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Ax1 crew members: Commander Michael López-Alegría, mission pilot Larry Connor, mission specialist Mark Pathy, mission specialist Eytan Stibbe Axiom Space The first private space crew to fly to the International...

The rivalry between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is back in the news. (Musk Photo: TED via YouTube; Bezos Photo: GeekWire / Kevin Lisota) SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Amazon’s Project Kuiper escalated a...

Last week, 160 members of Congress sent a letter to the FCC raising concerns about some Rural Digital Opportunity Fund (RDOF) winners’ ability to provide rural America with the broadband access they promised. The...

Enlarge / Starlink logo imposed on stylized image of the Earth. (credit: Starlink) SpaceX has begun launching Starlink satellites with laser links that will help provide broadband coverage in polar regions. As SpaceX...

Amazon and SpaceX have found themselves in a space battle, with both companies accusing the other of trying to sabotage their satellite internet plans. The controversy began when Elon Musk’s SpaceX proposed reducing...

Private Crew Axiom Space, the company that wants to build its own space station, just announced the crew for Ax-1: the world’s first entirely-private mission into orbit. The four-man crew, which will be launched in a...

This image shows the first 60 Starlink satellites launched into orbit on May 23, 2019. They are shown still in their stacked configuration, just prior to being deployed. There are now over 1,000 Starlink satellites in...

Falcon 9 launches 143 spacecraft to orbit — the most ever deployed on a single mission — completing SpaceX’s first dedicated SmallSat Rideshare Program mission. Falcon 9 launches 143 spacecraft to... [[ This is a...

SpaceX has already set a huge number of records with its reusable rocket technology. A new record set by the company on Sunday isn't related to its rockets directly, but it's still an incredibly impressive feat. The...

SN9’s Turn SpaceX is set to conduct its second ever high altitude test flight of its gigantic Starship spacecraft this afternoon. The Elon Musk-led company has yet to confirm if it will provide an official livestream...

It’s undeniable that SpaceX has become the most innovative company in aerospace when you realize how often we have to say the following: SpaceX has set another record. This time, the company founded by Elon Musk...

Enlarge / SN8 very nearly made a safe landing in South Texas in December. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) 3:40pm ET Monday: SpaceX began preparations for a launch on Monday, and closed roads leading to the pad in South...

Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine resigned at the end of the Trump presidency along with deputy administrator Jim Morhard. With their simultaneous departure, the keys to the space agency went to the third in...

Virgin Orbit isn’t slowing down after joining the exclusive club of small launch companies that have made it to orbit – the company just announced that it’s flying a payload on behalf of customer the Royal...

As part of its record-breaking launch yesterday, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) launched 143 small satellites into orbit. Included in this payload were ten of the company's own Starlink satellites that...

Although it’s not as sensational as, say, carrying its first humans into space, SpaceX still continues to bag a few records while also breaking some. Yesterday’s launch, which was already postponed due to...