- Watch: SpaceX Starship crashes during landing attemptSpaceX’s second full test flight of its futuristic, bullet-shaped Starship ended in another fiery crash landing Tuesday. Elon Musk’s company launched its latest Starship prototype from the southeastern tip of Texas, two months after the previous test ended in an equally explosive belly flop.Watch: SpaceX Starship crashes during landing attempt
- Watch: SpaceX launches 18th Starlink satellite missionSpaceX launched the 18th mission of the constellation of networked satellites known as Starlink on Sunday. SpaceX founder and chief executive Elon Musk plans to ultimately launch thousands of these compact flat-panel satellites to provide global internet service. Each spacecraft is just 575 pounds (260 kilograms). The Starlinks are initially placed in a relatively low orbit of 180 miles (290 kilometeters), easily visible as a long, strung-out cluster parading through the night sky.Watch: SpaceX launches 18th Starlink satellite mission
- 'SpaceX, this is Resilience': Four astronauts begin 6-month stay on space stationIn NASA's first full-fledged mission ferrying a crew into orbit on a privately-owned spacecraft, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule dubbed Resilience opened its hatch door shortly after 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT), two hours after docking and 27 hours after launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Fla.
- FCC under pressure to deny $886-million subsidy to SpaceX for rural netEven before winning a competition for the funds, SpaceX had set up its service and begun launching satellites. More than 1,000 of the Starlink craft are now aloft, providing service to test subscribers. The company says its system "is uniquely positioned to deliver high-quality broadband service to the hardest-to-reach rural Americans."
- Watch: SpaceX launches Space Station suppliesSpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time. The Dragon — packed with Christmas treats and presents — should reach the space station on Monday, joining the Dragon that delivered four astronauts last month.Watch: SpaceX launches Space Station supplies
- Watch: SpaceX launches nextgen radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXMA new generation of radio broadcasting satellite launched into space Sunday, carried by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The SXM 7 satellite will be joining SiriusXM's active fleet and is designed to provide entertainment and data services for the continental U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean for up to 15 years.Watch: SpaceX launches nextgen radio broadcasting satellite for SiriusXM
- Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites into orbitA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on Tuesday night from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying on it a new batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit for the Starlink internet satellite constellation system. The Starlink internet satellite constellation is being developed by SpaceX.Watch: SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 60 Starlink satellites into orbit
- Watch: SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space StationSpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and one Japanese, the second crew to be launched by SpaceX. The Dragon capsule on top reached orbit nine minutes later.Watch: SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station
- SpaceX brings NASA astronauts home safe in milestone mission, makes splashdown in Gulf of MexicoTwo NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit. The return clears the way for another SpaceX crew launch as early as next month and possible tourist flights next year.SpaceX brings NASA astronauts home safe in milestone mission, makes splashdown in Gulf of Mexico
- SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space StationA SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked Sunday with the International Space Station. "Soft capture," the moment when the spacecraft makes first contact and latching with the target vehicle, occurred at 10:16 am Eastern Time (1422 GMT). Watch now. (Text: AFP)SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
- Gujarat: Adhir Saiyadh got a response from SpaceX Crew Dragon's astronautsA ham radio enthusiast from Ahmedabad on Wednesday got a response from SpaceX Crew Dragon's astronauts while trying to connect with International Space Station.Adhir Saiyadh, a computer engineer, told that he was trying to connect with ISS when he suddenly received a response from Dragon capsule which docked with the orbital outpost on Sunday.Gujarat: Adhir Saiyadh got a response from SpaceX Crew Dragon's astronauts
- SpaceX plans first manned flight to space station in MayIn March, Musk's Crew Dragon capsule made a round trip to the ISS, which is in orbit more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth, with a mannequin on board, before returning to the Atlantic after six days in space. Since the last US space shuttle mission in 2011, after 30 years of service, only the Russians have been going back and forth to the ISS.
- SpaceX to launch three space tourists to ISS next yearThe 10-day long space voyage would take place sometime around the end of 2021, reported The Verge. The tourists will be shot into orbit in a Crew Dragon space capsule sitting atop a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. Although private tourists have already spent time aboard the ISS, this would be the first time that such a trip is being fully organised by private companies.
- SpaceX prototype spacecraft blows up during pressure testA prototype for SpaceX's Starship super-rocket appeared to burst during a pressure test on its pad at the companys South Texas facility.As per report, Starship SN1 is a test article for SpaceX's planned Starship and Super Heavy megarocket, designed to fly deep-space missions to the moon, Mars and beyond.
- A 6-episode series on Elon Musk's SpaceX in works at HBO with Channing Tatum as producerThe series will be based on Ashlee Vance's book 'Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future'.
- Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 60 Starlink satellites onboardSpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center Tuesday morning. This is the 13th Starlink mission which is carrying the next batch of 60 Starlink satellites for the company's internet satellite constellation system.Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 60 Starlink satellites onboard
- Watch: SpaceX crew say goodbye before returning to EarthTwo U.S. astronauts based on the International Space Station on Saturday gave their farewells as they planned to return to Earth. SpaceX and NASA plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule, aiming for the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida Panhandle. Flight controllers are keeping close watch on Hurricane Isaias, expected to stick to Florida’s east coast.Watch: SpaceX crew say goodbye before returning to Earth
- NASA astronauts get ready for a rare splashdown in SpaceX capsuleTwo U.S. astronauts about to make the first splashdown return in 45 years said Friday they'll have seasick bags ready to use if needed. SpaceX and NASA plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule, aiming for the Gulf of Mexico just off the Florida Panhandle.NASA astronauts get ready for a rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule
- Taking on SpaceX, Amazon to invest $10 billion in satellite broadband planSpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, who in February floated the idea of spinning Starlink off for an IPO in the coming years, has said the Starlink constellation will cost the company roughly $10 billion.
- Discovery to document SpaceX's historic astronaut launchThe liftoff will take place on Saturday at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
- International Space Station marking 20 years of people living in orbitThe first crew - American Bill Shepherd and Russians Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko - blasted off from Kazakhstan on Oct. 31, 2000. Two days later, they swung open the space station doors, clasping their hands in unity.
- Trio who lived on space station return to Earth safelyThe Soyuz MS-16 capsule carrying NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Roscosmos' Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner landed on the steppes of Kazakhstan southeast of the town of Dzhezkazgan at 7:54 a.m. (2:54 GMT) Thursday. After a brief medical checkup, the three will be taken by helicopters to Dzhezkazgan from where they will depart home.
- SpaceX postpones launch of satellites from Starlink project due to inclement weatherThe launch of next batch of satellites of SpaceX's Starlink project was postponed on Saturday due to inclement weather during pre-flight operations. According to SpaceX, the next launch could take place on Tuesday, September 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Starlink is the next-generation satellite network capable of providing Earth's inhabitants with broadband internet access, Sputnik reported. SpaceX postpones launch of satellites from Starlink project due to inclement weather
- SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space StationA SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carrying two NASA astronauts docked Sunday with the International Space Station, the first time a crewed US spacecraft has performed the feat in nearly a decade.
- SpaceX's astronaut-riding Dragon approaches space stationNASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken reported that the capsule was performing beautifully, as they closed in for the docking. The gleaming white capsule was easily visible from the station, its nose cone open exposing its docking hook, as the two spacecraft zoomed a few miles apart above the Atlantic, then Africa, then Asia.
- Watch: SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 AstronautsA rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk's SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, on a history-making flight to the International Space Station from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. This mission marks the first time since the retirement of the space shuttle in 2011 that humans will fly to the space station from U.S. soil. The mission's first launch attempt on Wednesday, May 27 was scrubbed due to weather conditions.Watch: SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Astronauts
- 2 astronauts climb aboard SpaceX rocket for historic flightWith the flight already delayed three days by bad weather, forecasters put the odds of acceptable conditions at 50-50 for the 3:22 p.m. liftoff of the 270-foot Falcon 9 in what would be the first launch of astronauts into orbit by a private company.
- Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch two American astronautsEntrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch two American astronauts to the International Space Station on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ending the US space agency’s nine-year hiatus in human spaceflight.Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to launch two American astronauts
- Pentagon awards United Launch Alliance, SpaceX $653 million in combined launch contractsThe contracts are for launch service orders beginning in 2022 and allocate $337 million to ULA, a joint venture between Boeing Co and Lockheed Martin Corp, and $316 million to SpaceX for the first missions of roughly 34 total that the two rocket firms will support through 2027.
- SpaceX reignites US with 1st crew launch in decadeFor the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. (AP)SpaceX reignites US with 1st crew launch in decade
- NASA astronauts arrive in Florida week before SpaceX flightUS astronauts have been flying to the International Space Station (ISS) on Russian Soyuz rockets since the shuttle program ended in 2011 -- a dependence they are keen to break.
- Mission successful: SpaceX brings NASA astronauts home safe in milestone missionThe successful mission, carried out jointly by SpaceX and NASA, demonstrated that the United States has the capacity once more to send its astronauts to space and bring them back.
- SpaceX-NASA craft carrying American astronauts departs International Space StationHurley and Bob Behnken blasted off from Cape Canaveral on May 30 on board a SpaceX Crew Dragon, and are supposed to splash down off the coast of Florida on Sunday. The mission marked the first time a crewed spaceship had launched into orbit from American soil since 2011 when the space shuttle program ended.
- SpaceX’s first operational version of Dragon successfully ends its final missionA SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft left the International Space Station Tuesday. It carries more than 4,000 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo. (AP)SpaceX’s first operational version of Dragon successfully ends its final mission
- New age of American ambition has begun: Trump after SpaceX Dragon Capsule reached low Earth orbitFlorida (USA): While addressing the nation from NASA’s , the United States President Donald Trump on May 31 said that new age of American ambition begun after SpaceX Dragon Capsule successfully reached low Earth orbit. “I am thrilled to announce that SpaceX Dragon Capsule has successfully reached low Earth orbit, & our astronauts are safe and sound. With this launch, the decades of lost years and little action are officially over. A new age of American ambition has begun. (ANI)New age of American ambition has begun: Trump after SpaceX Dragon Capsule reached low Earth orbit
- SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather, rescheduled for 30th MayThe launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit has been called off with less than 17 minutes to go in the countdown because of the danger of lightning. Liftoff is rescheduled for Saturday, 30th May.SpaceX launch scrubbed because of bad weather, rescheduled for 30th May
- SpaceX, NASA's historic spaceflight postponed 17 mins before launch due to bad weatherThe flight would have marked the first time a private company sent humans into orbit.
