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Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-16 mission launched SpaceX’s next batch of 53 Starlink broadband satellites. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Live SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket…

Home News Human Spaceflights SpaceX Crew-4 pilot Bob Hines and mission specialist Samantha Cristoforetti let their daughters select their zero-g indicators, a plush turtle named Zippy and small monkey named Etta. (Image credit: NASA TV) What do you get when you cross a turtle with a chimp and send both…

Topline SpaceX successfully launched four astronauts towards the International Space Station early Wednesday in a mission that features one of the most diverse crews sent to space. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASAs SpaceX ... Crew-4 mission to the International Space…

Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev waves to the camera while working outside the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module during a spacewalk that lasted for six hours and 37 minutes to outfit Nauka and configure the European robotic arm on the International Space Station’s Russian segment. Credit: NASA The Expedition 67 crew is gearing…

The Crew-4 astronauts preparing for the launch during a recent dry dress rehearsal. Photo: NASA/Kim Shiflett Members of NASA’s Crew-4 mission are preparing to launch to the ISS for a four-and-a-half-month stay on board the orbiting laboratory. The launch is currently slated for no earlier than 3:52 a.m. EDT on…

This morning’s tech headlines are heavy on Musk. While the SpaceX and Tesla boss is still chasing hyperloop glory, yesterday Twitter accepted Elon Musk's buyout offer of $44 billion — more than anyone else would have likely paid for the social network. Musk has already said he’ll take the company…

Billionaire buys Twitter for $44B You don’t even need 280 characters to deliver this momentous news: Elon Musk just bought Twitter. The Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder has been circling the popular social media platform for weeks, using Twitter itself as a medium to announce both his intentions and ongoing…

SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour spacecraft splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean Monday to end Axiom’s Ax-1 mission. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX crew capsule splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Georgia Monday with a retired NASA astronaut and three wealthy businessmen, closing out an extended 17-day mission on…

Exclusive FUELING FEARS 22:21, 25 Apr 2022Updated: 8:23, 26 Apr 2022ELON Musk fans are questioning whether the tech mogul will shut down the controversial account tracking his private jet after his $44billion purchase of Twitter. Jack Sweeney, 19, who runs the controversial account Elon Musk's Jet, is worried he's going…

Musk says he's doing this for "free speech" Update 25/04/2022 5:30pm ET: A Globe and Mail report has revealed that the Royal Bank of Canada and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce are aiding Elon Musk’s Twitter acquisition by lending him $1.15 billion USD ($1.46 billion CAD) in low-cost debt…