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Asteroids, comets, and other near-Earth objects (NEOs) pass by our planet daily. Meteors and even some asteroids have impacted our planet, often leaving fiery displays in the sky behind them. As of yet, though, we haven’t had to worry about any killer asteroids coming too close. But a recent survey…

Former NASA astronaut Doug Hurley visited with Spaceflight Now before the launch of the Artemis 1 lunar test flight. Hurley is a veteran of two space shuttle missions and commanded the first piloted test flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft in 2020. He is now a senior director of business…

by Jeff Foust — September 1, 2022 NASA will add $1.44 billion to an existing SpaceX commercial crew contract for five more Crew Dragon missions to the ISS. Credit: NASA TITUSVILLE, Fla. — NASA announced Aug. 31 that it has extended its commercial crew contract with SpaceX, adding five missions…

NASA has awarded five additional missions to SpaceX for crew transportation services to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract. The CCtCap modification brings the total missions for SpaceX to 14 and allows NASA to maintain an uninterrupted U.S. capability for human…

Elon says SpaceX is aiming for 100 Falcon 9 flights in 2023. Elon also shared a photo of the Mechazilla lifting the Super Heavy booster. If SpaceX finishes the year with another 15 launches then they will have total 187 Falcon 9 launches at the end of 2022. One hundred…

Image: Getty ImagesSpaceX has landed a major customer for its new Maritime broadband service that will give cruise guests a "kickass internet connection", according to Elon Musk.    Cruise operator Royal Caribbean will deploy Starlink across its entire fleet to improve connectivity for guests and crew. Cruise ships have in…

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California with 46 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. SpaceX Webcast SpaceX Mission Audio Read More

Home News Spaceflight A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 53 Starlink satellites to orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 14, 2022. (Image credit: SpaceX) Another day, another Starlink launch. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

TAMPA, Fla. — Startups developing constellations for providing connectivity directly to standard cellphones say they stand to benefit from SpaceX entering their market. The business opportunity SpaceX’s Elon Musk sees validates an emerging market that would be big enough for multiple players, according to U.S.-based startups AST SpaceMobile and Lynk…

WEBSITE OF THE YEAR APP OF THE YEAR BANG! Showbiz 29 Aug, 2022 12:06 AM3 mins to read Maye Musk and Elon Musk attend The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating 'In America: An Anthology of Fashion' at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in May this year. Photo / Getty Images Elon…