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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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (at left) and Doug Hurley give a thumbs up after arriving at the Launch and Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of launching on SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, May 20, 2020.

From trees to tags, NASA astronauts start traditions before first SpaceX launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman

As the first NASA astronauts set to launch from American soil in almost a decade, they are laying the foundation for the pre-flight traditions that U.S. commercial spacecraft crews will follow.

Space.com's Chelsea Gohd goes live with updates and a Q&A every Friday at 1 pm EDT (1700 GMT) leading up to SpaceX's Demo-2 launch.

SpaceX Demo-2 with Space.com! Tune in Fridays for weekly updates

By Chelsea Gohd

Space.com is live and ready to take your questions about SpaceX's upcoming Demo-2 launch.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (left) and Doug Hurley, wearing SpaceX spacesuits, walk through the Crew Access Arm connecting the launch tower to the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft during a dress rehearsal at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2020.

How SpaceX's sleek spacesuit changes astronaut fashion from the space shuttle era

By Elizabeth Howell

A new breed of spaceship requires a new breed of spacesuits.

SpaceX's first Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Demo-2 test fight with astronauts is seen before being mated to its Falcon 9 rocket.

NASA review of Space's 1st launch to carry astronauts goes into overtime

By Tariq Malik

President Donald Trump speaks with NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir from the White House on Oct. 18, 2019 as the astronauts performed the first all-woman spacewalk in history at the International Space Station.

Trump will watch SpaceX's 1st astronaut launch for NASA in person

By Tariq Malik

President Donald Trump may watch SpaceX's first astronaut launch for NASA in person on May 27.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first Crew Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts is raised atop its launch pad at Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center on May 21, 2020. Liftoff is set for May 27.

SpaceX Crew Dragon reaches launch pad for historic NASA astronaut launch

By Chelsea Gohd

Crew Dragon has arrived at Launch Pad 39A ahead of next week's launch.

An animation showing SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule, which is set to launch May 27, 2020.

Watch astronauts talk SpaceX's Demo-2 launch with 'Virtual Astronomy Live' today!

By Chelsea Gohd

Today (May 21), former NASA astronauts Mike Massimino and Garrett Reisman will go live to chat about SpaceX's upcoming historic launch.

See the Evolution of SpaceX's Rockets in Pictures

By Elizabeth Howell

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (at left) and Doug Hurley are set to launch aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on the first U.S. rocket to launch into orbit from U.S. soil in nearly a decade.

SpaceX will make history with NASA astronaut launch next week. But will it draw crowds to Florida?

By Meghan Bartels

NASA wants spectators to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

NASA astronauts Bob Behnken (right) and Doug Hurley (left) arrived today (May 20, 2020) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center a week ahead of their historic test mission Demo-2 aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule.

NASA astronauts arrive at launch site for historic SpaceX test flight

By Chelsea Gohd

Veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center today (May 20), ready to take off on SpaceX's historic Demo-2 test flight.

An American flag flown on the first and last space shuttle missions awaits the arrival of the first U.S. commercial crew to launch to the International Space Station. The small flag went missing for a time during its nine years aboard the orbiting laboratory.

Lost in space: Before SpaceX can 'capture the flag,' an astronaut had to find it

By Robert Z. Pearlman

It might be the most high-profile, if not also the highest game of "capture the flag" ever played.

SpaceX's SN4 Starship prototype tests its Raptor engine during a static-fire trial in South Texas on May 19, 2020.

SpaceX fires up Starship SN4 prototype for 3rd time (video)

By Mike Wall

SpaceX tested the engine on its latest Starship prototype again yesterday (May 19), and the trial produced a little more flame than the company had planned.

NASA astronauts Doug Hurley (left) and Bob Behnken, who will fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Demo-2 mission, stand near Launch Pad 39A at the NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2020.

SpaceX just one week away from launching 1st astronauts on Crew Dragon for NASA

By Mike Wall

SpaceX is scheduled to launch Demo-2 next Wednesday (May 27), a mission that will send NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, transported from the company’s processing facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday, May 15, 2020, in preparation for the Demo-2 flight test.

SpaceX's 1st Dragon capsule for astronauts arrives at launch site for historic mission

By Mike Wall

The spacecraft that will fly SpaceX's first-ever crewed mission has reached the launch site ahead of next week's epic liftoff.

The European Space Agency is joining Kerbal Space Program in the free Shared Horizons expansion launching July 1, 2020.

'Kerbal Space Program' teams up with European Space Agency for 'Shared Horizons' expansion

By Tariq Malik

The European Space Agency is joining the "Kerbal Space Program" in a free "Shared Horizons" expansion launching July 1.

SpaceX postpones Starlink satellite fleet launch due to Tropical Storm Arthur

By Chelsea Gohd

SpaceX's latest Starlink satellite launch has been delayed because of tropical storm Arthur. The mission will now take off after the company's crewed Demo-2 launch, which is scheduled for May 27.

How SpaceX's Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission will work in 13 steps

By Hanneke Weitering

Here's a step-by-step explainer of what will happen during SpaceX's first Crew Dragon mission with astronauts, from prelaunch preparations to splashdown.

An artist's view of Axiom Space's private habitat planned for the International Space Station, where a passenger trip costs $55 million.

The NASA monopoly on US orbital spaceflight is ending

By Chelsea Gohd

NASA's monopoly on American activities in low-Earth orbit (LEO) is ending, and that's just what the space agency wants.

SpaceX's Starlink satellite megaconstellation launches in photos

By Space.com Staff

See photo's of SpaceX's Starlink missions to deploy thousands of small internet satellites into orbit.

NASA and 'Kerbal Space Program' challenge gamers to recreate historic SpaceX launch to space station

By Tariq Malik

NASA and the makers of "Kerbal Space Program 2" are looking for gamers with the right stuff to recreate SpaceX's Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission.

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