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Kathy Lueders, manager of the commercial crew program at NASA, sees SpaceX's Crew Dragon explosion as a blessing in disguise.

NASA Commercial Crew Manager Calls SpaceX Explosion a “Gift”

By Victor Tangermann

Last week, SpaceX unleashed 60 tiny Starlink satellites to orbit the Earth at just 340 miles. Astronomers are worried they could ruin the night sky.

Astronomers: SpaceX’s New Satellites Are Ruining the Night Sky

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Just Unleashed 60 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

SpaceX Just Unleashed 60 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit

By Victor Tangermann

An investigation revealed that a quality assurance engineer at an aerospace parts company forged signatures for some 38 inspection reports.

SpaceX Component Engineer Charged With Faking Inspection Reports

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX recently began building a second Starship Hopper at a new construction site in Florida, hoping to determine which area is best-suited to the task.

SpaceX Was Secretly Building a Second Starship in Florida

By Dan Robitzski

The details of a newly filed SpaceX lawsuit against the U.S. are currently under wraps, but it may have something to do with an upcoming Air Force contract.

SpaceX Is Now Suing the United States Government

By Kristin Houser

A tiny 11 pound solar sail spacecraft is finally launching into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket this summer.

SpaceX is About to Launch a Solar Sail Inspired by Carl Sagan

By Victor Tangermann

When the Starlink network goes live, SpaceX could potentially have the opportunity to restore net neutrality protections.

SpaceX’s Orbital Internet Could Restore Net Neutrality

By Dan Robitzski

SpaceX is about to launch the first batch of Starlink satellites. Experts say the artificial constellation could cause 67,000 space collisions per year.

SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Make Space a Minefield

By Dan Robitzski

Last month, a SpaceX Crew Dragon shuttle crash-landed after its parachutes failed, but NASA says it's a learning experience.

NASA Admits SpaceX Ship Crashed During Failed Test Last Month

By Dan Robitzski

Yusaku Maezawa, the man expected to be SpaceX's first Moon passenger, says he "has no money" and is now selling art from his personal collection.

The Guy Who Bought a SpaceX Ticket to the Moon Is Broke

By Kristin Houser

Four tissue chips designed to mimic various process in the human body are headed to the International Space Station to help scientists study disease.

SpaceX Is Sending Living Bits of Human Organs to Space

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX finally confirmed today during a press event that the Crew Dragon capsule that flew to the International Space Station in March was destroyed.

SpaceX Confirms That Accident Destroyed Crew Dragon Capsule

By Victor Tangermann

A memo obtained by the Orlando Sentinel seems to confirm that the video showing an explosion during a test of SpaceX's astronaut capsule is authentic.

Internal Memo Confirms SpaceX Explosion Video Is Real

By Jon Christian

Two Chinese launch startups have successfully tested and demonstrated rockets that set the groundwork for future reusable launch vehicle technology.

Watch Out SpaceX: Chinese Startups Are Testing Reusable Rockets

By Victor Tangermann

Plans for a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station had to be delayed thanks to a problem with one of the station's eight power units.

Space Station Power Outage Delays SpaceX Delivery

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX-Like Startups Think They Can Solve Fusion For Cheap

SpaceX-Like Startups Think They Can Solve Fusion For Cheap

By Victor Tangermann

On Saturday, a SpaceX Dragon 2 capsule exploded during a static test. But you would never know that from SpaceX, which insists on calling it an "anomaly."

SpaceX Won’t Admit That Its Crew Capsule Exploded

By Dan Robitzski

Update: Vid Appears to Show SpaceX Capsule Exploding During Test

Update: Vid Appears to Show SpaceX Capsule Exploding During Test

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX successfully landed three Falcon Heavy boosters last week. But stormy weather had a different plan for them, and one fell into the water.

SpaceX Landed a Falcon Heavy Booster. Then It Fell Into the Sea.

By Dan Robitzski

Musk tweeted that he was "thinking about adding giant stainless steel dragon wings to Starship" that could allow it to keep cool during re-entry.

Elon Musk Suggests Adding “Dragon Wings” to Starship

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX will provide launch services for NASA's DART mission, which is designed to test a plan for preventing an asteroid from hitting Earth.

