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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Spanish Amazonas Nexus satellite

SpaceX has successfully launched Spanish connectivity provider HISPASAT's Amazonas Nexus satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. The mission kicks off…

SpaceX preparing for surge of geostationary satellite launches

SpaceX is preparing for a surge of geostationary communications satellite launches after several slow years. In the late 2010s, orders…

SpaceX Starlink Gen2 mission marks Falcon 9 rocket’s 200th successful launch

A day and a half after its 200th launch overall, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched for the 200th…

Elon Musk teases expendable version of SpaceX’s reusable Starship rocket

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the company could eventually develop an expendable version of its next-generation Starship rocket. Starship…

SpaceX installs rocket-catching arms on Starship’s Florida launch tower

SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of…

SpaceX launches 200th Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX has launched its Falcon 9 rocket for the 200th time. Measuring 70 meters (230 ft) tall and 3.7 meters…

SpaceX’s first NASA astronauts to receive Space Medal of Honor for Dragon test flight

NASA says that the astronauts responsible for SpaceX's first crewed Dragon test flight will be awarded the Congressional Space Medal…

SpaceX’s 100-launch target is more realistic than it seems

SpaceX is less than a month into 2023, but CEO Elon Musk's wildly ambitious goal of 100 launches in one…

SpaceX delays Starlink doubleheader

Update: To "allow additional time for pre-launch checkouts," SpaceX has delayed Starlink 2-6 from January 30th to 8:15 am PST…

SpaceX sets stage for Starship booster’s first 33-engine static fire

SpaceX has set the stage for a record-breaking Starship booster static fire after the rocket completed a complex fueling test…

New York City pushes Uber & Lyft fleets to be zero-emissions by 2030

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that Uber and Lyft will be required to have a zero-emissions fleet by…

SpaceX’s backup Dragon launch pad on track for 2023 debut

SpaceX has begun building a backup launch pad for its Cargo and Crew Dragon spacecraft and says the facility could…

SpaceX’s second Starlink Gen2 launch could set payload record [webcast]

SpaceX's second Starlink Gen2 launch will carry 56 satellites, potentially making it the heaviest payload the company has ever launched.…

Tesla Earnings: Analysts respond to company’s Q4 and Full Year 2022 Guidance

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) reported its Earnings for Q4 and Full Year 2022 this evening, and analysts seem pleased with what…

Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta pool balloons to ~400,000 users

Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta pool has ballooned to over 400,000 total users, a drastic increase from the 160,000 users it…

SpaceX to launch asteroid mining spacecraft alongside private Moon lander

SpaceX customer Intuitive Machines says it will use spare capacity on one of its Moon lander launches to send startup…

SpaceX’s latest Falcon Heavy launch captured from a rare perspective

NASA cameras installed on the International Space Station happened to be in the right place and at the right time…

SpaceX launches first Starlink mission of 2023 after eight delays

A Falcon 9 rocket has successfully launched SpaceX's Starlink 2-4 mission after seven delays pushed it from November 2022 to…

Rocket Lab assembling first reusable Neutron rocket hardware

Rocket Lab appears to have made significant progress since revealing the state of hardware development for its next-generation Neutron rocket…

SpaceX follows up Falcon Heavy spectacle with sunrise Falcon 9 launch

SpaceX has followed up Falcon Heavy's latest spectacle with a Falcon 9 launch shortly after sunrise, producing more ethereal views…