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How SpaceX's planned Starship launch system compares to NASA's towering moon rockets
"This is gonna sound pretty crazy, but ... with an uncrewed vehicle, I believe we could land on the…
Dave Mosher
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Watch SpaceX fire up one of the world's biggest rocket boosters, Super Heavy, for the first time ahead of Starship's planned orbital launch
Starship, SpaceX's mega-rocket system, is made of two parts - a ship and a Super Heavy booster, des…
Kate Duffy
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SpaceX is launching 4 astronauts into space on Friday. Here's how the journey will go - from liftoff to splashdown.
SpaceX astronaut flights to and from the International Space Station are becoming routine. But thes…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Elon Musk seems furious that SpaceX has to split Space Force contracts worth billions with his biggest rival, ULA
After days of silence, the founder and CEO of SpaceX tore into United Launch Alliance, which won a …
Dave Mosher
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Jeff Bezos just launched to the edge of space. Here's how Blue Origin's plans stack up to SpaceX and Virgin Galactic.
Bezos envisions a moon base, while Musk dreams of a Mars colony. Branson's Virgin Galactic may make…
Tim Levin
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Tesla boss Elon Musk says, 'We cannot let Putin take over Ukraine. This is crazy'
SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the world cannot let Russian President Vladimir Putin win in Uk…
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Elon Musk discusses the war in Ukraine and the importance of nuclear power and why Benjamin Franklin would be 'the most fun at dinner'
Tesla CEO Elon Musk spoke with Axel Springer CEO Mathias Döpfner for an interview following the ope…
Mathias Döpfner
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Elon Musk said SpaceX will fly its Starship spaceship into orbit for the first time in January, but warned the first attempt might not be a success
Musk gave a new date for Starship's first orbital flight. He'd previously predicted it would launch…
Kate Duffy
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Watch NASA roll out its moon-bound megarocket for the first time on Thursday evening
The Artemis I rocket is poised to make history when it launches to the moon for the first time in J…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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SpaceX's launch of an experimental rocket ship set fire to about 100 acres of wildlife refuge in south Texas
Company founder Elon Musk hailed the test flight, which sent the rocket soaring to…
Dave Mosher
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The FAA released SpaceX's rough plan to fly Starship rockets to orbit from Texas, and the agency wants public input on it
Before Elon Musk and SpaceX rocket Starship-Super Heavy to orbit from Boca Chica, the FAA needs the…
Dave Mosher
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New documents reveal SpaceX's plans for launching Mars-rocket prototypes from South Texas
"SpaceX remains committed in its mission to colonize Mars. To achieve this mission, SpaceX is devel…
Dave Mosher
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Watch live: SpaceX is about to launch its shiny Starhopper rocket ship for the last time
SpaceX flew Starhopper on its first untethered flight in July, but Elon Musk, the company's founder…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX is launching 'dark satellites' to stop its Starlink project from wreaking havoc with astronomical research. Astronomers are skeptical.
Among its many rocket launches and plans to colonize Mars, SpaceX has a more Earthling-focused proj…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Police have issued explosion warnings to residents near SpaceX's South Texas launch site ahead of an experimental launch attempt set for Monday
"There is a risk that a malfunction of the SpaceX vehicle during flight will create an overpressure…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX just launched and landed a Mars spaceship prototype in a major test flight in Texas
Though the launch lasted less than a minute, the late-night spectacle was the first true flight of …
Dave Mosher
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Elon Musk says the biggest challenge of SpaceX's Starlink internet project is not satellites, but rather 'UFO on a stick' devices users will need to get online
Musk, the rocket company's founder, told Aviation Week that SpaceX has a better engineering team th…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX may 'cannibalize' its first Mars rocket-ship prototype in Elon Musk's race to launch Starship
But SpaceX doesn't plan to use any of its existing rockets for that. Instead, it's working around t…
Dave Mosher
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Elon Musk says he's embarrassed after a simple electrical fault scuppered his latest SpaceX launch
Starhopper stands about 60-feet tall, and has been affectionately dubbed a "water tower" by Musk be…
Isobel Asher Hamilton,Isobel …
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SpaceX's new astronaut crew brought a cute, fluffy penguin toy named 'Guin Guin' into orbit
Astronauts bring a toy onboard to help observers figure out when spaceships reach zero gravity. The…