SpaceX

SpaceX is set Tuesday for the next test flight of its Starship megarocket — the linchpin of founder Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions — after the vessel’s last two outings ended in fiery explosions. A launch window...

On Monday, SpaceX launched the first human spaceflight—a four-person, privately sponsored orbital mission—directly over Earth’s polar regions. The mission will include a number of experiments, such as taking the first X-ray in space and cultivating mushrooms...

Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency has been in the news lately due to widespread layoffs and funding reductions at US federal institutions. However, the next test flight of his imposing Starship rocket will put...

US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to attend Tuesday’s launch of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket, US media reported, the latest sign of growing ties between him and fellow billionaire Elon Musk. Temporary flight restrictions for VIP...

US regulators on Friday cleared SpaceX to restart launching its stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, as a probe continues into a rare mishap this week during a first-stage booster landing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the...

US regulators on Friday cleared SpaceX to restart launching its stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, as a probe continues into a rare mishap this week during a first-stage booster landing. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the...

SpaceX on Monday pushed back the historic launch of an all-civilian crew on an orbital expedition set to mark a new chapter in space exploration with the first spacewalk by private citizens. The Polaris Dawn mission,...

Due to continuous problems with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA on Tuesday delayed the departure of astronauts scheduled to visit the International Space Station on a SpaceX flight. Due to faults found in its propulsion system during...

Due to bad weather, the mission to send three American astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut to the International Space Station on Saturday was canceled. NASA said that after SpaceX reported a delay in the launch, the...

SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket blasted back into space on Thursday night to ferry the US military’s secretive X-37B drone to a research mission. After weeks of delays, the rocket launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in...