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SpaceX Dragon joins Mercury and Apollo capsules on display in Chicago
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A twice-flown SpaceX capsule has debuted at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, next to a Mercury spacecraft and an Apollo command module.
![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5pTFj3Z8VNT98WksdjNxam-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on 2nd leg of spaceflight doubleheader (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 23 of its Starlink satellites from Florida on Wednesday (May 22), the second mission in less than 24 hours for the company.
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SpaceX launches next-gen US spy satellites and sticks the landing (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched the first batch of satellites for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's "proliferated architecture" early Wednesday morning (May 22).
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SpaceX fuels up Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX just fueled up its giant Starship rocket, checking another box ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites on record 21st flight (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched for the 21st time tonight (May 17), setting a new reusability record for the company.
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Junk from a SpaceX Dragon 'trunk' may have crashed into a Canadian farmer's field (photos)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A farmer in rural Saskatchewan found a charred chunk of debris during planting season in late April. The piece might have come from a SpaceX Crew Dragon, according to a re-entry track.
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SpaceX stacks Starship megarocket ahead of 4th test flight (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX stacked its giant Starship rocket ahead of the vehicle's fourth test flight, which could launch just a few weeks from now.
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SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on 50th mission of the year (video)
By Mike Wall last updated
SpaceX launched 20 of its Starlink internet satellites today (May 14), on the company's 50th orbital mission of 2024.
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How SpaceX's private Polaris Dawn astronauts will attempt the 1st-ever 'all-civilian' spacewalk
By Josh Dinner published
New details for SpaceX's privately-funded crewed launch, Polaris Dawn, paint a more complete picture of what the mission will look like, and how SpaceX's new EVA suits will play a part.
![Two people in spacesuits walk the surface of a rust colored planet. The astronaut in the foreground looks at something far away, in wonder. The astronaut to the right and slight behind leans on a rock formation and holds a hammer. A many-wheeled rover is parked behind them and in the distance, some habitat modules.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VXXB5BtWrRSepbY4YUpJNZ-320-80.jpg)
This time, we take it from no one: Why opening the High Frontier of space can be different (op-ed)
By Rick Tumlinson published
The coming settlement of the High Frontier doesn’t have to be a repeat of the violent conquests and colonization of history. We will not take space from anyone, and we can give it to everyone.
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