Russia is getting into the reusable rocket game. The nation's space agency, Roscosmos, announced last week that it aims to develop a two-stage rocket called the Amur, whose first stage will return to Earth for vertical, powered landings like those performed by SpaceX's Falcon 9 boosters.
SpaceX called off the launch of a new fleet of Starlink internet satellites on Thursday (Sept. 17) due to a "recovery issue" related to the mission's Falcon 9 rocket, Space.com informs. A SpaceX Falcon 9 …
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk extended an extraordinary stretch of wealth gains to become a centibillionaire. Tesla Inc. shares rallied, pushing his net worth to $101 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a listing of the …
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has raised $1.9 billion in new funding, according to a regulatory filing. This would be the largest single fundraising round to date by SpaceX, according to PitchBook data. Bloomberg, which …
SpaceX was set to try to launch its next batch of Starlink satellites today with a couple of Earth observation satellites along for the ride, but pulled the plug about 90 minutes before the planned liftoff, Orlando Sentinel informs. …
SpaceX sent 60 more of its Starlink broadband internet satellites into low Earth orbit tonight, boosting the constellation to 480 satellites. The reusable Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida …
Two US astronauts have achieved a world first by launching to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a spacecraft built by Elon Musk's SpaceX. …
U.S. atronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have successfully disembarked the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule and entered the International Space Station. SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the space station at 10:16 a.m. ET …
SpaceX decided to postpone its Demo-2 launch as unfavorable weather conditions in the region posed risks to the equipment and crew. Liftoff, which was originally scheduled for 4:33 p.m. May 27, is now moved to the afternoon of May …
SpaceX is ready to make space history with its first astronaut launch for NASA next week, Space.com reports. No showstoppers were found during a crucial flight readiness review (FRR) for SpaceX's Demo-2 mission, keeping …
To make a 21st-century space launch system safe for human spaceflight, you have to break a rocket. That's what Elon Musk's space company, SpaceX, is doing Saturday just 84 seconds after liftoff, Al Jazeera reports. …
