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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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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 published

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

SpaceX stacks its SN20 Starship prototype atop its Super Heavy booster for the first time at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas in August 2021.

FAA wraps up public hearings on SpaceX Starship launch site environmental review

By Mike Wall published

The FAA held two public hearings this week about its environmental assessment of SpaceX's orbital launch activities in South Texas. People voiced strong opinions, both pro and con.

SpaceX's Starship SN20 prototype could make its first orbital test flight as soon as next month. This visualization depicts SpaceX's Starship could launch on its first uncrewed flight to Mars in 2024.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch Starship orbital flight test next month

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX's latest Starship prototype could blast off into orbit earlier than expected.

SpaceX's SN20 Starship prototype performs its first-ever static fire test on Oct. 21, 2021, in this still from a video captured by SPadre.com.

SpaceX's SN20 Starship prototype roars to life in 1st static fire tests (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX fired up its SN20 Starship prototype in earnest for the first time Thursday night (Oct. 21), notching a big milestone on the vehicle's planned path to orbit.

SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX, NASA target Halloween launch for Crew-3 astronaut flight to space station

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA's next space station launch is set for Halloween and will put four more astronauts into space on a SpaceX rocket.

An artist's depiction of astronauts walking on the moon as part of NASA's Artemis program. U.S. Senate appropriators have directed NASA to choose a second company to build its lunar lander for Artemis.

Senate directs NASA to choose another company to build a lunar lander: report

By Chelsea Gohd published

The United States Senate's largest committee wants NASA to choose a second company to build its new moon lander.

SpaceX fires up its SN20 Starship prototype in an apparent preburner test on Oct. 18, 2021.

SpaceX fires up SN20 Starship prototype for 1st time (video)

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX conducted a brief engine test at its South Texas facilities last night (Oct. 18) with SN20, which the company is prepping to make the Starship program's first-ever orbital test flight.

Sian Proctor served as the pilot for the private SpaceX mission Inspiration4.

Inspiration4 astronaut Sian Proctor reflects on historic SpaceX spaceflight experience

By Amy Thompson published

Sian Proctor, the pilot for SpaceX's historic Inspiration4 mission, is on cloud 9 after returning from her epic three-day-long spaceflight.

The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission: (from left) Commander Raja Chari and pilot Thomas Mashburn, both NASA astronauts; mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Kayla Barron of NASA.

Crew-3 astronauts are ready and excited for 6-month SpaceX mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

Four astronauts are about to spend six months living in Earth orbit, and they cannot wait.

The official crew portrait of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which will fly on the newly named Crew Dragon "Endurance." From left: Commander Raja Chari and pilot Thomas Mashburn, both NASA astronauts; mission specialist Matthias Maurer of the European Space Agency; mission specialist Kayla Barron of NASA.

Meet 'Endurance': New SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule gets a name

By Mike Wall published

Endurance is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station on Oct. 30, kicking off SpaceX's Crew-3 mission.

The crew for SpaceX's Crew-3 mission.

SpaceX's Crew-3 is ready for a Halloween weekend launch

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX's newest crewed mission to space is ready for launch!

SpaceX's Crew-2 Crew Dragon Endeavour arrives at the International Space Station with four astronauts aboard in a smooth docking on April 24, 2021 one day after launching into orbit.

NASA reassigns 2 astronauts from Boeing's Starliner to SpaceX's Crew Dragon

By Mike Wall published

Two astronauts expected to fly on early missions of Boeing's crew capsule will instead ride to orbit with SpaceX, NASA announced today (Oct. 6).

A Saturday Nigh Live sketch starring Owen Wilson spooks Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos and other space billionaires.

SNL spoofs Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin and space billionaires with 'Star Trek' skit

By Elizabeth Howell published

It stars Owen Wilson as a cowboy-hatted Jeff Bezos.

A close-up view of SpaceX's astronaut wings for the private Inspiration4 astronauts.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 crew gets their astronaut wings

By Tariq Malik published

The four private astronauts that flew on SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission got their astronaut wings Friday (Oct. 1).

SpaceX's Dragon capsule streaks across the evening sky on Sept. 30, 2021, as it returned to Earth from a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Skywatchers see SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship streak across the night sky as it returned to Earth

By Rahul Rao published

Late Thursday night (Sept. 30) in the southeastern United States, anybody looking up could have glimpsed a brilliant streak, trailing down into the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's east coast.

A shot of the SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon cargo capsule departing the International Space Station on Sept. 30, 2021.

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship returns to Earth with gravity-sensitive experiments

By Tereza Pultarova published

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft returned to Earth tonight (Sept. 30), packed full of science experiments after one month at the International Space Station.

Elon Musk, SpaceX founder, as seen during the company's Demo-2 mission, a crewed test flight to the International Space Station conducted in 2019.

Elon Musk scorns Jeff Bezos' lawsuit on NASA moon lander

By Meghan Bartels published

SpaceX founder Elon Musk isn't impressed by his rival Jeff Bezos' legal approach to a moon shot.

SpaceX's all-civilian Inspiration4 astronauts are all smiles after splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean to end their historic three-day trip to orbit on the Crew Dragon Resilience.

Do space tourists really understand the risk they're taking?

By Tereza Pultarova published

Space tourism vehicles are probably the only technology with the potential to kill humans that doesn't need to undergo independent safety certification. Is that a good idea?

A fleet of SpaceX Starlink internet satellites is seen poised for deployment in orbit in this image from a May 24, 2019 launch.

SpaceX's Starlink broadband satellites could be used for GPS navigation

By Elizabeth Howell published

Starlink may have a new capability beyond broadband Internet.

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launches on its debut mission from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 6, 2018.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch internet satellite to serve Alaska in 2022

By Mike Wall published

Falcon Heavy is now scheduled to loft Astranis' first commercial communications satellite to orbit next spring, the San Francisco-based company announced Thursday (Sept. 23).