NASA Asks SpaceX to Help It Save Earth From Incoming Asteroids

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX successfully landed all three of its Falcon Heavy boosters during the rocket's second launch ever, marking a new milestone in reusable rocketry.

SpaceX Milestone: Company Lands Three Falcon Heavy Boosters

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX's Starship Hopper successfully completed a tethered hop, putting the company's in-development Starship one step closer to liftoff.

SpaceX’s Starship Hopper Completes First Tethered “Hop”

By Kristin Houser

In a video, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk showed off the space company's Starship's "heat shield hex tiles" which could keep its spacecraft cool during re-entry.

Elon Musk Shows Off Glowing Hot “Hex Tile” Starship Heatshield

By Victor Tangermann

In a series of tweets yesterday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the space company is about to start testing its Starship spacecraft.

Elon Musk: SpaceX Hopes to Launch Starship “Test Hopper” This Week

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft Splashes Down in the Atlantic

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft Splashes Down in the Atlantic

By Victor Tangermann

A new paper suggests that we could spot an alien civilization by looking for signs of starships powered by the radiation thrown off by small black hole.

New SETI Plan: Detect Alien Starships Powered by Black Holes

By Jon Christian

A Russian space expert argued on Russian TV that SpaceX's recent launch of its Crew Dragon spacecraft will pose a threat to Russia's space efforts.

Expert: SpaceX Just Made Russia’s Space Program “Null and Void”

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX's next-generation passenger spacecraft Crew Dragon has docked itself to a free dock on the International Space Station at 5:51 am EST this morning.

Watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Dock Autonomously With the ISS

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX successfully launched its (uncrewed) Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 2:49 am EST this morning.

SpaceX Launches First U.S. Private Passenger Spacecraft to ISS

By Victor Tangermann

Meet “Ripley,” the Dummy SpaceX Is Sending to the Space Station

Meet “Ripley,” the Dummy SpaceX Is Sending to the Space Station

By Victor Tangermann

Europe's rocket manufacturer Ariane Group and French space agency CNES came up with a new universalized "acceleration platform" called "ArianeWorks."

Europe’s New Reusable Rocket Design Borrows Heavily From SpaceX

By Victor Tangermann

NASA and SpaceX decided to proceed with plans yesterday for the first ever test flight, dubbed Demo-1, of SpaceX's Crew Dragon passenger spacecraft.

NASA Clears SpaceX Crew Dragon’s First Test Flight

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

SpaceX Just Launched the First Commercial Lunar Lander, Ever

By Victor Tangermann

NASA commissioned SpaceX and Boeing to develop shuttles for crewed missions. Upcoming test flights may be delayed as NASA found several safety flaws.

NASA Warns SpaceX and Boeing About Safety Flaws in Spacecraft

By Dan Robitzski

A NASA director warned that Elon Musk's proposed Starship design was going to be "orders of magnitude" more difficult than any NASA project in history.

NASA Chief: SpaceX’s Starship Tougher Than Any NASA Project, Ever

By Jon Christian

SpaceX test fired its Raptor engine designed for its Starship spacecraft for the first time. And the videos are incredible.

Watch SpaceX Test-Fire the Starship Engine for the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk blamed the company's decision to lay off 10 percent of its workforce on its Starship and Starlink projects this week.

Elon Musk Blames SpaceX Layoffs On “Absolutely Insane Projects”

By Jon Christian

Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL's lunar lander Beresheet has now passed a series of launch tests, putting it one step closer to making space history.

First Private Lunar Lander Passes Launch Tests at SpaceX Facility

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX just completed the first test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket that will hopefully carry the groundbreaking Crew Dragon spacecraft into space.

SpaceX Just Test Fired the Rocket That’ll Launch Its Crew Dragon

By Victor Tangermann

Powerful wind gusts have caused damage to SpaceX's Starship rocket that CEO Elon Musk believes will take "weeks to repair."

Hurricane-Force Gusts Knocked Over SpaceX’s Starship Last Night

By Kristin Houser

Elon Musk explains the decision to use stainless steel to create the new SpaceX Starship rocket in an interview with Popular Mechanics.

