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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 a Dragon cargo ship on the CRS-17 cargo delivery mission for NASA from Cape Canaveral, Air Force Station, Florida on May 4, 2019.

SpaceX to Launch Used Dragon Cargo Ship for NASA on July 24

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX's Starhopper prototype is seen during testing operations at the company's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas near Brownsville, Texas in this photo released by CEO Elon Musk on April 7, 2019.

Elon Musk Says SpaceX's Starhopper Prototype Survived Fireball, May Fly Next Week

By Mike Wall

Starhopper apparently made it through its unplanned trial by fire just fine.

SpaceX's Starhopper prototype is seen during testing operations at the company's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas near Brownsville, Texas in this photo released by CEO Elon Musk on April 7, 2019.

SpaceX Test-Fires 'Starhopper' Starship Prototype, Creates Big Fireball

By Amy Thompson

The Tuesday (July 16) test, which lasted approximately 5 seconds, seemed to be successful despite bright orange flames engulfing the vehicle after its single Raptor engine fired.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft testing its SuperDraco thrusters. SpaceX said July 15 that an accident nearly three months earlier that destroyed a Crew Dragon spacecraft during testing was likely caused by a faulty valve in the SuperDraco propulsion system.

SpaceX Says Faulty Valve Led to Crew Dragon Test Accident

By Jeff Foust

The April 20 explosion of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft was caused by a leaky component and faulty valve, the company says.

SpaceX's Starhopper prototype is seen during testing operations at the company's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas near Brownsville, Texas in this photo released by CEO Elon Musk on April 7, 2019.

SpaceX to Let Its 'Starhopper' Starship Prototype Off Its Leash Soon

By Mike Wall

The Starhopper spacecraft, a prototype of SpaceX's Starship Mars vehicle, is scheduled to make its first untethered test flight soon.

An illustration of the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) spacecraft, which will launch in April 2021 on a Falcon 9.

SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA Small Astrophysics Mission

By Jeff Foust

NASA awarded a launch contract to SpaceX July 8 for the launch of a small astrophysics mission as the company offered a Falcon 9 at a lower price than a much smaller rocket.

<em>Sphingomonas desiccabilis</em>, one of three microbes chosen for the BioRock experiment, seen growing on basalt. Run by a research team from the University of Edinburgh, BioRock tests how altered states of gravity affect biofilm formation on the International Space Station.

Robotic SpaceX Cargo Mission Could Aid Space Settlement

By Mike Wall

The next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station (ISS) may be uncrewed, but it could nonetheless eventually help humanity extend its footprint far beyond low Earth orbit.

SpaceX's Starhopper prototype is seen during testing operations at the company's launch site in Boca Chica, Texas near Brownsville, Texas in this photo released by CEO Elon Musk on April 7, 2019.

SpaceX's Starhopper Prototype to Make 1st Untethered Hop Soon, Musk Says

By Mike Wall

The testbed for SpaceX's Mars-colonizing Starship spacecraft appears poised to take a big leap.

A stack of Starlink satellites being prepared for launch. A five percent failure rate for the first set of 60 satellite has heightened concerns that megaconstellations could leave hundreds of dead satellites in long-lived orbits.

Starlink Failures Highlight Space Sustainability Concerns

By Jeff Foust

The failure of at least five percent of the first batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites has put a spotlight on the growing concerns with dead satellites in low Earth orbit.

Of the 60 Starlink satellites launched in May, 45 have completed orbit raising, five are in the process of orbit raising, and another five are completing system checks.

Contact Lost With Three Starlink Satellites, Other 57 Healthy

By Caleb Henry

Three of the 60 satellites SpaceX launched last month to begin its broadband megaconstellation have lost contact with ground control teams, a SpaceX spokesperson said June 28.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a twice-flown first stage launches from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Dec. 3, 2018, carrying 64 satellites to orbit on the SSO-A: Smallsat Express mission.

SpaceX Plans to Fly a Single Rocket 5 Times by the End of the Year

By Mike Wall

SpaceX wants to ramp up its rocket reuse, and soon.

A blue tarp on the deck of the ship GO Ms. Tree covers the first payload fairing SpaceX has ever managed to pluck out of the sky.

SpaceX Fairing-Snagging Ship Returns to Shore with Epic Catch (Photos)

By Amy Thompson

Onlookers adorned the shoreline of Florida's Port Canaveral on Thursday (June 27) as SpaceX's net-equipped ship returned home with the space hardware that it plucked from the sky two days earlier.

The first commercial Starship/Super Heavy mission will likely carry a telecommunications satellite.

SpaceX Targets 2021 Commercial Starship Launch

By Caleb Henry

The first commercial mission for SpaceX’s Starship and Super Heavy launch system will likely take place in 2021, a company executive said June 26.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket made its first night flight in the wee hours of June 25.

See Stunning Photos of SpaceX Falcon Heavy's First Night Launch

By Christine Lunsford

The launch turned night to day!

SpaceX's Starship is under construction at a Florida steel site.

SpaceX's 'Starship' Prototype Coming Together in Florida (Photos)

By Amy Thompson

Deep in the heart of the Florida Space Coast's industrial area, a Mars-colonizing spaceship is being built.

SpaceX will launch 24 satellites for Space Test Program 2 mission by the U.S. Air Force Space & Missile Systems Center on a Falcon Heavy rocket on June 24, 2019. This image shows many of the satellites packed together for launch.

This Is What 2 Dozen Satellites Look Like Packed for Launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy

By Tariq Malik

SpaceX is gearing up for its busiest Falcon Heavy megarocket launch yet and now, thanks the U.S. Air Force, we know what the epic rideshare looks like.

This still image from a U.S. Air Force video shows SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket as it breaks through fog to launch the Canadian Radarsat Constellation Mission, which included three satellites, from Space Launch Complex 4E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base on June 12, 2019.

Out of the Fog: Amazing SpaceX Launch Photos of Canada's Radarsat Constellation

By Tariq Malik

On June 12, 2019, a used SpaceX rocket launched three satellites for Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission to study Earth from space. See the photos here!

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.

Bigelow Space Wants to Launch You Into Orbit with SpaceX for $52 Million

By Mike Wall

Bigelow Space Operations plans to take advantage of the increased commercialization of the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket emerges from thick fog as it launches three Radarsat satellites for Canada from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on June 12, 2019.

Used SpaceX Rocket Launches 3 Radarsat Satellites, Aces Foggy Landing

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX successfully launched its seventh space mission of the year today (June 12), delivering a trio of Earth-observing satellites into orbit.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying three Radarsat satellites for the Canadian Space Agency stands atop its launchpad at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California ahead of a June 12, 2019 launch.

A Used SpaceX Rocket Will Launch 3 Satellites Today! Watch It Live

By Mike Wall

SpaceX will launch three next-generation Earth-observing satellites for the Canadian Space Agency Wednesday (June 12), and you can watch the liftoff live.