Category Archives: Spacex

Updated 11:50 a.m. Eastern with one-day delay. WASHINGTON Axiom Space is set to launch its third private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, although technical issues have compressed the timeline for launch preparations and may have led to a one-day delay Continue reading →

The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked to the space station on May 28, 2023, during Axiom Spaces second private astronaut mission, Axiom Mission-2. Four private astronauts are readying for launch to the International Space Station this week while the Expedition 70 crew ramps up microgravity research and maintenance tasks after yesterdays off-duty day. Continue reading →

SpaceX continues to come under fire from environmentalists who say the companys actions are putting South Texas wildlife and the environment at risk. The aerospace company has conducted several launches of its Starship in Boca Chica, Texas. April 2023 marked the first near-orbital test of the spacecraft, which is being called the most powerful rocket ever built Continue reading →

This week a new crew of private astronauts are set to travel to the International Space Station and they're bringing dinner. Among the more than 30 science experiments and other cargo on board their SpaceX rocket is a load of Barilla pasta. Continue reading →

Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket launches the Axiom-2 mission on May 21, 2023. SpaceX The European Space Agencys (ESA) has a deal with Axiom Space to get more Europeans in orbit. But does the partnership benefit European taxpayers who fund the agencys operations? Continue reading →

The first all-European commercial crew is on its way to the International Space Station after an early evening SpaceX launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Unlike a NASA mission, this one is paid for by Axiom Space, a Houston-based company flying its third group of paying passengers to the I.S.S. It contracts with SpaceX to get to and from the orbital laboratory. Continue reading →

Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, recently held an all-hands meeting with employees at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. SpaceX Last year was unquestionably the best year in SpaceX's history, CEO Elon Musk told his employees during an all-hands meeting in South Texas last week. There were 96 flights of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, plus the first two test flights of the enormous new Starship rocket Continue reading →

Elon Musk lost his claim as having the most powerful space-worthy rocket when NASA blasted its mega rocket to the moon in 2022. But the SpaceX founder could win back the title with his company's next big project: Starship Continue reading →

SpaceX plans to launch its giant Starship vehicle for the second time ever this morning (Nov. 18), and you can watch the action live. Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, is scheduled to lift off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas today during a 20-minute window that opens at 8 a.m Continue reading →

A SpaceX Falcon 9 stands ready for launch on a Starlink delivery mission. Image: Spaceflight Now. Continue reading →