SpaceX Successfully Lands Starship SN15 Prototype
SpaceX stuck the landing Wednesday on a test of its Starship prototype. The Starship prototype – SN15 – soared to 10 kilometers (about 33,000 feet) into the sky, then had … Read More
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SpaceX Crew Dragon Completes Safe Splashdown
Astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule made a safe parachute landing early Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico. NASA’s Crew-1 mission consisted of Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon … Read More
SpaceX’s Crew-1 Dragon Scheduled for a Sunday Splashdown
Bad weather has delayed the return of the four astronauts traveling back to Earth aboard SpaceX’s Crew-1 Dragon capsule. NASA and SpaceX announced the delay Friday after a series of … Read More
SpaceX Crew-2 Mission Sends Four Astronauts to ISS
SpaceX sent Friday four NASA astronauts into space aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission was the third crewed mission to date for SpaceX. The Crew Dragon capsule is scheduled … Read More
SpaceX Awarded $3B Contract for Moon Mission
SpaceX has won a $3 billion contract with NASA to build a spacecraft to carry astronauts to the moon, the agency announced Friday. NASA is getting ready to send astronauts … Read More
SpaceX Raises $1B in New Funding
SpaceX has raised a new $1.16 billion funding round, according to a regulatory filing. SpaceX held a second close of about $314 million, adding to $850 million raised in February, … Read More
SpaceX Sends 60 More Starlink Satellites into Orbit
SpaceX successfully added Wednesday 60 Starlink satellites to its constellation created to beam internet service around the world. The mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space … Read More
Report: Musk Considering SpaceX Factory in Austin
Elon Musk plans to expand his companies’ operations in Texas with a SpaceX factory to be built across the road from the Tesla factory currently under construction near Austin, according to … Read More
Crew Announced for Civilian Mission Aboard SpaceX Dragon
Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space, announced Tuesday the final two members of the four-person crew that launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule later this year. Christopher Sembroski of … Read More