SpaceX

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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The top space stories of the week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starliner touches down, a former astronaut speaks out about gun safety, and wealthy nations create inequality in space.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with the rising sun.

Space photos: The most amazing images this week!

By Elizabeth Howell published

See the best photos on Space.com this week.

The Ax-1 SpaceX Dragon capsule on the deck of a recovery ship shortly after splashdown on April 25, 2022.

NASA denies claim of dangerous heat shield issue during SpaceX's Ax-1 mission

By Josh Dinner published

NASA has refuted a report alleging a potentially dangerous complication during SpaceX's Ax-1 mission to the International Space Station last month.

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk endorses tight background checks on gun buyers: report

By Elizabeth Howell published

Elon Musk said he believes that the right to bear arms is necessary to guard against tyranny, but he called for stricter background checks on gun sales.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 59 satellites on the Transporter 5 mission on May 25, 2022.

SpaceX launches 59 small satellites, lands rocket back on Earth

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 59 small satellites and landed the returning rocket today (May 25) on a "rideshare" mission called Transporter 5.

A SpaceX rocket launch tracking camera view of the moon.

These SpaceX moon and sunrise Starlink satellite launch photos are just incredible

By Tariq Malik published

A stunning SpaceX Starlink satellite fleet launch on May 18 included amazing views of the moon and sunrise.

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, 2000.

Elon Musk denies sexual misconduct allegation

By Mike Wall published

Elon Musk has denied an allegation that he sexually harassed a flight attendant in 2016, characterizing it as part of a smear campaign against him.

A SpaceX launching Starlink satellites to orbit on May 18, 2022.

SpaceX rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit and aces landing at sea

By Mike Wall published

A used SpaceX rocket launched a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites into orbit and returned to Earth early Wednesday (May 18).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 14, 2022.

SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea again

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites and landed the returning rocket on Saturday (May 14), its second such effort in less than 24 hours.

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins floats in the International Space Station’s cupola in this photo, which NASA shared on May 9, 2022.

NASA astronaut floats on the space station with Earth in the background (photo)

By Samantha Mathewson published

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins is seen floating above Earth in a new photo from the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink internet satellites launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on May 13, 2022.

SpaceX launches dozens of Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea on Friday (May 13).

SpaceX's Starlink internet service consists of a ground terminal (right) and antenna for high-speed satellite internet.

Elon Musk says Russia is ramping up cyberattacks on SpaceX's Starlink systems in Ukraine

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Starlink internet communications systems in Ukraine are under increasing cyberattack from Russia.

From left to right, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron, greet recovery officials shortly after the Crew-3 splashdown on May 6, 2022.

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronauts dish on their action-packed 6 months in orbit

By Elizabeth Howell published

From dodging space debris to welcoming the first-ever fully private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX's Crew-3 mission had a very eventful six months off Earth.

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.

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin apparently threatens Elon Musk

By Mike Wall published

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin has apparently threatened Elon Musk, but the SpaceX founder and CEO doesn't seem too bothered.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission for NASA float in a space "waltz" on the International Space Station in this still taken during spacesuit fit checks ahead of the astronauts' return to Earth in May 2022. Maurer shared the video on Twitter on May 2, 2022.

Watch SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts 'waltz' in space in fun spacesuit video

By Tariq Malik published

A fun video by SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts on the International Space Station reveals the lighter side of space travel.

The aftermath of a SpaceX Starlink launch May 6, 2022 sprawls across the sky.

SpaceX Starlink launch spawns spectacular glowing cloud in predawn sky

By Elizabeth Howell published

Space coast residents got a treat early Friday (May 6) when SpaceX's the latest Starlink launch spawned an eerie glowing cloud in the sky.

The glow from Crew-3's Crew Dragon high in the Earth's atmosphere, as the astronauts came back to Earth May 6, 2022.

See SpaceX's Crew-3 Dragon capsule streak back to Earth in these amazing photos

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut mission's return to Earth early Friday (May 6) was captured in epic photos.

SpaceX artist's concept of a city on Mars.

Humanity will go to Mars 'in this decade,' SpaceX president predicts

By Mike Wall published

Astronauts will likely make it to the Red Planet's surface before the end of the 2020s, according to SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell.

A veteran SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center before dawn on May 6, 2022.

SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites, lands Falcon 9 rocket at sea after record-tying 12th flight

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX launched more than four dozen new Starlink internet satellites into orbit before dawn on Friday in a record-tying 12th flight for its Falcon 9 rocket.

Infrared view of SpaceX Dragon "Endurance" splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, May 6, 2022. The capsule returned from the International Space Station with the Crew-3 astronauts after an almost six-month-long mission.

Crew-3 astronauts on SpaceX Dragon Endurance splash down from space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

SpaceX's Dragon capsule "Endurance" brought four astronauts back from the International Space Station after an almost six-month stay. The splashdown off the coast of Florida safely returned Crew-3.