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Author: Amy Thompson

Posted on October 11, 2018October 12, 2018

A Faulty Booster Might Have Sabotaged a Soyuz Rocket Launch

The spacecraft’s failure minutes after launch—the second mishap in recent months—raises questions about how people will travel to and from the space station.
Posted on October 8, 2018October 9, 2018

SpaceX Sticks Its Landing after a Showy California Launch

SpaceX's latest Falcon rocket launch tore across a perfectly clear night sky as it delivered a satellite into space and returned its booster to a new West Coast landing pad.
Posted on October 5, 2018October 7, 2018

Tonight: Watch SpaceX Try to Land Its First Rocket on California Soil

SpaceX intends to launch a Falcon 9, with a souped-up block 5 booster, from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Posted on September 21, 2018September 20, 2018

The Delta II Rocket That Gave Us GPS and the Mars Rovers Retires

The Delta II rocket was a workhorse, with 153 successful launches and a bevy of wild scientific missions to its credit.
Posted on September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Send Yusaku Maezawa (and Artists!) to the Moon

Elon Musk introduced the Japanese billionaire as the mystery passenger who booked a trip to the moon aboard SpaceX's BFR rocket, along with a half-dozen artists he plans to invite.
Posted on September 17, 2018September 18, 2018

Tonight: Watch SpaceX Announce Its First Passenger to the Moon

Here's how to watch live as CEO Elon Musk reveals the first customer it will take to the moon aboard its BFR rocket, among other details.
Posted on August 17, 2018August 17, 2018

Get an Inside Look at SpaceX’s Astronaut Training Sims

SpaceX's first crew is starting training on cockpit simulators and replicas of the spacecraft that will take them to the ISS.
Posted on August 3, 2018August 3, 2018

NASA Unveils the Astronauts Who Will Fly the First Private ‘Space Taxis’

SpaceX and Boeing are vying to take the first US crew members to the ISS. Now they know who'll be on board.
Posted on July 24, 2018July 25, 2018

SpaceX Preps for Three Block 5 Launches in Just Two Weeks

The company is slated to loft three payloads in just 12 days with its new and improved Falcon 9 rocket.
Posted on July 10, 2018July 9, 2018

The Race to Get Tourists to Suborbital Space Is Heating Up

Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic are quietly competing to see who will be the first to ferry tourists into space.

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