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NASA confirms new timetable for space taxi flights; SpaceX to fly crew next April

NASA today laid out a newly stretched-out schedule for flying astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil, with SpaceX’s… Read More

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule arrives in Florida to get set for uncrewed test flight

After months of testing, a SpaceX Dragon capsule that’s designed to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station… Read More

SpaceX’s science-laden Dragon cargo spaceship hooks up with space station

News Brief: Three days after its launch, SpaceX’s robotic Dragon cargo capsule is now attached to the International Space Station.… Read More

Spacewalkers install HD video cameras to monitor future SpaceX and Boeing trips

News Brief: NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold installed new high-definition video cameras on the exterior of the International… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship brings Robonaut and mice back to Earth from space station

News Brief: After a month of unloading and reloading, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was set loose from the International Space… Read More

Dragon delivers cargo to space station

News Brief: Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the… Read More

SpaceX sends reused cargo ship to space station on reused Falcon 9 rocket … again

SpaceX sent nearly three tons of supplies, hardware and experiments to the International Space Station today, using a Falcon 9… Read More

Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery

News Brief: Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from… Read More

SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station

For the first time, SpaceX has sent a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from a refurbished… Read More

Boeing’s Dennis Muilenburg says he’ll beat SpaceX to Mars; Elon Musk says ‘Do it’

So what does SpaceX CEO Elon Musk think of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s claim that the first people to set… Read More

SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk shows off Dragon spaceship and the suit for the ride

We’ve already gotten our first peek at the spacesuit that astronauts will wear when they’re riding in SpaceX’s Crew Dragon… Read More

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX’s spacesuit: ‘This actually works’ … and also looks really cool

The spacesuit designed to be worn aboard SpaceX’s Dragon capsule turns up the coolness dial for spaceflight, as befits a… Read More

SpaceX sends a supercomputer and lots more science experiments to space station

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has sent a robotic Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station with three tons of… Read More

Elon Musk is bullish on Dragon space rides, but Red Dragon on Mars? Not so much

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says he expects to see astronauts flying to the International Space Station on his company’s Dragon… Read More

Recycled SpaceX Dragon capsule makes history with its second splashdown

SpaceX already proved it could lower the cost to space with its reusable Falcon 9 rocket, but this morning, it… Read More

Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station

What do Prince and SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut… Read More

SpaceX launches its first refurbished Dragon cargo ship to the space station

SpaceX took one more step in its campaign for rocket reusability today by sending a previously flown Dragon cargo spacecraft… Read More

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing space samples back to Earth

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule brought tons of cargo back down to Earth from the International Space Station today, in a… Read More

SpaceX cargo ship makes ‘smooth’ hookup to space station one day after aborted try

SpaceX’s robotic Dragon capsule has made a trouble-free cargo delivery to the International Space Station, one day after a navigational… Read More

SpaceX delivery to space station delayed due to glitch; Russian cargo craft en route

NASA and SpaceX had to call off today’s planned arrival of a robotic Dragon cargo spaceship at the International Space… Read More

SpaceX makes its first liftoff from NASA’s historic moon pad – and then lands Falcon 9 booster

SpaceX sent a rocket rising from NASA’s historic Launch Complex 39A today for the first time since the space shuttle… Read More

Boeing and SpaceX win four more NASA orders for space taxis, with one big ‘if’

NASA has awarded four more contracts to Boeing and to SpaceX for space taxi trips to and from the International Space… Read More

SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down, bringing mice and more from space station

SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today, carrying more than 3,000 pounds of cargo and… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo ship delivers DNA sequencer and new door to space station

Two days after its launch, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule was pulled in for its hookup to the International Space Station today… Read More

SpaceX rocket sends cargo ship to space station, then returns to land

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station tonight with a couple of precedent-setting payloads on opposite… Read More

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down, returning Scott Kelly’s samples

A month after delivering an expandable prototype habitat and other goodies to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashed down… Read More

President Obama leads celebration on Twitter for SpaceX’s rocket landing at sea

SpaceX’s first-ever at-sea rocket landing was cause for a Twitter celebration that drew in President Barack Obama as well as other… Read More

SpaceX lands Falcon rocket at sea after launching a pop-up room to space station

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo capsule today with an expandable module for the International Space Station, and then successfully landed the… Read More

SpaceX gets ready to launch expandable module for NASA to test on space station

For the first time, SpaceX is due to launch an entire room to the International Space Station – a room that… Read More

SpaceX shows how its Dragon 2 spaceship hovers

A newly released video shows SpaceX’s Dragon 2 capsule pulling off a valuable trick: firing its thrusters to hover above a landing… Read More