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Launch of the Crew-9 Freedom Dragon capsule is planned for no earlier than Sept. 24.

Uncertainties about the spacecraft’s thruster performance remain after a failure during the first ISS docking attempt.

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In an Aug. 17 post, X denounced the court order as “censorship.”

SpaceX suffered a mishap with a Falcon 9 first-stage booster during an attempt to land it on a ship following its use during a Starlink launch mission.

SpaceX has reset the launch of the privately funded Polaris Dawn mission for Aug. 28 to troubleshoot a helium leak in a quick-disconnect umbilical on the ground side of the Falcon 9 launch system.

Two NASA astronauts conducting a flight test of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft will return to Earth in February aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.

The method is Elon Musk’s modern take on Aristotle’s “First Principles."

In addition to venturing outside the capsule, the Jared Isaacman-backed Polaris Dawn mission aims to break the 1966 altitude record.

SpaceX leans on fellow operators of the company’s 3D printers in a pinch.

The SpaceX charter flight includes depressurizing their Dragon spacecraft to test the company’s first extravehicular activity spacesuits.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:56 a.m. Pacific time from Space Launch Complex 4E.

The timing for a final decision awaits a NASA Program Control Board session planned for the middle or end of next week.

The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.

SpaceX has announced plans for its sixth commercial private astronaut mission.

The FAA has for now called off public hearings on SpaceX’s request to increase the pace of Starship-Super Heavy launch operations.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first U.S. military payloads to be hosted onboard allied commercial satellites launched on Aug. 11.

The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.

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Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.

The mission is set to deliver an 8,200-lb. cargo of scientific research and technology activities.

With the predicted approach of a tropical storm this weekend, NASA and SpaceX could be challenged to launch the 21st Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS.

The Crew Flight Test of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has marked its eighth week docked at the International Space Station.

Vast has allotted its first two payload lockers on its in-development private space station to Redwire and Yuri, which have run ISS microgravity experiments.

The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.