How to watch SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn mission launch next week
SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 26, for the launch of the all-civilian Polaris Dawn mission that will take a Crew Dragon spacecraft to its highest orbit and also feature the…
Elon Musk says SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will be ‘epic.’ Here’s why
SpaceX chief Elon Musk said on Sunday that the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission will be “epic.” The highly anticipated mission is targeting Monday, August 26, for liftoff from the Kennedy…
SpaceX to launch first human spaceflight over Earth’s polar regions
A private space mission operated by SpaceX will become the first crewed voyage designed specifically to explore Earth’s polar regions. The mission — called Fram2 after the ship that helped…
SpaceX Falcon 9 booster just launched fo a record-tying 22nd time
A SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage booster launched and landed for a record-tying 22nd time on Sunday night. The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg…
Starship is ready to fly again, SpaceX says
SpaceX is ready for the fifth test flight of the mighty Starship, the most powerful rocket ever to have flown. The Elon Musk-led spaceflight company made the announcement in a…
SpaceX’s unique Polaris Dawn mission gets a launch date
SpaceX’s upcoming Polaris Dawn mission will see four nonprofessional astronauts fly aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft to an orbit 435 miles (700 kilometers) above Earth, taking it about 185 miles…
Stuck Starliner is causing NASA to delay other ISS missions
SpaceX NASA has announced it will delay the targeted launch date of SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) while it continues to work on resolving the situation…
Meet the SpaceX Crew-10 astronauts
A new crew of astronauts will be heading to the International Space Station in just a few weeks. Crew-9 will travel aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. But ahead of…
Why SpaceX is delivering a penny, a hexnut, and two balloons to the ISS on Saturday
On Saturday, NASA is working with SpaceX and Northrop Grumman to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station. Loaded up with cargo and scientific experiments, the NG-21 mission…
Elon Musk shares animation showing Starship catch and stack
The Starship — comprising the first-stage Super Heavy booster and the upper-stage Starship spacecraft — is the most powerful rocket ever to fly and could one day carry crew and…