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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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Chris Sembroski, Hayley Arceneaux, Sian Proctor and Jared Isaacman pose in front of their SpaceX launch pad, Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, March 29, 2021.

SpaceX's private Inspiration4 mission is 'go' for launch on Sept. 15

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX and the Inspiration4 team completed the flight readiness reviews on Sept. 2.

Billionaire Jared Isaacman, the financier of SpaceX's Inspiration4 private spaceflight, poses with inside the Dragon Cupola window that will be used on the historic all-civilian space mission.

SpaceX shows off its huge dome window on Dragon for private Inspiration4 spaceflight

By Tariq Malik published

The four astronauts poised to launch on first-ever all-civilian SpaceX mission this month will have one heck of a view once they reach orbit.

SpaceX's drone ship "A Shortfall of Gravitas" returns to port on Aug. 31, 2021, after its first successful Falcon 9 rocket landing.

SpaceX's newest drone ship returns to port after its 1st rocket landing at sea (photos, videos)

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX's newest drone ship, "A Shortfall of Gravitas" (ASOG) arrived in port Tuesday (Aug. 31) with its first catch secured to its deck.

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Inspiration4 astronauts to conduct health research on private SpaceX mission

By Chelsea Gohd published

The private astronauts of Inspiration4 will be helping to expand our understanding of how space affects the human body on their mission around Earth.

SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo ship is seen with a bright blue Earth as a backdrop by a camera on the International Space Station during its docking approach on Aug. 30, 2021.

SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship docks at space station in time for astronaut's birthday

By Mike Wall published

The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.

SpaceX's Starship could launch on its first uncrewed flight to Mars in 2024.

SpaceX Starship: Key milestones for the world's most powerful rocket

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the CRS-23 cargo mission to the International Space Station on Aug. 29, 2021.

SpaceX launches Dragon cargo capsule to space station, nails rocket landing at sea

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year today (Aug 29), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.

A view of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon on the pad before the launch attempt was called off on Aug. 28, 2021.

Bad weather delays SpaceX Dragon cargo launch to space station

By Hanneke Weitering published

The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.

A satellite image captured Aug. 27, 2021 shows a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo ship on Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ahead of the company's 23rd cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Satellite spots SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon from orbit ahead of cargo launch to space station (photos)

By Hanneke Weitering published

On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.

The Space Collective's new space-flown clothing labels will spend at least the next six months in Earth orbit.

Space memorabilia dealer launches new 'clothing label' — to space station

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Packed among the experiments launching on a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station is a small stash of NASA logo-adorned clothing labels.

A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the CRS-23 Dragon cargo ship stands atop Launch Complex 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its planned launch on Aug. 28, 2021.

SpaceX Dragon to launch big science haul to space station for astronaut health, plant stress and more

By Amy Thompson published

Find out what's on board SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo mission to the International Space Station.

A used SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the CRS-23 Dragon cargo ship stands atop Launch Complex 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida ahead of its planned launch on Aug. 28, 2021.

You can watch a SpaceX Dragon launch NASA cargo to the space station early Saturday. Here's how.

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA to the International Space Station early Aug. 28. Here's how to watch.

Companies like SpaceX use liquid oxygen (LOX) as propellant for rocket launches. Now, LOX shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic could impact launches. This photo, shared by SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk on Sept. 26, 2019, shows off the three Raptor engines on one of the company’s Starship prototypes.

SpaceX faces possible liquid oxygen shortage for rocket fuel amid pandemic

By Chelsea Gohd published

As hospitals struggle to figure out how to treat patients, SpaceX fears a liquid oxygen shortage that could also jeopardize upcoming launches.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Cargo Dragon CRS-22 mission for the International Space Station is seen at Launch Complex 39A ahead of its June 2, 2021 launch. A similar Dragon cargo ship will launch on the CRS-23 mission on Aug. 28, 2021.

SpaceX test-fires rocket ahead of weekend Dragon cargo launch for NASA

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX has fired up the rocket that will ferry its next cargo shipment to the International Space Station early Saturday morning.

An artist's rendition of a future space colony.

The billionaire space race reflects a colonial mindset that fails to imagine a different world

By Ted McCormick published

It was a time of political uncertainty, cultural conflict and social change.

After its June 30, 2021 launch, SpaceX paused Starlink liftoffs to add lasers to the satellites. In this photo, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on Feb. 15, 2021, during a successful Starlink launch.

SpaceX paused Starlink launches to give its internet satellites lasers

By Chelsea Gohd published

SpaceX hasn't launched any Starlink internet satellites since June. It turns out it's because the company has been adding "lasers."

Stealth Transit's system detects approaching satellites and uses an active shutter to interrupt exposure to protect astronomical observations from unwanted effects of the passing satellites.

Russian startup tests technology that filters SpaceX Starlink passes from astronomical observations

By Tereza Pultarova published

A Russian startup is testing a technology that filters out disruptive passes of SpaceX's Starlink satellites from astronomical observations.

SpaceX's first orbital Starship SN20 is stacked atop its massive Super Heavy Booster 4 for the first time on Aug. 6, 2021 at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. They stood 395 feet tall, taller than NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

Elon Musk says SpaceX could launch a Starship to the moon 'probably sooner' than 2024: report

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he may be able to launch the company's new Starship to the moon for NASA "probably sooner" than the agency's 2024 target

SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype explodes during a crash landing after a 6-minute, 42-second test flight from its Boca Chica, Texas test site on Dec. 9, 2020..

Every SpaceX Starship explosion and what Elon Musk and team learned from them (video)

By Elizabeth Howell published

Watch Space.com's video of every SpaceX Starship explosion and see what Elon Musk and team learned from them.

"Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space" is scheduled to premiere Sept. 6, 2021.

Watch Netflix's 1st trailer for the Inspiration4 documentary on SpaceX's private spaceflight

By Elizabeth Howell published

Netflix's first trailer for a documentary series on SpaceX's Inspiration4 private astronaut mission is here. Check it out.