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Find a piece of SpaceX space junk? Call the hotline

By Leonard David published

SpaceX has established a debris hotline and a special email address to aid folks who may have found fallen pieces of the company's hardware.

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NASA confirms space debris in North Carolina was from SpaceX Crew Dragon reentry

By Brett Tingley published

NASA has confirmed that pieces of debris found throughout the mountains of North Carolina are the remnants of SpaceX Crew Dragon hardware that reentered the atmosphere in May 2024.

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Join the FAA's virtual public meeting about SpaceX's Starship this evening

By Mike Wall published

The FAA is holding a virtual public meeting this evening (June 17) about the potential environmental impact of SpaceX's Starship operations in Florida, and you can participate.

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Former SpaceX employees sue company, Elon Musk for retaliation, sexual harassment

By Mike Wall published

Eight former SpaceX employees are suing the company and its founder and CEO, Elon Musk, alleging sexual harassment and wrongful termination.

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Stoke Space test-fires engine for upcoming fully reusable rocket (photos)

By Brett Tingley published

Stoke Space has announced the first successful hot-fire engine test for its Nova launch vehicle, which the company calls the "most robust, fully and rapidly reusable medium-lift rocket in the world."

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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane fires its rocket engine to launch two pilots and four passengers to suborbital space and back on the Galactic 07 mission on June 8, 2024.

Virgin Galactic launches VSS Unity space plane on final suborbital spaceflight with crew of 6 (photos, video)

By Meredith Garofalo last updated

Virgin Galactic launched its seventh commercial spaceflight mission on June 8 during the final flight of its VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane.

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SpaceX wants to build 1 Starship megarocket a day with new Starfactory

By Meredith Garofalo published

During a successful fourth flight test of Starship this week, SpaceX stated another big goal: Building one megarocket a day at its new Starfactory.

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'Sudden, brief, and unexpected:' dearMoon crew laments cancellation of private SpaceX Starship moon mission

By Samantha Mathewson published

Crew members selected for a planned flight around the moon funded by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa shared public feelings of disappointment after the mission's cancellation.

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SpaceX's Starship 4th flight test looks epic in these stunning photos

By Brett Tingley published

SpaceX conducted the fourth flight test of its Starship megarocket on June 6, putting on quite the show for photographers gathered near its Starbase facility in Texas.

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SpaceX targeting June 6 for next launch of Starship megarocket (photos)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX plans to launch its huge Starship rocket on Thursday (June 6), provided it clears the required regulatory hurdles.

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