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SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)

By Mike Wall Published 22 August 26

SpaceX launched 27 Starlink satellites from California early this morning (Aug. 22), on the 100th mission of the year for the company's Falcon rocket family.

SpaceX fires up Starship ahead of megarocket’s 1st orbital flight (video)

By Josh Dinner Published 21 August 26

SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit.

SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea (video, photos)

By Mike Wall Published 21 August 26

SpaceX launched yet another Starlink mission today (Aug. 21), sending 29 more of the broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX will try for 1st Starship tower catch 'in a few months,' Elon Musk says

By Mike Wall Published 20 August 26

"First reflight of the ship will be either end of this year or early next. That will be a fork in the road of history for consciousness reaching the stars."

A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month — and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)

By Leonard David Published 19 August 26

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.

SpaceX launches its 100th mission of the year, sends Starlink satellites to orbit (video)

By Mike Wall Last updated 19 August 26

SpaceX launched its 100th mission of the year early Wednesday morning (Aug. 19), sending 24 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit.

Starship lives! SpaceX craft arrives at Christmas Island after 24-day ocean ordeal

By Josh Dinner Published 18 August 26

Starship has earned its sea legs.

New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart (video)

By Mike Wall Published 16 August 26

SpaceX launched two of its Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart on Saturday evening (Aug. 15), setting a new spaceflight record.

Cards Against Humanity wants to erect a monument to 'honor' Elon Musk

By Josh Dinner Published 14 August 26

"We can build something on our land. Something that will annoy Elon Musk. A grand monument to make him wonder, for a brief moment, 'Wait, am I a sad little b---- with no friends?'"

Will the new moon race turn Earth's nearest neighbor into a dumping ground?

By Tereza Pultarova Published 14 August 26

We need rules to prevent space companies from dumping their old rockets onto the moon's surface in the future, experts say.