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Hawthorne, Calif.-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) is a commercial company aiming to launch cargo, and eventually people, to low-Earth orbit. The firm is developing its Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 booster under contracts from NASA's Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program and its Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program.

Related Topics: Falcon Heavy, NASA, NASA Space Launch System, Orion Spacecraft

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Crew Dragon for a critical in-flight abort test launch stands atop Launch Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida for a January 2020 liftoff.

SpaceX delays Crew Dragon abort test launch to Sunday due to bad weather

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX has postponed the launch of a major astronaut safety test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft to Sunday, Jan. 19, due to bad weather at the launch and recovery sites.

Artist's illustration of SpaceX Starships on Mars.

Elon Musk is still thinking big with SpaceX's Starship Mars-colonizing rocket. Really big.

By Mike Wall

Elon Musk outlined some ambitious goals for SpaceX's Starship Mars-colonization system during a flurry of Twitter posts on Thursday (Jan. 16).

An artist's impression of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft separating from the Falcon 9 rocket during the in-flight abort test.

How to watch SpaceX's Crew Dragon abort test live online this Sunday

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX will launch its Crew Dragon spacecraft on a critical abort test Sunday morning (Jan. 19), and you can watch it live online.

An illustration of a SpaceX Crew Dragon and its Falcon 9 rocket on Launch Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX, NASA 'go' for major Crew Dragon launch escape test Saturday

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's new astronaut taxi is ready to showcase its safety features in a critical flight test tomorrow (Jan. 18) that will help pave the way for the vehicle's first crewed flight.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule is perched on a Falcon 9 rocket in preparation for an in-flight abort test on Jan. 18, 2020.

SpaceX is about to destroy a rocket in a critical Crew Dragon test flight. Here's why.

By Amy Thompson

On Saturday, Jan. 18, SpaceX will intentionally destroy one of its rockets in the name of safety.

An illustration of a SpaceX Crew Dragon and its Falcon 9 rocket on Launch Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon faces critical test for future astronaut flights Saturday

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX is gearing up for the last major Crew Dragon test flight before the company launches astronauts into space.

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's ad for his "girlfriend contest" that has sparked a ton of negative feedback.

Billionaire hosts girlfriend contest for 'first woman to the moon' and (shocker) people hate it

By Chelsea Gohd

Will the first woman to travel to the moon be the winner of a billionaire's "girlfriend contest"? We really hope not.

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The first cookies baked in space are back on Earth!

By Chelsea Gohd

Following a ride home on a SpaceX Dragon capsule, the first food to be baked in space (a batch of cookies, of course) has landed back on Earth.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft inside a SpaceX processing facility at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

SpaceX tests rocket for critical Crew Dragon in-flight abort launch on Jan. 18

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX has fired up the booster that will fly the company’s upcoming in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft.

SpaceX's Starman mannequin sits inside Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster after launching into space on a Falcon Heavy rocket in February 2018 in this file photo.

Watch SpaceX's Elon Musk show off his dance moves at Tesla Shanghai (video)

By Elizabeth Howell

When SpaceX's billionaire CEO Elon Musk isn't running his own private space program, he's leading Tesla's electric car revolution. And sometimes, he dances.

The 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites of SpaceX's Starlink-2 mission are seen with the Earth as a stunning backdrop in this view from their Falcon 9 rocket second stage after a successful launch into orbit on Jan. 6, 2020.

Why SpaceX's Starlink satellites caught astronomers off guard

By Mike Wall

Nobody knew they'd be this bright.

starlink 2 mission

In Photos: SpaceX Launches Third Batch of 60 Starlink Satellites to Orbit

By Christine Lunsford

SpaceX launched its third batch of 60 Starlink satellites on Jan. 6, 2020, on a Falcon 9 rocket. See photos of the mission here!

SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft inside a SpaceX processing facility at Cape Canaveral in Florida.

Crucial Safety Test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule Delayed to Jan. 18

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's Crew Dragon astronaut taxi will have to wait at least another week to show its emergency-escape skills in flight.

A SpaceX CRS-19 cargo ship departs the International Space Station on Jan. 7, 2020, to end the company's 19th resupply mission for NASA.

SpaceX Dragon Returns to Earth After Delivering NASA Supplies to Space Station

By Tariq Malik

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft returned to Earth Tuesday (Jan. 7) after a monthlong cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

The 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites of SpaceX's Starlink-2 mission are seen with the Earth as a stunning backdrop in this view from their Falcon 9 rocket second stage after a successful launch into orbit on Jan. 6, 2020.

SpaceX Just Launched a Fleet of Starlink Satellites. Here's How to Spot Them in the Sky.

By Mike Wall

SpaceX just launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, and you might be able to spot the craft overhead if you know where to look.

SpaceX successfully launched 60 new Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on Jan. 6. 2019.

SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites, Nails Rocket Landing in Record-Breaking Flight

By Amy Thompson

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink broadband internet satellites into orbit and landed back on Earth, making SpaceX the operator of a record-breaking 180 satellites in orbit today.

SpaceX's Dragon CRS-19 cargo resupply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Dec. 8, 2019. It will depart on Jan. 7.

You Can Watch a SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Return to Earth Tuesday. Here's How.

By Hanneke Weitering

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft will undock from the International Space Station today (Jan. 5) to begin a 5-hour journey back to Earth, and you can watch its departure live online.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 60 satellites for the company's Starlink broadband internet constellation stands atop Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida ahead of a Jan. 6, 2020 launch.

SpaceX Will Launch 60 Starlink Satellites into Orbit Tonight. Here's How to Watch It Live.

By Amy Thompson

The private spaceflight company SpaceX will launch 60 Starlink internet satellites to join its growing megaconstellation in orbit today (Jan. 6), and you can watch it live online.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 60 new Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Jan. 6, 2020. The mission's Falcon 9 rocket also launched SpaceX's first Starlink satellites in May 2019 and two other missions.

SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket for 60-Satellite Starlink Launch, the 1st of 2020

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX on Saturday fired up the rocket that will ferry the company's next batch of Starlink satellites into space.

This still from a SpaceX animation of the upcoming Demo-2 mission shows the Crew Dragon capsule about to dock with the International Space Station.

Watch How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Will Launch Astronauts Into Space in This New Video

By Mike Wall

If you're not yet hyped about the upcoming first crewed flight of SpaceX's astronaut taxi, a new video could help get you there.