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By Mike Wall Published
President Trump just gave Elon Musk and a handful of other tech luminaries the National Medal of Science, the highest honor the U.S. can bestow on a scientist or engineer.

By Mike Wall Last updated
The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-12 mission returned to Earth on Thursday (Oct. 8), wrapping up their nearly eight-month flight to the International Space Station.

By Mike Wall Published
Newly released footage shows Starship's upper stage separating from its booster and deploying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.

By Mike Wall Published
SpaceX is working hard to get historic Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ready for launches of the company's Starship megarocket. The first such liftoff may be just a few months away.

By Tariq Malik Last updated
Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026: Updates on SpaceX and NASA's Crew-12 astronaut mission home from the International Space Station.

By Leonard David Published
As lunar traffic increases, controlled crash landings of moon orbiters and rocket stages are becoming an attractive end-of-mission disposal strategy. And that's a problem.

By Mike Wall Last updated
A Falcon Heavy rocket launched a reconnaissance mission for the U.S. government on Thursday night (Oct. 1), the third liftoff for SpaceX in less than 13 hours.

By Mike Wall Published
The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-13 mission reached the International Space Station today (Oct. 1) less than eight hours after launch, setting a new speed record for a U.S. spacecraft.
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