Center in…

SpaceX expends “old-gen” Falcon 9 to ready for upcoming rapid reuse rocket

Falcon 9 B1039 completed its fourteenth Cargo Dragon (CRS-14) launch with a dramatic, Falcon Heavy-esque hard impact into the Atlantic…

SpaceX continues water landing test in latest Space Station resupply mission

SpaceX has completed their second launch in less than four days, and the company's 14th Cargo Dragon mission has successfully…

SpaceX recovered fairing appears at future Mars rocket factory in LA

In an unexpected turn of events, the first fairing half recovered by SpaceX - just after the Feb. 22 launch…

SpaceX returns intact fairing half on clawboat in post-launch surprise

Despite a statement from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the Iridium-5 mission's fairing recovery attempt had failed due to a…

SpaceX pushes boundaries of fairing recovery with breathtaking sunrise launch [photos]

SpaceX has soared past the halfway point of completion for Iridium's next-generation NEXT constellation with the successful launch of satellites…

SpaceX Starlink becomes first US mega-constellation to gain FCC approval

Sans fanfare, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has made SpaceX the first US-based entity authorized to launch and operate a…

Sneak peek at SpaceX Falcon 9 before Mr Steven’s second fairing-grab attempt

Teslarati photographer caught a brief glimpse of a sooty, flight-proven Falcon 9 while preparing cameras for the imminent launch of…

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket gets its first public launch date on April 24

After an unusually extended period of testing in McGregor, Texas, SpaceX's next-generation Falcon 9 Block 5 booster (B1046) appears to…

SpaceX’s drone ship fleet spied prepping for future rocket recoveries

Just shy of three weeks since SpaceX's last launch and the better part of half a year since the last…

SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 will usher in a new era of rapid reuse rockets

Despite all missions being readily in the range of recovery, SpaceX has only attempted to recover its Falcon boosters after…

Elon Musk deletes Tesla and SpaceX Facebook pages amid #deletefacebook movement

Elon Musk has deleted Tesla and SpaceX's company Facebook pages after the serial tech entrepreneur was prompted by a viral…

SpaceX’s next-gen Falcon 9 spied continuing tests in Texas

Awaiting the first static fire of SpaceX's newest upgraded Falcon 9, known as Block 5, local observers and SpaceX fans…

SpaceX’s first BFR manufacturing facility approved by the Port of LA

SpaceX has been given initial approval by the Port of Los Angeles to acquire and develop a massive vacant lot…