The American artist Jeff Koons watched as a SpaceX rocket carrying 125 of his miniature moon sculptures and other cargo departed from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida during the early morning on Thursday. SpaceX estimates that a lunar lander, which was designed by Intuitive Machines and separated from the
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SpaceX launches 4 people for a private mission to the International Space Station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from pad LC-39A during Axiom Space’s Ax-3 Mission at the Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on January 18, 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9
SpaceX is attempting to launch its giant Starship rocket — again. Here's what to know
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day carry people to Mars. SpaceX hide caption toggle caption SpaceX Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day carry people to Mars. SpaceX SpaceX is about to make its second
SpaceX launches 11th crewed mission as it heads to the International Space Station
Four people are heading to the International Space Station after a successful pre-dawn liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This mission — called Crew-7 — took about nine minutes to reach 17,500 mph and enter low-earth orbit. For the next 29 hours,
The Justice Department is suing SpaceX for allegedly not hiring refugees and asylees
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft sits on Launch Complex 39A after its launch was scrubbed at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the
SpaceX mission returns from space station with ex-NASA astronaut, 3 paying customers
In this image taken from video broadcast by SpaceX, crew members wave after the SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida Panhandle, late Tuesday, May 30, 2023. AP hide caption toggle caption AP In this image taken from video broadcast by SpaceX, crew
Saudi astronauts, including nation's 1st woman, catch a SpaceX flight to space station
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and a crew of four private astronauts lifts off from pad 39A, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday. John Raoux/AP hide caption toggle caption John Raoux/AP A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon capsule and
SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad during a flight test from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Four minutes into its flight, it exploded over the Gulf of Mexico. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images
Why SpaceX staff cheered when the Starship rocket exploded
Spectators watch from South Padre Island, Texas, as the SpaceX Starship launches on Thursday. It exploded several minutes later. Veronica G. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Veronica G. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images Spectators watch from South Padre Island, Texas, as the SpaceX Starship launches on Thursday. It
Late Night Laughs at Elon Musk’s SpaceX Explosion
“And to the haters who said Musk couldn’t possibly destroy something faster than Twitter, joke’s on you.” — JORDAN KLEPPER “They’re calling this the most expensive penis overcompensation in American history.” — JIMMY KIMMEL “Yeah, it took off fast, was flying high and then, all of a sudden, it exploded