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Russia deems SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 safe to launch cosmonauts

Seven years after Russian bureaucrat and oligarch Dmitry Rogozin - faced with economic sanctions in response to Russia's illegal invasion…

SpaceX’s newest Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at launch site

Right on schedule, SpaceX has rolled a new Crew Dragon spacecraft to the pad for its first astronaut launch. Known…

SpaceX fires up first upgraded Starship engine

CEO Elon Musk has implicitly revealed that SpaceX recently conducted the first test of Starship's new Raptor 2 engine. Aside…

Tesla Cybertruck looks absolutely unreal in new teaser footage

The Tesla Cybertruck's initial production may have been moved to late 2022, but this does not mean that the excitement…

SpaceX Starship fires up Raptor Vacuum engine twice in one hour

After weeks of exceptionally cautious buildup, SpaceX's first orbital-class Starship prototype has repeatedly broken new ground tests in the first…

SpaceX begins installing ‘Mechazilla’ arms designed to catch Starship rockets

After a busy few weeks spent attaching Mechazilla's two rocket-catching arms to a carriage-like backbone, SpaceX has begun the process…

SpaceX’s next Crew Dragon astronaut mission settles on Halloween launch

After initially moving forward 24 hours from October 31st to October 30th, SpaceX's next Crew Dragon astronaut mission has slipped…

SpaceX uses robot dog to inspect Starship after first engine test in months

SpaceX's first orbital-class Starship prototype has survived the first of several expected Raptor tests, kicking off an engine test campaign…

SpaceX rolls second-to-last ‘cryoshell’ to Starbase’s orbital tank farm

In the last two days, SpaceX has transported a giant mystery tank and the second-to-last 'cryoshell' to Starbase's orbital tank…

SpaceX’s first orbital Starship launch slips to March 2022 in NASA document

A NASA document discussing a group's plans to document SpaceX's first orbital-velocity Starship reentry appears to suggest that the next-generation…

SpaceX rapidly tests, ships Falcon 9 second stage for next NASA astronaut launch

SpaceX has shipped, tested, and delivered the new Falcon 9 upper stage tasked with carrying the company's next Crew Dragon…

SpaceX installs full set of car-sized grid fins on second Super Heavy booster

SpaceX appears to have installed a full set of car-sized grid fins on Starship's second flightworthy Super Heavy booster, leaving…

SpaceX’s next West Coast Starlink launch likely delayed as drone ship returns to port

Update: Less than a day after departing Port of Long Beach, California, SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love…

SpaceX to launch Varda Space’s first Rocket Lab-derived ‘space factory’ satellite

Startup Varda Space says it has contracted with SpaceX to launch its first satellite - based on a Rocket Lab…

SpaceX’s rocket-catching ‘Mechazilla’ arms are almost ready to join Starship launch tower

Update: SpaceX has now lifted, flipped, and staged all three components of Starbase's Mechazilla rocket-catcher, including two giant arms measuring…

SpaceX’s first orbital-class Starship ‘tank farm’ is almost finished

Roughly six months after the process began, SpaceX has installed the seventh and final custom-built propellant storage tank at Starbase's…

Live Blog: Tesla (TSLA) 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders

Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) 2021 annual shareholder meeting comes at a historic time for the company. After delivering a record 241,300 cars…

SpaceX to nearly double fleet of reusable Dragon spacecraft by end of 2022

Comments from NASA and SpaceX officials during a briefing ahead of Crew Dragon's third operational astronaut launch have offered a…

SpaceX ships hardware for first 33-engine Super Heavy booster to Starbase

SpaceX appears to have delivered hardware that will eventually become part of the first 33-engine Super Heavy booster to its…

Report: SpaceX to launch at least five back-to-back Crew Dragon missions for NASA

Update: Wasting no time at all, NASA has confirmed the Ars Technica report one day later, announcing that rookie astronauts…