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SpaceX’s reusable rockets snag two more launch contracts

SpaceX's reusable Falcon 9 rocket has secured another two launch contracts, this time from longtime customer and prolific satellite communications…

SpaceX’s second Starship hop imminent after Raptor static fire test

SpaceX has successfully fired up a new Starship prototype's Raptor engine, putting the company on track for its second Starship…

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida for next NASA astronaut launch

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule destined to complete the company's first operational mission to the International Space Station (ISS) -…

SpaceX installs Starship Raptor engine, moves next test forward as storms near

SpaceX has installed a Raptor engine on its sixth Starship prototype in preparation for a static fire test that is…

SpaceX’s Elon Musk talks next goals for Falcon rocket reusability

CEO Elon Musk has reiterated that SpaceX is still pursuing a major rocket reuse milestone he originally set for the…

SpaceX Starlink rideshares to launch entire small satellite constellations

SpaceX is working with PredaSAR and Swarm Technologies to launch dozens of small satellites into orbit, contributing to Starlink Falcon…

SpaceX Starlink, Starship programs crush funding goals, raise $2 billion

On the heels of a successful ~$350 million fundraising round, SpaceX has crushed its own expectations of a second, far…

NASA captures closest asteroid flyby of Earth ever recorded

Over this past weekend, an SUV-sized asteroid passed Earth in the closest flyby of its type on record. Traveling at…

SpaceX makes rocket fairing catch look easy with “autopilot” recovery

SpaceX has made Falcon 9 rocket fairing recovery look easy in a video of the latest nosecone catch, published hours…

SpaceX’s 99th Falcon launch checks off new rocket booster reuse record [updated]

Update: Right on schedule, SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1049 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40…

SpaceX crushes rocket engine world record during Raptor test

CEO Elon Musk has revealed that SpaceX crushed a global rocketry record during a recent Raptor engine test, pushing the…

SpaceX’s next Starship hop a step closer after ‘cryo proof’ test

SpaceX appears to have successfully completed one of three major tests standing between a new Starship prototype and the rocket's…

NASA’s Mars helicopter completes critical checkup during journey through space

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is racing through space towards the red planet, and one of its onboard companions just completed…

Tesla Model 3 travels longest but deemed ‘least efficient’ in Polestar-backed study

The battle for the top of the midsize electric vehicle segment just got a bit spicier, as a Polestar-backed study…

SpaceX installs orbital Starship heat shield prototype with robots

SpaceX has begun large-scale Starship heat shield installation tests with the help of robots delivered last month in a sign…

SpaceX rolls next Starship prototype to the launch pad

SpaceX's sixth full-scale Starship prototype has rolled from its Boca Chica, Texas factory to a nearby launch pad in a…

SpaceX building almost 1500 Starlink satellites per year

SpaceX has revealed a few key details about its burgeoning Starlink satellite internet constellation in a recent regulatory presentation, touching…

SpaceX’s historic Crew Dragon spacecraft returned to dry land for reuse

Five days after becoming the first private spacecraft to successfully launch and land astronauts, as well as the first crewed…

SpaceX Starship prototypes swap places for next hop test

SpaceX is swapping two almost identical Starships to allow for the first flight-proven prototype to be repaired while wasting no…

SpaceX returns five-flight Falcon 9 booster to port as next reuse milestone nears

SpaceX, for the second time ever, has successfully recovered a Falcon 9 booster after five orbital-class launches and landings and…