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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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The American flag floats in the cupola aboard the International Space Station.

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts and NASA honor Veterans Day from space and Earth

By Chelsea Gohd published

NASA and its astronauts are sharing their respect for U.S. veterans this Veterans Day (Nov. 11).

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew 3 mission for NASA discuss life inside the Crew Dragon Endurance on their ride to the International Space Station on Nov. 11, 2021. Seen here are (from left) Crew-3 commander Raja Chari, mission specialist Kayla Barron and pilot Tom Marshburn, all of NASA. Not pictured is European Space Agency astronaut Mattias Maurer, who was holding the camera.

Tour SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance with its Crew-3 astronauts in this NASA video

By Amy Thompson published

The Crew-3 astronauts on SpaceX's new Crew Dragon Endurance have shared a brief glimpse of their life in orbit after launch.

A sequined sea turtle floats above Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron's head aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft "Endurance." The doll served as the mission's "zero-g indicator" and signaled the flight of the first members of "The Turtles" in space.

Outside of Earth's 'shell,' SpaceX's Crew-3 reveal turtle as zero-g indicator

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Just moments after entering Earth orbit, SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron released a sparkling sea turtle to float above her head. The "zero-g indicator" showed she and her crew were weightless.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance is seen with the moon as it awaits a Nov. 3, 2021 launch from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

In photos: SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut launch for NASA

By Space.com Staff published

SpaceX's Crew-3 mission launches to the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket.

SpaceX launches Crew-3 astronauts to space station for NASA in nighttime liftoff

By Amy Thompson published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon launched four astronauts into space for NASA's Crew-3 mission on Nov. 10.

Crew-3 Crew Dragon Falcon 9

The moon, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn photobombed SpaceX's Crew-3 rocket and it's just stunning

By Elizabeth Howell published

A SpaceX photo of its Crew-3 rocket and Dragon spaceship captures a stunning sight with the moon, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn.

The International Space Station as seen from a Soyuz crew capsule.

Space station to dodge Chinese space junk before SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut launch

By Amy Thompson published

The International Space Station will dodge a piece of Chinese space junk today (Nov. 10) just hours before SpaceX launches a new crew.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance and its Falcon 9 rocket stand atop Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

How to prepare for a SpaceX astronaut launch rescue (video)

By Chelsea Gohd published

A lot goes into a SpaceX launch, and that includes preparing for the possibility that things might not go according to plan.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance and its Falcon 9 rocket stand atop Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

SpaceX to launch Crew-3 astronauts for NASA today. Here's how to watch it live.

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX will launch a crew of four astronauts Wednesday evening (Nov. 10) on its third operational crewed flight for NASA, and you can watch the action online.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour is seen as it streaks across the night sky before splashdown to return four Crew-2 astronauts to Earth with a splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Nov. 8, 2021.

Stargazers spot SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon streaking across the night sky in amazing photos

By Elizabeth Howell published

It looks like New Orleans and Florida got quite the show.

SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon Endeavour is recovered by the recovery ship GO Navigator after a successful splashdown off the coast of Pensacola, Florida on Nov. 8, 2021.

SpaceX Dragon capsule with Crew-2 astronauts splashes down in Gulf of Mexico

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts returned to Earth late Monday (Nov. 8), splashing down off the Florida coast in a nighttime landing.

SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon Endeavour is seen over a blue Earth in a view from the International Space Station after undocking on Nov. 8, 2021.

SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon astronauts depart space station for return to Earth

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon astronauts departed the International Space Station for an eight-hour trip back to Earth on Monday (Nov. 8).

The astronauts of Expedition 66 on the International Space Station wave after a change of command ceremony handed control of the station from ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (left) to Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov on Nov. 6, 2021 ahead of SpaceX's Crew-2 Dragon departure.

How to watch SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts return to Earth today

By Amy Thompson published

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission are scheduled to leave the International Space Station on Monday afternoon (Nov. 8), and you can watch the action live online.

The four astronauts of NASA and SpaceX's Crew-2 mission pose inside their Crew Dragon Endeavour before leaving the International Space Station. They are: ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet (front left); NASA astronaut Megan McArthur (back left); NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough (back right); and JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide.

SpaceX, NASA delay return to Earth of Crew-2 astronauts on Dragon spaceship

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the return to Earth of the Crew-2 astronauts to late Monday (Nov. 8).

NASA SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), left, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency), and Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough of NASA participate in the Space Olympics onboard the International Space Station.

SpaceX's Crew-2 astronauts will leave space station Sunday as Crew-3 launch is delayed

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's current mission to the International Space Station will head home to Earth before its successor lifts off, if all goes according to plan.

An illustration of the private Nova-C moon lander built by Intuitive Machines with NASA's Polar Resources Ice-Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) attached to the spacecraft.

NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.

The four astronauts of NASA and SpaceX's Crew-2 mission pose with their launch and entry suits as they wrap up a six-month mission to the International Space Station. They are: (from left) Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of European Space Agency.

The astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-2 mission talk toilet trouble in space and more, but when will they land?

By Amy Thompson published

NASA and SpaceX are weighing when to bring the Crew-2 astronauts home, even as their replacements await launch.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance and its Falcon 9 rocket stand atop Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of the planned liftoff of the Crew-3 mission.

SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA delayed again by bad weather (and a possible Dragon landing)

By Amy Thompson published

NASA and SpaceX have further delayed the launch of the Crew-3 mission due to anticipated bad weather over the coming days. Crew-3 will now get off the ground no earlier than Monday (Nov. 8).

NASA picked SpaceX's Starship spacecraft, seen here in an artist's depiction, to land Artemis astronauts on the moon.

Blue Origin loses federal lawsuit over NASA moon lander contract

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX and NASA will resume work on the project 'as soon as possible.'

Elon Musk says SpaceX's Falcon 9 reusability is key to success in the new documentary "Space Titans."

'Space Titans' goes inside a billionaires' space race on Discovery+ (exclusive clip)

By Elizabeth Howell published

In "Space Titans," a new documentary launching today (Nov. 4), SpaceX founder Elon Musk shares the secret of his company's Falcon 9 rocket success.