SpaceX Starship Will “Bleed Water” From Tiny Holes, Says Elon Musk

By Kristin Houser

Business Insider has obtained a document listing the positions of the people who will lose their jobs as a result of the recently announced SpaceX layoffs.

The SpaceX Layoffs Will Hurt Workers With These Job Titles

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX said Friday that it plans to lay off 10 percent of its workforce — an eyebrow-raising move for a company emerging from a record-shattering year.

Surprise Announcement: SpaceX to Lay off 10 Percent of Workforce

By Jon Christian

The suborbital version of Space's Starship rocket is almost ready for lift-off, based on a new photo tweeted by CEO Elon Musk.

Elon Musk Shares Photo of SpaceX’s First Starship

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed on Twitter yesterday that the first test of the Starship could take place in as little as four weeks.

Elon Musk: First Starship Test Could Be in Four Weeks

By Jon Christian

A SpaceX Crew Dragon space craft sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Goes Vertical for First Test Launch

Stainless steel starship

Elon Musk Tweets Image of SpaceX’s Stainless Steel Starship

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX launch - SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off carrying a GPS 3 satellite

SpaceX Launches Next-Generation Air Force GPS Satellite

SpaceX’s Reusable Dragon 2 Crew Capsule Is Covered in Solar Panels

SpaceX’s Reusable Dragon 2 Crew Capsule Is Covered in Solar Panels

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceIL's privately funded lunar lander won't launch aboard a Falcon 9 until February, and SpaceX gave the company no explanation for the two-month delay.

SpaceX Delays Launch of First Private Lunar Lander Without Explanation

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX has shattered the record for commercial rocket launches in a year, at 20. That beats the prior record of 18 launches in a year — which it also set.

SpaceX Smashed the Record for Commercial Space Launches This Year

By Jon Christian

Followers of SpaceX's every move have spotted a second Falcon Heavy side booster en route to the company's testing facility in Texas.

Looks Like SpaceX Is One Step Closer to Launching Another Falcon Heavy

By Kristin Houser

A SpaceX Dragon capsule just brought the ISS Christmas dinner, a feast consisting of turkey and all the fixings, plus cookies to decorate.

How a SpaceX Dragon Capsule Delivered Christmas Dinner to the ISS

By Kristin Houser

SpaceX was hoping to launch a cargo mission to the ISS today. But moldy food bars meant for some 40 mice on board is delaying the mission by a day.

SpaceX Just Delayed Its Next Cargo Launch Because of Mold

By Victor Tangermann

100 capsules of cremated remains are about to be packed into a CubeSat and launched into orbit, fulfilling the last wishes of many who wanted to see space.

Elysium and SpaceX to Launch Cremated Remains of 100 People Into Orbit

By Dan Robitzski

In its most recent annual report, Roscosmos blames SpaceX — which promises to shuttle astronauts to the ISS — for its declining fortunes.

Russian Space Agency Roscosmos Blames SpaceX For Its Woes

By Jon Christian

NASA Announces Date for First SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Flight

NASA Announces Date for First SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Flight

By Sarah Marquart

NASA's plans to conducts a "safety review" of SpaceX and Boeing stem from the agency's displeasure with Elon Musk's recent behavior.

NASA Isn’t Happy About SpaceX’s “Frat House” Culture

By Kristin Houser

The FCC approved a SpaceX request to launch more than 7,000 internet-broadcasting satellites. The only catch: they need to do it fast.

The FCC Just Approved SpaceX’s Plan to Launch 7,518 Internet Satellites

By Jon Christian

According to recent FCC filings, SpaceX is planning on orbiting more than 1,500 Starlink satellites at almost half the altitude to keep them safe.

SpaceX Found a Way To Keep Its Satellites From Cluttering Up Space

By Victor Tangermann

NASA Certifies SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to Launch Its Top Missions

NASA Certifies SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to Launch Its Top Missions

By Kristin Houser

NASA posted a video to its Commercial Crew Twitter account of astronauts wearing SpaceX spacesuits while inside a Crew Dragon spacecraft.

NASA Astronauts Put SpaceX Spacesuits to the Test

By Kristin Houser