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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 launches on a record 8th flight to delivery 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 20, 2021.

SpaceX rocket launches on record 8th flight carrying 60 Starlink satellites, nails landing

By Amy Thompson

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on a record 8th flight to send a new fleet of the company's Starlink internet satellites into orbit on Wednesday (Jan.20) and then nailed a landing at sea.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the SXM-7 Sirius XM radio satellite into orbit on Dec. 13, 2020. The same rocket booster will launch on its eighth flight on Jan. 18, 2020 to deliver 60 Starlink internet satellites to orbit.

SpaceX will launch its 1st Starlink satellites of 2021 on Wednesday. Here's how to watch.

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX will launch its first batch of Starlink satellites in 2021 on Tuesday (Jan. 19) to expand the company's growing megaconstellation and you can watch the action live online.

SpaceX's SN9 Starship prototype performs its second static-fire test, on Jan. 13, 2021. Photo captured by SPadre.com.

SpaceX swapping out two engines on Starship SN9 prototype ahead of test flight

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype needs some maintenance work before it can take to the skies.

SpaceX's Dragon CRS-21 cargo resupply ship is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Harmony module. At right, a portion of the JAXA Kibo laboratory module is pictured.

SpaceX's upgraded Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st Atlantic splashdown

By Hanneke Weitering

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft returned to Earth from the International Space Station Wednesday (Jan. 13), splashing down off the coast of Florida for the first time ever.

SpaceX's SN9 Starship prototype performs its second static-fire test, on Jan. 13, 2021. Photo captured by SPadre.com.

SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype fires up rocket engines three times in one day

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's newest Starship prototype blazed to life three times today (Jan. 13), apparently keeping the vehicle on track for a high-altitude test flight in the near future.

An artist's illustration of MethaneSat, a methane-tracking satellite launching in October 2022 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

MethaneSAT picks SpaceX for satellite launch to track methane levels in Earth's atmosphere

By Samantha Mathewson

SpaceX has been selected to launch MethaneSAT’s newest methane-tracking satellite in 2022.

A SpaceX CRS-21 Cargo Dragon spacecraft makes the first automated undocking of a U.S. supply ship from the International Space Station on Jan. 12, 2020.

SpaceX Cargo Dragon supply ship makes 1st autonomous undocking from space station

By Elizabeth Howell

A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship made its first-ever autonomous undocking from the International Space Station Tuesday (Jan. 12)

SpaceX's CRS-21 Cargo Dragon is seen docked to a port on the Harmony module of the International Space Station. It's planned return to Earth on Jan. 11, 2021 was delayed by bad weather at its Atlantic Ocean splashdown site.

Bad weather on Earth delays SpaceX Dragon's return from space station

By Elizabeth Howell

Poor weather on Earth forced a SpaceX supply ship to wave off the opportunity to make the company's first autonomous undocking from the International Space Station on Monday (Jan. 11).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Turksat 5A satellite from Florida on Jan. 7, 2021.

SpaceX launches Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turkey, lands rocket

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX kicked off what is expected to be another launch-packed year by delivering a Turkish communications satellite to orbit tonight (Jan. 7).

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, 2020.

SpaceX founder Elon Musk is now the richest person in the world

By Mike Wall

Elon Musk just became the world's richest person, nudging fellow space tycoon Jeff Bezos from the top spot.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the new Turksat 5a telecommunications satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Jan. 7, 2021.

SpaceX will launch the Turksat 5A satellite for Turkey tonight. Here's how to watch live.

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX is set to launch a Turkish communications satellite into orbit on Thursday evening (Jan. 7), and you can watch the action online.

SpaceX's SN9 Starship prototype conducts its first static-fire test, on Jan. 6, 2021, in this screenshot from a video captured by SPadre.com

SpaceX's Starship SN9 prototype fires its engines for the 1st time

By Mike Wall

SN9's engines burned briefly today (Jan. 6) during a static-fire test at SpaceX's South Texas facilities, near the Gulf Coast village of Boca Chica.

SpaceX's Super Heavy rocket booster launches the Starship interplanetary spacecraft in this still from a SpaceX animation.

SpaceX targets bold new 'catch' strategy for landing Super Heavy rockets

By Mike Wall

SpaceX wants to bring Super Heavy, the giant first stage of the two-stage Starship system, down directly on the launch stand shortly after liftoff.

On Nov. 18, 2020, a bright green meteor streaked across the night sky near CSIRO’s research vessel Investigator, which is currently stationed in the Tasman Sea, off the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia.

Fireballs, spaceships and … iguanas? 7 strange things that fell from the sky in 2020

By Nicoletta Lanese

Here's a list of 7 intriguing objects — and a few reptiles — that made headlines for falling from the sky.

SpaceX's Starship SN8 launches on its first high-altitude flight from the company's Boca Chica site in South Texas on Dec. 8, 2020.

SpaceX's very big year: A 2020 filled with astronaut launches, Starship tests and more

By Mike Wall

SpaceX launched two crewed missions to the space station and sent a prototype of its Starship Mars vehicle high into the Texas skies this year, among other milestones.

Starship prototype test fight.

SpaceX Starship prototype exploded, but it's still a giant leap toward Mars

By Hugh Hunt

Private company SpaceX launched SN8, a prototype of its Starship spacecraft, designed to go to the Moon and Mars, on December 10.

SpaceX's Starship SN8 launches on its first high-altitude flight from the company's Boca Chica site in South Texas on Dec. 8, 2020.

Relive SpaceX's Starship SN8 test launch with this epic recap video

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX dropped an early Christmas present to space fans everywhere this week with an epic recap of its first high-altitude Starship test launch.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the classified NROL-108 spy satellite into orbit from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Dec. 19, 2020.

SpaceX launches classified US spy satellite, sticks rocket landing to cap record year

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX launched a clandestine U.S. spy satellite into space for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Thursday (Dec. 17), marking its 26th rocket of the year.

A view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad prior to a scrub of the NROL-108 launch on Dec. 17, 2020.

SpaceX aborts US spy satellite launch due to rocket booster pressure issue

By Meghan Bartels

SpaceX called off the planned launch of a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office due to high pressure in the second-stage booster.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch the NROL-108 mission for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office. The mission is scheduled to launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 17, 2020.

SpaceX will launch a spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office Thursday. Watch it live!

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX is set to launch a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Thursday (Dec. 17), during a three-hour launch window that opens at 9:45 a.m. EST (1400 GMT).