The Tuesday (July 16) test, which lasted approximately 5 seconds, seemed to be successful despite bright orange flames engulfing the vehicle after its single Raptor engine fired.

Virts and his team accomplished the feat in less than 47 hours.

The Planetary Society's solar-sailing spacecraft LightSail 2 beamed back its first views of Earth on Sunday (July 7). And you can keep close tabs on the little satellite — here's how.

Onlookers adorned the shoreline of Florida's Port Canaveral on Thursday (June 27) as SpaceX's net-equipped ship returned home with the space hardware that it plucked from the sky two days earlier.

Deep in the heart of the Florida Space Coast's industrial area, a Mars-colonizing spaceship is being built.

SpaceX's next Falcon Heavy launch will carry a satellite designed to test a new type of rocket fuel, the first ever "green" propellant in space. Only it's not so green.

SpaceX's megarocket, the Falcon Heavy, is poised for flight. Perched atop NASA's historic Pad 39A, the behemoth will lift off sometime during a 4-hour window that opens late tonight (June 24).

SpaceX is gearing up for the next flight of the company's megarocket, the Falcon Heavy.

SpaceX successfully launched its seventh space mission of the year today (June 12), delivering a trio of Earth-observing satellites into orbit.

Thousands more will follow, if all goes according to plan.

SpaceX successfully launched its 17th commercial cargo mission to the International Space Station today (May 4), then stuck a rocket landing on a ship at sea.

SpaceX’s next cargo mission to the International Space Station has been delayed by at least 24 hours due to technical issues.

A used SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is scheduled to launch on a robotic resupply mission to the International Space Station Friday (May 3) at 3:11 a.m. EDT. Watch it live here.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft suffered an anomaly during an engine test in Florida Saturday (April 20), company officials said.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy successfully launched its first operational mission today (April 10), more than a year after its demo mission catapulted a red Tesla and a dummy nicknamed Starman into space.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket performed a static fire test today (April 5), helping pave the way for a planned April 9 launch for the huge rocket.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule cruised into port Saturday night, wrapping up the spacecraft's first test flight to the International Space Station. See photos here.

Smoke billowed around a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, Oct. 2, as it briefly fired its engines during a preflight test from SLC-4E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.

I watched the first two launches of the ultra-reusable Block 5 rocket booster from SpaceX.

Space reporter Amy Thompson documented SpaceX's first Block 5 rocket booster's first two launches on May 11 and Aug. 7.

SpaceX's nose-cone-catching boat, Mr. Steven, is preparing for the ultimate interception.

Take a look inside the CST-100 Starliner hangar, where Boeing is building the private space capsules that will fly NASA astronauts and more into space!