SpaceX News 31 Stories

SpaceX, led by CEO Elon Musk, is one of the top rocket launch providers. We follow the space company’s latest missions and projects.

NASA Artemis moon landing

Space

The 17 biggest lunar missions leading up to NASA’s 2024 moon landing

NASA’s Artemis program is heralding a moon rush, and nobody—from SpaceX to Russia—wants to be left behind.

by Neel V. Patel
2020-02-27T05:00:12-05:00

Space

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon abort system works—now it’s ready to send astronauts into space

by Neel V. Patel
2020-01-19T10:53:09-05:00

SpaceX Starlink

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SpaceX now operates the world’s biggest commercial satellite network

by Neel V. Patel
2020-01-07T11:29:02-05:00

SpaceX Starship

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The seven most exciting space missions of 2020

Four countries are sending robots to Mars, private companies will send humans into orbit, and we’re inching closer to seeing NASA return astronauts to the moon.

by Neel V. Patel
2019-12-31T05:00:56-05:00

SpaceX recovers Dragon capsule

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The five biggest space failures of 2019

Between NASA and SpaceX, Earth and Mars, there was plenty to groan about in 2019.

by Neel V. Patel
2019-12-26T05:00:51-05:00

Astronomer Starlink night sky

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SpaceX will test making Starlink satellites less shiny to appease angry astronomers

After facing complaints from scientists about its satellites ruining the night sky, SpaceX wants to experiment with a new coating to make them less bright.

by Neel V. Patel
2019-12-10T05:10:45-05:00

SpaceX deploying its Starlink satellite fleet.

Space

SpaceX just filed a request to run 30,000 more Starlink satellites in orbit

The company wants permission to turn its proposed mega-constellation into a behemoth in low Earth orbit. But its motives are unclear.

by Neel V. Patel
2019-10-15T17:18:06-04:00

Space

SpaceX has unveiled the rocket it hopes will one day carry humans to Mars

by Charlotte Jee
2019-09-30T06:53:26-04:00

Conceptual illustration of space traffic

Space

Satellite crashes will plague us unless we manage space traffic better

The recent near-miss between SpaceX and ESA highlights the weaknesses in our current system for keeping Earth’s orbit safe.

by Neel V. Patel
2019-09-06T12:40:59-04:00

The European Space Agency's Aeolus satellite

Space

One of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites almost collided with a weather satellite

by Charlotte Jee
2019-09-02T12:28:00-04:00

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