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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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SpaceX's SN20 Starship prototype performs its first-ever static fire test on Oct. 21, 2021, in this still from a video captured by SPadre.com.

SpaceX's SN20 Starship prototype roars to life in 1st static fire tests (video)

By Mike Wall

SpaceX fired up its SN20 Starship prototype in earnest for the first time Thursday night (Oct. 21), notching a big milestone on the vehicle's planned path to orbit.

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX, NASA target Halloween launch for Crew-3 astronaut flight to space station

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA's next space station launch is set for Halloween and will put four more astronauts into space on a SpaceX rocket.

An artist's depiction of astronauts walking on the moon as part of NASA's Artemis program. U.S. Senate appropriators have directed NASA to choose a second company to build its lunar lander for Artemis.

Senate directs NASA to choose another company to build a lunar lander: report

By Chelsea Gohd

The United States Senate's largest committee wants NASA to choose a second company to build its new moon lander.

SpaceX fires up its SN20 Starship prototype in an apparent preburner test on Oct. 18, 2021.

SpaceX fires up SN20 Starship prototype for 1st time (video)

By Mike Wall

SpaceX conducted a brief engine test at its South Texas facilities last night (Oct. 18) with SN20, which the company is prepping to make the Starship program's first-ever orbital test flight.

Sian Proctor served as the pilot for the private SpaceX mission Inspiration4.

Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor reflects on historic SpaceX spaceflight experience

By Amy Thompson

Sian Proctor, the pilot for SpaceX's historic Inspiration4 mission, is on cloud 9 after returning from her epic three-day-long spaceflight.

The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission: (from left) Commander Raja Chari and pilot Thomas Mashburn, both NASA astronauts; mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Kayla Barron of NASA.

Crew-3 astronauts are ready and excited for 6-month SpaceX mission

By Chelsea Gohd

Four astronauts are about to spend six months living in Earth orbit, and they cannot wait.

The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will fly on the newly named Crew Dragon "Endurance." From left: Commander Raja Chari and pilot Thomas Mashburn, both NASA astronauts; mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Kayla Barron of NASA.

Meet 'Endurance': New SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule gets a name

By Mike Wall

Endurance is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station on Oct. 30, kicking off SpaceX's Crew-3 mission.

The crew for SpaceX's Crew-3 mission.

SpaceX's Crew-3 is ready for a Halloween weekend launch

By Chelsea Gohd

SpaceX's newest crewed mission to space is ready for launch!

SpaceX's Crew-2 Crew Dragon Endeavour arrives at the International Space Station with four astronauts aboard in a smooth docking on April 24, 2021 one day after launching into orbit.

NASA reassigns 2 astronauts from Boeing's Starliner to SpaceX's Crew Dragon

By Mike Wall

Two astronauts expected to fly on early missions of Boeing's crew capsule will instead ride to orbit with SpaceX, NASA announced today (Oct. 6).

A Saturday Nigh Live sketch starring Owen Wilson spooks Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and other space billionaires.

SNL spoofs Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin and space billionaires with 'Star Trek' skit

By Elizabeth Howell

It stars Owen Wilson as a cowboy-hatted Jeff Bezos.

A close-up view of SpaceX's astronaut wings for the private Inspiration4 astronauts.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 crew gets their astronaut wings

By Tariq Malik

The four private astronauts that flew on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission got their astronaut wings Friday (Oct. 1).

SpaceX's Dragon capsule streaks across the evening sky on Sept. 30, 2021, as it returned to Earth from a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Skywatchers see SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship streak across the night sky as it returned to Earth

By Rahul Rao

Late Thursday night (Sept. 30) in the southeastern United States, anybody looking up could have glimpsed a brilliant streak, trailing down into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's east coast.

A shot of the SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon cargo capsule departing the International Space Station on Sept. 30, 2021.

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship returns to Earth with gravity-sensitive experiments

By Tereza Pultarova

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth tonight (Sept. 30), packed full of science experiments after one month at the International Space Station.

Elon Musk, SpaceX founder, as seen during the company's Demo-2 mission, a crewed test flight to the International Space Station conducted in 2019.

Elon Musk scorns Jeff Bezos' lawsuit on NASA moon lander

By Meghan Bartels

SpaceX founder Elon Musk isn't impressed by his rival Jeff Bezos' legal approach to a moon shot.

SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 astronauts are all smiles after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean to end their historic three-day trip to orbit on the Crew Dragon Resilience.

Do space tourists really understand the risk they're taking?

By Tereza Pultarova

Space tourism vehicles are probably the only technology with the potential to kill humans that doesn't need to undergo independent safety certification. Is that a good idea?

A fleet of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites is seen poised for deployment in orbit in this image from a May 24, 2019 launch.

SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites could be used for GPS navigation

By Elizabeth Howell

Starlink may have a new capability beyond broadband Internet.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches on its debut mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 6, 2018.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch internet satellite to serve Alaska in 2022

By Mike Wall

Falcon Heavy is now scheduled to loft Astranis' first commercial communications satellite to orbit next spring, the San Francisco-based company announced Thursday (Sept. 23).

Earth as seen through the cupola window of SpaceX's Crew Dragon vehicle Resilience on the Inspiration4 mission.

Watch SpaceX's Inspiration4 astronauts see Earth through their huge window for the 1st time (video)

By Elizabeth Howell

A new video shows the Inspiration4 crew unveiling the incredible view of Earth from space, as seen through a domed window in their Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The Inspiration4 crew poses for a selfie in the cupola of their SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Inspiration4: The first all-civilian spaceflight on SpaceX Dragon

By Vicky Stein

Inspiration4 was the world's first orbital spaceflight unsupervised by professional astronauts, using commercial equipment to launch civilian space enthusiasts into orbit.

The space station flight control room at NASA's Johnson Space Center.

Texas abortion ban could take an unexpected toll on the space industry

By Chelsea Gohd

Texas' new anti-abortion law could have an unforeseen side effect: upending the space industry.