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SpaceX has successfully completed its final parachute test for the Crew Dragon capsule, which will carry two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) later this month. This first manned test flight will mark the first time that American astronauts have been launched into space from American soil since…

ReutersMay 04, 2020 09:21:20 ISTTwo NASA astronauts gearing up to ride SpaceX's new space taxi will now be on a mission planned to last more than a month, instead of a week, to help the short-handed crew aboard the International Space Station, the US space agency said on Friday. The launch is scheduled…

"Possession just weigh you down" — Musk tweeted that he is "selling almost all physical possessions." Timothy B. Lee - May 1, 2020 7:21 pm UTC Enlarge / Elon Musk in 2015.Tesla's stock is down sharply in Friday trading. One likely reason for that: CEO Elon Musk tweeted that "Tesla…

by Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press Posted May 1, 2020 2:08 pm ADT Last Updated May 1, 2020 at 2:10 pm ADT FILE - In this July 8, 2011 file photo, spectators watch the space shuttle Atlantis lift off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Fla. Atlantis was…

Conceptual image of the Dynetics Human Landing System.Image: DyneticsAs NASA prepares to return humans to the Moon in 2024, the space agency has decided to take the private route, selecting three U.S. companies to develop an astronaut landing system.NASA announced yesterday that Blue Origin, Dynetics, and SpaceX will receive a…

NASA astronauts Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley. SpaceX NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters Friday that the first-ever launch of astronauts to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, an event set for May 27, is "a priority" for the space agency.It's a statement you'd expect to hear…

SpaceX is getting ready to launch its first-ever spacecraft with humans on board, the Commercial Crew Demo-2 mission (DM-2) that will take off from Florida on May 27. There are still a couple of things remaining to finish up prior to flight, including a final parachute system test that's happening…

Elon Musks Starship SN4, which the entrepreneur hopes will one day lead to a successful mission to Mars, became SpaceXs first full-scale Starship prototype to pass a cryogenic proof test at the companys launch site in Boca Chica, Texas on Sunday. The cryoge… Read More

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by Caleb Henry — April 22, 2020 SpaceX now has 422 Starlink satellites in orbit. Credit: SpaceX webcast WASHINGTON — SpaceX launched its seventh batch of Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket April 22, growing its internet constellation to 422 satellites in low Earth orbit.  The Falcon 9 lifted…