SpaceX

SpaceX’s latest Falcon 9 launches, landings featured in buried 4K video

SpaceX has silently published an unlisted video featuring a range of new views - most in crisp 4K resolution -…

DeepSpace: A critical juncture for SpaceX, Blue Origin, ULA, other players

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SpaceX’s steel Starship glows during Earth reentry in first high-quality render

SpaceX has silently published the first known detailed render of its new stainless steel Starship's design on the cover of…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to launch astronauts in July, says Russian source

A source familiar with Russia's aerospace industry recently informed state newspaper RIA Novosti that NASA has provided Russian space agency…

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…

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite lawyers refute latest “flawed” OneWeb critique

After years of relentless legal badgering from internet satellite constellation competitor OneWeb, SpaceX's regulatory and legal affairs team appears to…

SpaceX’s April 7th Falcon Heavy launch a step toward new commercial markets

A bit less than 14 months after SpaceX's Falcon Heavy took to the sky for the first time, the company's…

DeepSpace: Rocket Lab ready for first commercial launch of 2019, an innovative DARPA spacecraft

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SpaceX goes all-in on steel Starship, scraps expensive carbon fiber BFR tooling

In a wholly unforeseen turn of events, SpaceX has taken the extraordinary step of permanently scrapping both its Port of…

SpaceX’s Starship prototype set for first serious test after Raptor engine installed

In concert with South Texas' Cameron County, SpaceX has officially scheduled the first serious test - requiring temporary road closures…

SpaceX will build and launch Starship/Super Heavy in Texas and Florida, says Musk

According to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the company has plans to both build and launch BFR's Starship upper stages and…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon heat shield shown off after first orbital-velocity reentry

Following SpaceX's successful debut launch, rendezvous, and recovery of Crew Dragon, NASA has published official photos documenting the scorched spacecraft's…

SpaceX’s first orbital Starship begins assembly as steel heat shield passes tests

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company's South Texas workforce has already begun to fabricate the first orbital-class Starship…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon could land with abort thrusters in emergencies, says Musk

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that Crew Dragon - originally designed to propulsively land like Falcon 9 - is still…

SpaceX & ULA could compete to launch NASA’s Orion spacecraft around the Moon

In barely 48 hours, the future of NASA's SLS rocket was buffeted relentlessly by a combination of new priorities in…

SpaceX hangar packed with Falcon Heavy Block 5 boosters for early April debut

For a company that rarely reveals anything without explicit intent, a February 28th video posted by SpaceX during the lead-up…

SpaceX begins static Starhopper tests as Raptor engine arrives on schedule

SpaceX has officially begun static ground testing of Starhopper, a full-scale pathfinder Starship prototype meant to support an early series…

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Raptor will be installed on Starship prototype this week

Speaking on Friday, March 8th, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that the company's second completed Raptor engine was already "on…

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon returns to port as NASA praises successful launch debut

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully returned to Port Canaveral aboard recovery vessel GO Searcher, wrapping up an orbital launch debut…

SpaceX’s Starship prototype moved to launch pad on new rocket transporter

Over the last two or so weeks, SpaceX engineers and technicians have continued to make progress on the company's first…