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SpaceX performs a tanking test, called a wet dress rehearsal, on its fully integrated Starship rocket on March 4, 2024. At the same time, it was preparing to launch the Crew-8 mission for NASA from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Continue reading →

SpaceXs Starship lifts off during an orbital test mission, on the companys Boca Chica launchpad in Texas. Photo: Joe Skipper (Reuters ) Elon Musks spacecraft company SpaceX will launch a third test flight for its rocket Starship next week, the company teased Wednesday. Continue reading →

SpaceXs third flight test of Starship could launch as soon as March 14, pending regulatory approval. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which can be viewed on X @SpaceX. As is the case with all developmental testing, the schedule is dynamic and likely to change, X account will provide updates Continue reading →

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on March 3, 2024, from NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying the agencys SpaceX Crew-8 mission into orbit for a mission to the International Space Station. Continue reading →

A remotely triggered camera captures the liftoff of a SpaceX Dragon atop a Falcon 9 rocket on the Crew 8 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. Continue reading →

Through this transaction we are guaranteeing the conservation of 477 acres, which would otherwise potentially be developed into condominiums or strip centers, Jeffery D. Hildebrand, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission chairman appointed by Gov. Continue reading →

Enlarge / A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaks into orbit Sunday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ferrying a crew of four to the International Space Station. Between Sunday night and Monday night, SpaceX teams in Texas, Florida, and California supervised three Falcon 9 rocket launches and completed a full dress rehearsal ahead of the next flight of the company's giant Starship launch vehicle. This was a remarkable sequence of events, even for SpaceX, which has launched a mission at an average rate of once every three days since the start of the year Continue reading →

SpaceX's next Starship to fly has passed a critical fueling test, setting the stage for a highly anticipated third launch attempt of the world's biggest rocket. The gleaming, stainless-steel Starship rocket and its Super Heavy booster, which together stand 400 feet tall (122 meters), were filled with more than 10 million pounds of liquid methane and liquid oxygen propellant during the recent launch dress rehearsal, which was performed at SpaceX's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Beach in southern Texas Continue reading →

SpaceX is counting down to launch its first NASA astronaut flight of 2024 today and you'll be able to see it lift off live online, but you'll need to know where and when to watch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on the Crew-8 mission. Continue reading →

A Falcon 9 rocket, with Crew Dragon Endeavour on top, lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASAs Kennedy Space Center on the Crew-8 mission. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now For the second time this year, SpaceX sent a quartet of people up to the International Space Station using its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft at NASAs Kennedy Space Center. Continue reading →