SpaceX

Helmed by billionaire CEO Elon Musk, SpaceX has made a name for itself as a leading rocket launch provider. We bring you complete coverage of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket launches and landings, as well as SpaceX’s more ambitious exploration goals. That includes flying people around the Moon in the company’s Dragon capsule and starting a human colony on Mars.

Watch SpaceX launch 60 satellites into orbit

By Mary Beth Griggs November 11

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Elon Musk donates $1 million to plant trees after testifying that he’s cash-poor

By Nick Statt October 29

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SpaceX aims to provide internet coverage with Starlink constellation as soon as mid-2020

By Loren Grush October 22

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Elon Musk and NASA administrator claim SpaceX could fly its first crew in the first part of 2020

By Loren Grush October 10

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Elon Musk’s future Starship updates could use more details on human health and survival

By Loren Grush October 4

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SpaceX’s massive Starship test rocket shines in Boca Chica, Texas

By Loren Grush September 29

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Elon Musk aims to put SpaceX’s Starship in orbit in six months

By Mary Beth Griggs September 28

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Watch Elon Musk give a design update on SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket

By Loren Grush September 28

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A bug in SpaceX’s communication system kept the company in the dark about potential satellite collision

By Loren Grush September 4

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A mandate to fly NASA’s mission to Europa on a delayed rocket could cost an extra $1 billion

By Loren Grush August 28

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SpaceX’s prototype rocket flies to its highest altitude yet during hover test

Starhopper gets some serious air

By Loren Grush August 27

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The government’s plan to update rocket launch licensing is pissing off the commercial space industry

By Loren Grush August 20

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How Blue Origin is trying to rework the rules of the Air Force’s coveted rocket competition

By Loren Grush August 13

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Watch SpaceX’s net-wielding boat slowly catch a rocket nose cone falling from the sky

By Loren Grush August 7

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SpaceX and Arianespace launched rockets from North and South America within hours of each other

By Loren Grush August 6

SpaceX will now offer rocket ride-shares tailored solely to small satellites

By Loren Grush August 5

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NASA to help SpaceX, Blue Origin, and more develop technologies for Moon and Mars travel

By Loren Grush July 30

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SpaceX’s new test rocket briefly hovers during first free flight

By Loren Grush July 26

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SpaceX just launched a new docking port to the International Space Station

By Loren Grush July 25

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NASA’s daunting to-do list for sending people back to the Moon

By Loren Grush July 18

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SpaceX’s test rocket catches fire after engine test

By Loren Grush July 17

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High-speed lunar dust could cloud the future of human missions to the Moon

By Loren Grush July 17

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SpaceX finally reveals cause of April spacecraft explosion

By Loren Grush July 15

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SpaceX is in communication with all but three of 60 Starlink satellites one month after launch

By Loren Grush June 28

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The technology, sweat, and anxiety that goes into shooting a Falcon Heavy rocket launch

By Loren Grush June 28

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SpaceX catches rocket nose cone for the first time with giant net-wielding boat

By Loren Grush June 25

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SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy’s center core in an otherwise successful launch

By Mary Beth Griggs June 25

Why the third launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket has the highest stakes yet

By Loren Grush June 24

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An atomic clock, ‘green’ propellant, and a sunlight-surfing sail are headed to space next week

By Loren Grush June 21

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Commercial space companies have received $7.2 billion in government investment since 2000

By Loren Grush June 18

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SpaceX successfully launched and landed its Falcon 9 rocket on the California coast this morning

By Loren Grush June 12

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Why astronomers are worried that SpaceX’s satellite network will pollute the night sky

By Loren Grush May 29

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