- Elon Musk's SpaceX to raise $250 million, valuing it at $36 billionThe company plans to raise the amount at a price of $220 per share and the latest funding round is not expected to close until the second week of March, according to the report.
- NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27The two astronauts who will test drive SpaceX's brand new rocket ship are set to end a nine-year drought for NASA when they blast into orbit next week from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. NASA and SpaceX administrators said at a briefing Friday that the launch is good to go as planned after a clean review. "There's quite a bit of it between now and launch, but we are ready to launch on Wednesday, May 27th at 4:33 p.m." said NASA Associate Administrator Steve Jurczyk.NASA gives go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight on May 27
- SpaceX to send 4 tourists into deep orbit next year at $100 mn ticket per personThe Crew Dragon capsule was designed to take astronauts from the surface to the ISS.
- View: GoI’s roadmap for India Inc to join the space economy can unleash many benefitsIndia now has a chance to become a leading nation in space economy, and the potential benefits are manifold.
- Watch: Dragon capsule crew members enter space stationThe two US test pilots onboard the SpaceX Dragon capsule entered the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The capsule carrying Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken pulled up to the station hours earlier and docked automatically. (AP)Watch: Dragon capsule crew members enter space station
- India to provide level playing field to private space players; Isro to focus on building technologiesIndian Space Research Organisation will focus more on building new technologies, human spaceflight programmes and deep space missions. New Space India Ltd, the commercial arm of Isro, will engage with startups and private companies for new applications and use the space infrastructure to build them.
- Veteran scientist Madhavan Nair warns against structural changes in ISROISRO, Nair said, is the best performing government organisation which has not only mastered most sophisticated space technologies totally indigenously, but also provided space missions in a timely manner meeting common mans requirements as well as security needs.
- NASA to review workplace safety culture at SpaceX, Boeing"We fully expect our commercial partners to meet all workplace safety requirements in the execution of our missions," said NASA in a statement.
- 2021, a year of cheer: SpaceX, Axiom will ferry space tourists to ISSCustomers willing to pay for extra-terrestrial journeys in the future will benefit both space companies.
- First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk's Mars questElon Musk's Mars vision, morphed into a shake-up of the old space industry, and a fleet of new private rockets. Now, those rockets will launch NASA astronauts from Florida to the International Space Station -- the first time a for-profit company will carry astronauts into the cosmos.
- SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft to return to EarthWashington, Aug 3 (IANS) After delivering more than 5,900 pounds of science and supplies, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station (ISS) to Earth on Friday.
- SpaceX announces new plan to send tourist around MoonLos Angeles, Sep 14 (AFP) SpaceX on Thursday announced a new plan to launch a tourist around the Moon using its Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), a massive launch vehicle that is being designed to carry people into deep space.
- Watch: NASA astronauts, SpaceX COO talk 'Crew Dragon'NASA astronauts who will be riding the SpaceX Dragon discussed the challenges they've faced and what they're looking forward to while speaking at the SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California on Monday ahead of the Crew Dragon mission.Watch: NASA astronauts, SpaceX COO talk 'Crew Dragon'
- Boeing, SpaceX human spaceflight postponed to 2019: NASAWashington, Aug 3 (IANS) NASA has confirmed a delay in the first piloted flights of Boeing and SpaceX, part of NASA's Commercial Crew programme to send humans to the International Space Station (ISS) on private US spacecraft.
- SpaceX to build Mars rockets in Los AngelesSan Francisco, April 22 (IANS) The Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR, which will be used to explore Mars -- a goal that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk hopes to accomplish by 2022 -- will be built in the Port of Los Angeles, media reports said.
- NASA to name crew of first Boeing, SpaceX flights on August 3Washington, July 26 (IANS) NASA is set to announce the names of the astronauts assigned to the new commercial crew capsules from Boeing and SpaceX, early next month.
- Fly me to the Moon! Japanese billionaire wants a girlfriend to join him on SpaceX rocketYusaku Maezawa is accepting applications from "single women aged 20 or over."
- Isro developing technology to reuse first & second stages of rocket"We are working on a reusable launch technology in order to recover the first and second stages of a rocket so that we can reuse them to cut cost and carry heavier payloads," said ISRO chairman K Sivan.
- SpaceX launches third batch of 60 mini Starlink satellites to build a giant constellation of spacecraftThe satellites were set to release about one hour after takeoff.
- SpaceX launches spacecraft in resupply mission to ISSWashington, April 3 (IANS) The US space agency NASA's cargo provider SpaceX has launched a Dragon spacecraft, starting its resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS).