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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 test-fired the eight SuperDraco launch abort engines on its Crew Dragon spacecraft in a successful ground test on a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 13, 2019. The system is designed to keep astronauts safe in a launch emergency.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Abort System Aces Ground Test Ahead of Major Launch

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX successfully test-fired the launch abort system for its Crew Dragon spacecraft in a ground test Nov. 13.

A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from <a href="https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html">a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden</a>, the Netherlands on May 24, 2019, just one day after SpaceX launched 60 of the Starlink internet communications satellites into orbit.

How to Spot SpaceX's 60 New Starlink Satellites in the Night Sky

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX launched 60 new satellites into orbit today (Nov. 11). Weather permitting, you just might be able to see the spacecraft swarm soar overhead in your night sky tonight.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket making its fourth trip to space launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2019.

SpaceX Just Launched 60 Starlink Satellites (And Nailed a Milestone Rocket Landing)

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on its most flown Falcon 9 rocket yet, which made a historic fourth launch and landing on Monday (Nov. 11).

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 Nov. 11, 2019 launch.

SpaceX to Launch 60 Starlink Satellites for Megaconstellation Today. Here's How to Watch

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX will launch a fleet of 60 new Starlink satellites for its growing megaconstellation for broadband internet on Monday, Nov. 11. Here's how to watch live.

A photograph showing SpaceX's first batch of Starlink satellites during launch on May 23, 2019.

Why Astronomers Worry About the Brightness of SpaceX's Starlink Satellite Megaconstellation

By Meghan Bartels

SpaceX is planning to launch the second installment of its Starlink megaconstellation on Monday (Nov. 11), and astronomers are waiting to see — well, precisely what they will see.

The view from a SpaceX rocket fairing as it falls to Earth.

Whoa! Incredible Video Shows a SpaceX Rocket Fairing Plunging into the Ocean

By Elizabeth Howell

It's a long way down as a rocket and its fairing part ways during a launch. An incredible video shows that journey for the nose cone SpaceX will reuse during its next Falcon 9 launch.

A view of SpaceX's first 60 Starlink satellites in orbit, still in stacked configuration, with the Earth as a brilliant blue backdrop on May 23, 2019.

SpaceX Test-Fires Rocket for Next Launch of 60 Starlink Satellites

By Amy Thompson

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

An aerial view of SpaceX's Starship Mk1 prototype, seen during Elon Musk's Starship update in South Texas on Sept. 28, 2019.

SpaceX's Starship May Fly for Just $2 Million Per Mission, Elon Musk Says

By Mike Wall

Each flight of SpaceX's big Mars-colonizing spacecraft will have a very small price tag, if all goes according to plan.

SpaceX has completed its 13th parachute test in a row, surpassing their goal of 10 by the end of the year.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Aces 13th Parachute Test in a Row (Video)

By Chelsea Gohd

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft has aced yet another parachute test.

A look at two of the recently installed SuperDraco escape thrusters on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.

Elon Musk: SpaceX to Launch Vital Crew Dragon Escape System Test Soon

By Mike Wall

A crucial flight test of SpaceX's new Crew Dragon astronaut taxi could occur as early as next month, Elon Musk said.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft test fires its SuperDraco launch escape system engines in this still from a video released by SpaceX on Oct. 24, 2019.

SpaceX Fires Up a Crew Dragon Abort Engine Ahead of Critical Tests (Video)

By Tariq Malik

Watch Crew Dragon breathe fire!

A view of SpaceX's first 60 Starlink satellites in orbit, still attached and awaiting deployment, after their launch on May 23, 2019.

SpaceX's Starlink Broadband Service Will Begin in 2020: Report

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX will begin offering its Starlink broadband satellite internet service in 2020, according to SpaceNews.

A view of SpaceX's first 60 Starlink satellites in orbit, still in stacked configuration, with the Earth as a brilliant blue backdrop on May 23, 2019.

'Whoa, It Worked': Elon Musk Tweets Via SpaceX's Starlink Satellites

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's Starlink internet-satellite constellation is already providing some service, according to Elon Musk.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon space capsule aces the company's 16th mock abort parachute test in Southern California in the summer of 2018. This image is a still from a SpaceX video.

Parachutes, Abort Engines Are Key Challenges for SpaceX's Crew Dragon Capsule

By Rod Pyle

Elon Musk and Jim Bridenstine came together recently to discuss the remaining challenges for Commercial Crew.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (left) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speak to the press at SpaceX Headquarters in Hawthorne, Calif. on Oct. 10, 2019.

After Musk's Pot Escapade, NASA Paid for SpaceX's Safety Review — But Not Boeing's

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA forked out $5 million to SpaceX to help the company do a mandatory safety investigation but provided no extra money to competitor Boeing, according to a media report.

A view of SpaceX's first 60 Starlink satellites in orbit, still in stacked configuration, with the Earth as a brilliant blue backdrop on May 23, 2019.

SpaceX's Starlink Constellation Could Swell by 30,000 More Satellites

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's Starlink internet-satellite constellation may end up being even bigger than we thought — a lot bigger.

NASA's Demo-2 (DM-2) mission patch is shaped like the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule that Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will fly aboard.

Astronauts Debut Mission Patch for SpaceX Dragon Crewed Flight Test

By Robert Z. Pearlman

The first astronauts scheduled to fly on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft have provided a first look at their mission patch.

SpaceX's first Crew Dragon is seen at the International Space Station just before docking on March 3, 2019 during the Demo-1 test flight.

SpaceX Could Launch NASA Astronauts Into Space in Early 2020

By Mike Wall

Crew Dragon could carry astronauts to the International Space Station in the first quarter of next year, if testing continues to go well.

An aerial view of SpaceX's Starship Mk1 prototype, seen during Elon Musk's Starship update in South Texas on Sept. 28, 2019.

Starship and Super Heavy: SpaceX's Mars-Colonizing Transportation System

By Mike Wall

How Elon Musk plans to help settle the Red Planet.

The Starship MK1 assembled at SpaceX's build and launch facility in Texas.

Could Elon Musk's Starship Threaten Alien Life?

By Samantha Rolfe

Elon Musk's bold plan to send a crewed Starship to Mars and beyond has potential dire consequences for alien life.