Watch SpaceX fire up Starship engines ahead of fifth test flight
SpaceX has just performed a static fire of the six engines on its Starship spacecraft as it awaits permission from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the fifth test flight…
Polaris Dawn crew member describes the dramatic ride home
A crew member of SpaceX’s recent Polaris Dawn mission has described what it was like aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft as it entered Earth’s atmosphere and hurtled toward Earth during…
Crew Dragon is about to fly with empty seats for the first time. Here’s why
NASA and SpaceX are making final preparations for the Crew-9 astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which is set to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida…
Polaris Dawn’s high-speed journey home captured in photo from ISS
A remarkable photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) shows SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon capsule entering Earth’s atmosphere at high speed as it returned home…
SpaceX’s next Starship flight delayed by months
SpaceX says it’s been ready to launch the mighty Starship rocket on its fifth test flight since early August, and that it had been expecting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…
How to watch SpaceX’s first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon tonight
Two non-professional astronauts are about to conduct the first-ever spacewalk from a Crew Dragon spacecraft and also the first-ever commercial spacewalk. The highly anticipated event is part of the Polaris…
Watch this orbital sunset from a Crew Dragon spacecraft way above Earth
SpaceX has just shared some stunning images and a short video showing an orbital sunset as seen from the Polaris Dawn Crew Dragon spacecraft way above Earth. Check out the…
The Polaris Dawn crew is in space. Now what?
Earth as seen from the Crew Dragon spacecraft during SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission. SpaceX Four non-professional astronauts are now orbiting Earth inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft following a successful…
SpaceX’s delayed Polaris Dawn mission to launch tonight
The historic SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission, which includes the first-ever commercial spacewalk, will launch tonight from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Four private astronauts, three…
Polaris Dawn commander says sorry to those who came to see launch
The commander of SpaceX’s historic Polaris Dawn mission has apologized to those who traveled from far and wide to Florida’s Space Coast to watch the launch, which was supposed to…