SpaceX Broke Four Records During Today's Falcon 9 Rocket Launch
Today’s successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California has resulted in four…
SpaceX Pumps the Brakes on Its Plan to Send Tourists Around the Moon
In a move that should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, SpaceX is postponing its plan to send a pair of private…
CBS Made a Show About a Real Rocket Science Pioneer Who Practiced Sex Magick
The first trailer has arrived for the Ridley Scott-produced Strange Angel, a quasi-biography about one of the founders…
Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Makes First Powered Flight Since Deadly 2014 Disaster
Earlier today, the VSS Unity went supersonic during crewed tests, reaching speeds of 1,220 miles per hour. It’s the…
SpaceX Payload Fairing Survives Despite Missing Recovery Net by 'a Few Hundred Meters’
Early today, a Falcon 9 rocket delivered the PAZ radio communications satellite, along with a pair of SpaceX-owned…
Watch SpaceX's Second Attempt to Launch Experimental Internet Satellites Live Right Here [Updating]
SpaceX is set to launch a pair of experimental internet mini-satellites after yesterday’s launch was cancelled due to…
Watch SpaceX Launch Its Experimental Internet Satellites Live Right Here [Update: Launch Postponed Until Tomorrow]
After a four-day delay, SpaceX is now set to launch a pair of experimental mini-satellites as part of its planned…
Falcon Heavy Now Officially the Most Powerful Rocket in the World
SpaceX made history Tuesday afternoon by launching its first Falcon Heavy—and Elon Musk’s personal Tesla Roadster—into…
Watch SpaceX Launch Its Falcon Heavy Rocket Live Right Here [Updating]
The Falcon Heavy rocket is finally set to make its historic debut after seven years in development. You can watch the…
SpaceX's Best Hope for Sending People to Mars Will Launch This Week
At approximately 1:30 pm ET on Tuesday February 6th, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is set to embark on its…
Seemingly Doomed SpaceX Rocket Surprises Elon Musk by Surviving Ocean Landing Test
Yesterday, SpaceX delivered a government satellite to orbit using its Falcon 9 rocket. Typically, these rockets return…
Lost Spy Satellite Won’t Kill SpaceX’s Relationship With Air Force
We still don’t know what happened to Zuma, a secretive spy satellite that failed to reach orbit after launching from…
Elon Musk Tweets Best Photos Yet of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy Rocket
Earlier this morning, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted photos of the company’s much-hyped Falcon Heavy rocket. Based on…
SpaceX Set to Make History Next Week During Supply Mission to the ISS
On December 12, SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, sending an…
NASA Will Use a Previously-Flown SpaceX Rocket for Its Next Supply Mission
In what will be a historic first for the US space agency, NASA has agreed to send supplies to the International Space…
SpaceX Launches Investigation After Rocket-Engine Explodes During Tests (Updated)
On Sunday, a rocket-engine exploded during ignition tests at the SpaceX facility in Texas. The incident marks a setback…
Watch a Simulated Launch of the Rocket That Will Get Us to Mars and Beyond
NASA engineers are currently hard at work developing Space Launch System 1—what will be the biggest, most powerful…
NASA Rocket Scientists Carve the Most Incredible Pumpkins
Here’s the thing about NASA’s rocket scientists: They’re smart. And maybe a little weird. When you get literal rocket…
Watching a SpaceX Rocket Land on a Drone Barge Never Gets Old
We usually see rocket launches and landings from above. But there’s something about seeing the whole thing happen from…
Watch Chewie Interview a Rocket Scientist About Advanced Propulsion Systems
Certain aspects of the Star Wars universe (FTL travel, force magic) are clearly impossible. But some technologies, like…