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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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches a Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station on July 14, 2022.

Dragon capsule launches on SpaceX's 25th cargo mission to the space station

By Josh Dinner published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this evening (July 14), sending a robotic Dragon resupply craft toward the International Space Station.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Dragon cargo capsule sits on the pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 12, 2022

Watch SpaceX launch cargo mission to the space station Thursday night

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX will launch a cargo mission to the International Space Station on Thursday night (July 14), and you can watch it live.

Dust from northwest Africa blows over the Canary Islands in this image captured by the NOAA-20 satellite on Jan. 14, 2022.

NASA mission to monitor dust in Earth's atmosphere will blast off with SpaceX this week

By Elizabeth Howell published

A new NASA mission will watch over dust-ups from orbit to quantify their effect on Earth's climate.

Elon Musk discusses SpaceX's latest plans to launch its new Starship rocket in 2022 during a project update at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas on Feb. 10, 2022.

Twitter sues Elon Musk to hold him to $44 billion purchase deal

By Mike Wall published

Twitter filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk on Tuesday (July 12) seeking to hold the SpaceX and Tesla chief to his agreement to buy the social media company for $44 billion.

This image, posted on Twitter by SpaceX on July 6, 2022, shows Ship 24 on the move toward the launch pad with the Super Heavy known as Booster 7 in the foreground.

Fireball briefly engulfs base of SpaceX's huge Starship booster during test

By Mike Wall published

A fireball erupted at the base of one of SpaceX's huge next-gen Super Heavy boosters during a test Monday (July 11) at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 46 Starlink internet satellites punches through the clouds above Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 10, 2022.

SpaceX launches 46 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched 46 Starlink internet satellites and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea on Sunday (July 10).

Elon Musk discusses SpaceX's latest plans to launch its new Starship rocket in 2022 during a project update at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas on Feb. 10, 2022.

Elon Musk backing out of $44 billion Twitter purchase

By Mike Wall published

Elon Musk aims to back out of his $44 billion purchase of Twitter, but the social media company wants the deal to go through.

Falcon 9 launch

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nails launch and landing on record-tying 13th mission

By Mike Wall published

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket flew for a record-tying 13th time on Thursday morning (July 7).

SpaceX's Starship prototype Ship 24 rolls to the launch pad at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX shared this photo on Twitter on July 6, 2022.

SpaceX rolls Starship prototype to launch pad ahead of orbital test flight (photos)

By Mike Wall published

We may not have to wait too much longer for the first-ever orbital test flight of SpaceX's Starship deep-space transportation system.

A growing number of Starlink satellites can be found in low orbit around Earth.

SpaceX's Starlink satellites will help improve space weather forecasts amid sun's unpredictable activity

By Tereza Pultarova published

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are providing data to NOAA to help improve space weather forecasts as spacecraft operators struggle with unexpected effects of frequent solar eruptions.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the SES-22 communications satellite launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 29, 2022.

SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite, lands rocket at sea

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched a commercial communications satellite and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Wednesday (June 29).

SpaceX Cargo Dragon.

SpaceX postpones space station cargo mission again, to July 14

By Brett Tingley published

The latest delay will allow teams more time to assess and mitigate the consequences of elevated propellant vapor readings inside Dragon's propulsion system.

SpaceX's Starship on the launch pad at Starbase on March 18, 2022.

SpaceX's Starship Super Heavy rocket prototype moves to launch pad for tests

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's massive Starship project was on the move last week, as its "Booster 7" Super Heavy rocket prototype moved to its South Texas test pad Thursday (June 23).

Clare Rehill captured a blue spiral over New Zealand on June 19, 2022 associated with a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.

Wild blue spiral in New Zealand sky likely made by SpaceX rocket (photo)

By Elizabeth Howell published

A New Zealand resident spotted a "bizarre but very cool" blue spiral above her house following a SpaceX launch on Sunday (June 19).

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites into space from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 18, 2022.

SpaceX and OneWeb tell FCC their broadband megaconstellations can coexist

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX and OneWeb have written a joint letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declaring harmony in orbit for spectrum coordination between their satellite-internet constellations.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a communications satellite for the company Globalstar on June 19, 2022.

SpaceX launches and lands 3rd rocket in 36 hours

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX just completed a remarkable spaceflight tripleheader, launching and landing three rockets in just over 36 hours.

A screenshot of the radar satellite SARah-1 lifting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster on June 18, 2022.

SpaceX launches German military satellite, lands rocket

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched a German military satellite and landed the returning rocket Saturday morning (June 18).

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.

SpaceX fires some employees behind letter denouncing Elon Musk's behavior: reports

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX has fired some of the employees involved in drafting and distributing within the company a letter criticizing the behavior of founder and CEO Elon Musk, according to media reports.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off for a record-setting 13th time on June 17, 2022, carrying 53 Starlink satellites to orbit.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket aces record 13th flight in Starlink satellite launch

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets for the 13th time today (June 17), setting a new reuse record.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 46 Starlink internet satellites

SpaceX to launch 3 rockets from 3 pads in 3 days this weekend

By Tariq Malik published

SpaceX aims to launch three rockets from three different launch pads in three days starting on Friday (June 17).