Splashdown occurred of the coast of California at 12:18 p.m. ET. (1618 GMT) The first four humans to orbit over Earth’s north and south poles have safely returned to Earth. SpaceX’s private Fram2 mission splashed down today (April 4) at
SpaceX and NASA launched a long-awaited crew to the International Space Station late on Friday, paving the way for the return of US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who have been stuck on the orbital lab for nine months.
Starship’s eighth test flight was a lot like its seventh. Starship’s eighth flight was a lot like its seventh. SpaceX launched the eighth test flight of its Starship megarocket today (March 6), sending the 403-foot-tall (123 meters) vehicle aloft from its Starbase site
Last-minute problems forced a launch delay Monday for SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship, attempting a comeback following an explosion on the last test flight. The countdown began but it was halted because of issues with the rocket, the world’s largest and most powerful. Starship was supposed
If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon’s south pole on or around March 6. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is on its way to the moon. A SpaceX Falcon 9
SpaceX launched its Starship rocket on its latest test flight Thursday, but the spacecraft was destroyed following a thrilling booster catch back at the pad. Elon Musk’s company said Starship broke apart — what it called a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” The spacecraft’s six engines appeared
The towering Starship Flight 7 vehicle is a new version of the megarocket and will launch on Jan. 13. SpaceX’s Starship Flight 7 “Ship” is stacked atop its Super Heavy booster for a planned launch on Jan. 13, 2025 at
The Dragonfly rotorcraft will ride a Falcon Heavy into space in July 2028, kicking off a six-year journey to Titan. An illustration of NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft soaring in the skies of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. (Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve Gribben)
Editor’s Note: Relive SpaceX Starship’s sixth test flight here as it happened. CNN — SpaceX aborted a highly anticipated booster catch attempt Tuesday during the sixth test of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built — just weeks after acing the stunning feat on the
Liftoff is scheduled for 2:02 a.m. ET on Thursday (Nov. 7). A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Oct. 15, 2024. (Image credit: SpaceX via X) SpaceX will launch