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Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is a private American aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company headquartered in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars.

SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on its 70th mission of the year

“SpaceX launched 22 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit early this morning (Oct. 5), on the company’s 70th orbital mission of the year. The Starlink spacecraft lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space …

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 Launches to International Space Station

“An international crew of four representing four countries is in orbit following a successful launch to the International Space Station at 3:27 a.m. EDT Saturday, Aug. 26, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in …

SpaceX launches 51 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

“It was SpaceX’s 30th orbital mission of 2023 already. SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites toward orbit and landed the returning rocket on a ship at sea today (May 10). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying …

Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starship rocket explodes minutes after launching from Texas

“SpaceX’s Starship rocket blasted off on its first test flight on Thursday but failed minutes after rising from the launch pad. The two-stage rocket ship, standing taller than the Statue of Liberty at 120 metres high, blasted off from …

Scientists have made a seven-ingredient 3D printed cheesecake

“As 3D printing technology improves, people keep finding new uses for it. And the latest is pretty sweet: cheesecake. Researchers with the department of mechanical engineering at Columbia University created a seven-ingredient slice of cake using a 3D printer, and …

SpaceX successfully test fires Starship booster in last key step before orbital launch

“SpaceX on Thursday test fired 31 of the 33 engines in the towering rocket booster of its Starship prototype, as the company prepares to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time. Called a “static fire,” the milestone test …

SpaceX launches 54 upgraded Starlink internet satellites and nails rocket landing at sea in 60th flight of the year

“SpaceX launched the first batch of a new generation of Starlink satellites into orbit early Wednesday (Dec. 28) and nailed a rocket landing at sea to mark a record 60th flight of the year. A Falcon 9 rocket topped with …

SpaceX launches Hotbird 13G telecom satellite, lands rocket at sea

“SpaceX launched a telecom satellite to orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea early Thursday (Nov. 3). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying Eutelsat’s Hotbird 13G satellite lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …

SpaceX launches 54 Starlink more satellites, lands rocket in 100th mission from Florida pad

“Thursday’s launch was SpaceX’s 48th orbital mission of the year so far. SpaceX’s 100th launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station featured a set of 54 Starlink satellites, which launched …

SpaceX launches 53 more Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea again

“SpaceX launched another big batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 19) and also aced a rocket landing at sea. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 53 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station …