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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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NASA astronauts (from left) Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley and Chris Cassidy appear on Nasdaq’s large television screen above Times Square in New York on June 2, 2020

Astronauts ring Nasdaq opening bell from space after historic SpaceX launch

By Tariq Malik

It's not every day you see astronauts in space open Nasdaq trading in New York City's Times Square.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, on May 30, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch was NASA's most-watched online event ever

By Mike Wall

"Launch America" drew at least 10.3 million concurrent viewers to NASA's various online platforms, agency officials said.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left), Doug Hurley (center) and Chris Cassidy speak with reporters from the International Space Station on June 1, 2020.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon has that 'new car smell' and flies 'totally different' than a NASA shuttle

By Hanneke Weitering

It was "huffing and puffing" on the way to orbit, astronauts say.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and the SpaceX team are recognized by Vice President Mike Pence at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following the launch of the company’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station on May 30.

'The trampoline is working!' The story behind Elon Musk's one-liner at SpaceX's big launch

By Mike Wall

Musk's remark after SpaceX's first crewed launch on Saturday (May 30) references a 2014 barb by a top Russian official.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (at left) and Doug Hurley, the crew of SpaceX's Demo-2 test flight on a Crew Dragon, wear pose for a photo atop the fixed service structure at Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida. They launched on May 30, 2020.

Why does SpaceX's historic astronaut flight for NASA have two commanders?

By Chelsea Gohd

SpaceX's historic crewed mission to space has … two commanders?

A blue and pink sequined dinosaur floats for the first time on board SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule after entering Earth orbit. The doll, chosen by the crew's sons, served as the zero-g indicator.

SpaceX 'stowaway' revealed by crew as sons' dinosaur toy 'Tremor'

By Robert Z. Pearlman

A stowaway aboard SpaceX's first mission to launch astronauts to the International Space Station may have set a new record — the most sequins to enter Earth orbit.

SpaceX's historic Demo-2 Crew Dragon astronaut test flight: Full coverage

By Mike Wall

SpaceX is about to make history. See Space.com's complete coverage of the company's crewed Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station, which launches on May 27.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon with astronauts docks at the International Space Station in this artist's illustration. The real thing will happen May 31, 2020.

SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts to dock at space station today. Here's how to watch.

By Meghan Bartels

After a historic launch yesterday from the coast of Florida, two NASA astronauts arrive today at the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch launches two NASA astronauts into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020.

With SpaceX's first astronaut launch, a new era of human spaceflight has dawned

By Mike Wall

The launch of SpaceX's first crewed mission was a very big deal.

The Crew Dragon "Endeavour" separates from the second stage of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday (May 30).

Astronauts name SpaceX spaceship 'Endeavour' after retired shuttle

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The first NASA astronauts to launch from the U.S. since the end of the space shuttle program have named their commercial spacecraft after one of the retired winged orbiters.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk celebrates after the successful launch of the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on May 30, 2020

Elon Musk 'overcome with emotion' after SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch

By Hanneke Weitering

SpaceX founder Elon Musk was choked up with emotion after his company successfully launched astronauts to space for the first time on Saturday (May 30).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch launches two NASA astronauts into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020.

Why now is a good time for a SpaceX astronaut trip to space

By Chelsea Gohd

While this is not an easy moment in history, it might actually be the ideal time to launch a crewed mission to space, astronauts and exploration experts say.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (background) and Doug Hurley (foreground) gave a live tour inside SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule after launching on May 30, 2020

Tour SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship in orbit with NASA's Demo-2 astronauts (video)

By Chelsea Gohd

The NASA astronauts who launched to space today (May 30) invited the world into their spacecraft with a unique, live tour around the capsule.

President Donald Trump spoke shortly after the launch of the Demo-2 mission on May 30, 2020.

Trump hails SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch success for NASA

By Mike Wall

President Donald Trump hailed SpaceX's epic first crew launch today (May 30) as the dawn of a new era in spaceflight.

NASA astronaut Doug Hurley gives a thumbs up as he and his Demo-2 crewmate Bob Behnken sit inside the capsule ahead of their second launch attempt on May 30, 2020.

SpaceX just launched 2 astronauts into orbit. What's next for the NASA crew?

By Chelsea Gohd

What's next for the NASA astronauts who launched to space today (May 30) aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule?

This SpaceX map shows the orbital path of the Demo-2 Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. They launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020.

You can see SpaceX's 1st Crew Dragon with astronauts in the night sky tonight. Here's how.

By Joe Rao

If the skies are clear this evening (May 30), observers across the central and northern United States and southern Canada could get an opportunity to see Crew Dragon move across their local skies.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule sits ready for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Wednesday (May 27), two NASA astronauts will launch to the International Space Station for the first crewed test flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The Crew Dragon and Falcon 9 rocket reached the launch site on Thursday (May 21).

In photos: SpaceX's historic Demo-2 test flight with astronauts

By Space.com Staff

See photos of SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, the first crewed test flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch launches two NASA astronauts into orbit on a Crew Dragon spacecraft from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020.

Liftoff! SpaceX launches 1st astronauts for NASA on historic test flight

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule launched from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center today (May 30), ending a nine-year orbital human spaceflight drought for the United States.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket on launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, awaiting launch.

SpaceX's historic Demo-2 astronaut launch: Photos, videos and awesome tweets

By Chelsea Gohd

Veteran NASA astronauts set out to make history with SpaceX's Demo-2 mission.

A photograph taken by Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner from the International Space Station shows Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39, which includes the pad SpaceX's Demo-2 mission will launch from, as seen on May 29, 2020.

Cosmonaut spots SpaceX's Demo-2 launch pad from space station (photo)

By Meghan Bartels

Florida doesn't seem far from the International Space Station in this photo an orbiting astronaut snapped of NASA's Kennedy Space Center.