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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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Space Craft, a new special release from Samuel Adams, was made using hops flown on the Inspiration4 mission.

Samuel Adams brews 'Space Craft' beer with Inspiration4-flown hops

By Robert Z. Pearlman

'Who wouldn't order a beer brewed with space hops?'

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This astronaut is spending his SpaceX launch delay cleaning up a Florida beach

By Elizabeth Howell

A German astronaut is showing his love for Earth during a few extra days on the planet's surface before his first space mission.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station for NASA pose for a photo on the gantry to their Crew Dragon Endurance during a launch rehearsal. They are (from left): ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron.

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut launch for NASA delayed by 'minor medical issue'

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's Crew-3 astronaut launch for NASA has been delayed until at least Saturday (Nov. 6) by a "minor medical issue" affecting a crewmember.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour (bottom center) and a visiting uncrewed Cargo Dragon supply ship (foreground), are seen docked at the International Space Station's Harmony module in September 2021.

SpaceX's Dragon space toilet is off limits for astronauts returning to Earth soon

By Tariq Malik

The next astronauts to return to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon won't be able use a crucial system on their trip home next month: the space potty.

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Elon Musk: Revolutionary private space entrepreneur

By Elizabeth Howell, Ailsa Harvey

REFERENCE Elon Musk is an entrepreneur best known in space circles for launching SpaceX, the first private company to launch a mission to the International Space Station.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance and its Falcon 9 rocket stand atop Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch has been delayed to Nov. 3, 2021.

SpaceX, NASA delay launch of Crew-3 astronauts to space station due to weather

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the launch of the Crew-3 astronaut mission to Nov. 3.

An X1-class solar flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot on the sun on Oct. 28, 2021 in this image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Major solar flare won't delay SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut launch on Halloween, NASA says

By Amy Thompson

NASA officials say that the agency's Halloween astronaut launch will not be affected by a massive solar flare that's scheduled to hit Earth this weekend.

NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari and Thomas Marshburn, and Europe's Matthias Maurer pose with the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Endurance just before its launch pad rollout.

SpaceX is launching science experiments to space with Crew-3 astronauts on Halloween

By Amy Thompson

Four astronauts are headed to the International Space Station (ISS) this Halloween (Oct. 31), where they'll spend six months conducting more than 200 different research investigations.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft onboard is seen on the pad at Launch Complex 39A during a brief static fire test at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 28, 2021, ahead of the Crew-3 mission.

SpaceX fires up Falcon 9 rocket for Crew-3 Halloween astronaut launch

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will launch its next crew of astronauts toward the International Space Station this weekend.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is rolled out to the launch pad ready to launch the Crew-3 mission.

SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for NASA's Crew-3 Halloween launch

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which will ferry NASA's next group of astronauts to space has rolled to the pad.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission for NASA strike a pose in their launch suits ahead of their Oct. 31, 2021 launch. They are: (from left) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, mission specialist; NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist.

Crew-3 astronauts excited to ride SpaceX's Dragon on Halloween

By Amy Thompson

The next riders of SpaceX's Dragon are excited to strap into the capsule and blast into space.

European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Matthias Maurer gives a thumbs up from his seat aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon "Endurance."

L+600 and counting: ESA astronaut to be 600th person in space on SpaceX Crew-3 launch

By Robert Z. Pearlman

A German astronaut is set to become the 600th person to enter space and he will do so flying with a U.S. astronaut who once came close to being number 500.

The astronauts who will fly on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission participate in a media event following their arrival at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 26, 2021. Speaking at the microphone is NASA astronaut and spacecraft commander Raja Chari. Behind him from left is European Space Agency astronaut and mission specialist Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot, and Kayla Barron, mission specialist.

Crew-3 astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of SpaceX's planned Halloween launch

By Amy Thompson

Four astronauts were all smiles as they arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday afternoon (Oct. 26) ahead of SpaceX's third operational astronaut launch for NASA.

The brand-new Crew Dragon capsule Endurance at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, ahead of the planned Crew-3 launch to the International Space Station on Oct. 31, 2021.

SpaceX has fixed its space toilet on Dragon for NASA's Crew-3 astronaut launch

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's newest Crew Dragon capsule will test out some tweaked toilet tech when it lifts off for the first time this weekend.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule Endeavour, with four astronauts aboard, arrived at the International Space Station on April 24, 2021.

Elon Musk's SpaceX now valued at $100 billion: report

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceX's valuation has topped $100 billion, making the company even more of a rich rarity in a fast-growing industry.

SpaceX's Endurance Crew Dragon spacecraft arrives at the hangar ahead of the Crew-3 launch.

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance arrives at rocket hangar in awesome photos

By Chelsea Gohd

SpaceX's Endurance spacecraft has arrived at the hangar, ready for launch.

The four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-3 mission for NASA strike a pose in their launch suits ahead of their Oct. 31, 2021 launch. They are: (from left) ESA astronaut Matthias Maurer, mission specialist; NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, pilot; Raja Chari, commander; and Kayla Barron, mission specialist.

Meet the Crew-3 astronauts launching on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship Endurance

By Amy Thompson

They'll launch to the International Space Station on Halloween (Oct. 31).

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule for the Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station arrives at the hangar at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 24, 2021. 

SpaceX is 'go' to launch astronauts to space station on Halloween

By Mike Wall

SpaceX remains on track to launch its spooky space station mission this weekend — as long as a toilet issue gets cleared up in time.

The astronauts of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission pose for a portrait in their spacesuits during a training session. From left are: NASA astronauts Kayla Barron, Raja Chari, and Thomas Marshburn, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer.

How to watch NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut launch events this week

By Elizabeth Howell

SpaceX's next astronaut launch for NASA is set for the spooky date of Halloween (Oct. 31). Here's how to watch the Crew-3 launch online.

SpaceX's megarocket Starship tested its vacuum Raptor engine for the first time last week, paving the way for a possible debut orbital flight next month.

SpaceX shows off its 'Gateway to Mars' for Starship launches in video

By Elizabeth Howell

The company is waiting on regulatory approval for its first orbital mission.