SpaceX

Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is a commercial company aiming to launch cargo, and eventually people, to low-Earth orbit. The firm is developing its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 booster under contracts from NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program and its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.

Related Topics: Falcon Heavy, NASA, NASA Space Launch System, Orion Spacecraft

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SpaceX targeting July 26 for next Falcon Heavy launch (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX is targeting July 26 for the seventh launch of its powerful Falcon Heavy rocket, a mission that will loft the EchoStar Jupiter 3 communications satellite.

a silver spacex starship rocket is lowered onto its launch mount at night

Gorgeous photos show SpaceX's next Starship Super Heavy booster on the launch pad

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's next Starship Super Heavy booster looks amazing in these glory shots showing the huge rocket on its orbital launch mount.

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SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 22 Starlink satellites to orbit Sunday night (July 23) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

A massively tall super heavy booster towers over the flat Texas landscape as it is transported to the launchpad.

SpaceX rolls Starship Super Heavy booster back to the pad ahead of next launch (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

See these gorgeous photos of SpaceX rolling its Starship Super Heavy booster to the launch pad for testing.

An orange-tinted white fire blasts from the bottom of a rocket rising in the center of the image. The ground is obscured by fog as the rocket begins to climb a black sky.

See SpaceX launch picture-perfect nighttime Starlink mission (photos)

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX launched 15 Starlink satellites into orbit overnight, steadily adding to the company's broadband megaconstellation. A few hours after liftoff, they posted these gorgeous launch photos.

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SpaceX aborts Starlink satellite launch with 5 seconds left in countdown

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX aborted the planned launch of 15 Starlink internet satellites early Wednesday (July 19) with 5 seconds left in the countdown.

a spacex falcon 9 rocket rises above the fog during a night launch

SpaceX launches 15 Starlink satellites to orbit, lands rocket at sea

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 15 Starlink satellites toward orbit early Thursday (July 20) and came back down for a landing on a ship at sea.

a black and white spacex rocket on the pad at night

SpaceX aborts Falcon 9 rocket's record-tying 16th launch attempt

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX aborted the planned 16th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket early Friday (July 14) with 40 seconds left in the countdown.

a rocket lights up the night sky with a brilliant yellow flame over its launchpad

SpaceX rocket launches 54 Starlink satellites and lands at sea on record-tying 16th flight (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket a new fleet of Starlink satellites into orbit and landed on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean late Saturday in what was a record-tying 16th flight for the booster.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches for record-breaking 16th time, lands on ship at sea

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on its record-breaking 16th mission Sunday night (July 9), sending 22 of the company's Starlink 'V2 Mini' satellites to orbit.

SpaceX's first integrated Starship and Super Heavy launch into the sky from Starbase at Boca Chica, Texas on April 20, 2023.

SpaceX, FAA seek to dismiss environmental groups' Starship lawsuit

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX and the FAA aim to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a coalition of environmental groups, which seeks a more stringent assessment of SpaceX's huge Starship rocket.

four astronauts dressed in spacex's black-and-white spacesuits pose at the company's california headquarters during a training session

SpaceX, NASA targeting Aug. 15 for launch of Crew-7 astronaut mission

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's seventh operational astronaut mission to the International Space Station now has a target launch date — Aug. 15.

view of Earth from high above the planet, captured by a camera on a spacex falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX launches 48 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (July 7) and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

The passage of SpaceX Starlink satellites is observed in the skies of Sanliurfa, Turkiye on May 04, 2023.

SpaceX Starlink satellites had to make 25,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers in just 6 months — and it will only get worse

By Tereza Pultarova published

Exponential growth in Starlink orbital collision avoidance maneuvers in the past six months is sparking concerns over the long-term sustainability of satellite operations.

A white SpaceX rocket lifts off above a pillar of flame and exhaust plume into a blue Florida sky with the Euclid space telescpope

What's next for Europe's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope after stunning SpaceX launch?

By Elizabeth Howell published

The European-led Euclid mission soared into space on July 1 on a journey to understand the dark universe. Getting the ambitious project set for observing will take months.

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SpaceX rocket launches Euclid space telescope to map the 'dark universe' like never before (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Europe's Euclid satellite flew July 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. After reaching its deep space destination, Euclid will map an unseen part of our universe's history.

illustration of a spacecraft with milky way in behind and galaxies to the right

Europe's 'dark universe' Euclid spacecraft ready for July 1 SpaceX launch

By Elizabeth Howell published

The Euclid spacecraft, which aims to shed light on dark matter and dark energy, is ready to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (July 1).

a white spacex dragon capsule backs away from the international space station with the blackness of space in the background

SpaceX Dragon CRS-28 cargo ship returns to Earth with ocean splashdown

By Mike Wall last updated

A robotic SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down off the Florida coast today (June 30), bringing an end to its International Space Station cargo mission.

The silhouette of SpaceX's Starship centers the image as an orange glow of fire ignites from its engines.

See SpaceX's new Starship fire up in these stunning engine test photos

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and Elon Musk have released mind-blowing photos from the recent test-firing of the company's latest Starship prototype.

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Watch SpaceX launch Europe's new Euclid space telescope to probe 'dark universe' in this free livestream today (July 1)

By Elizabeth Howell last updated

The European-led Euclid mission will launch July 1 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Here's how to watch the free webcast of the liftoff.