SpaceX’s Starship probe ends with 63 regulatory fixes
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration wrapped up a technical investigation into SpaceX’s April test launch of its giant Starship rocket, saying in a Friday…
SpaceX lawsuit could be key test of US policy on bias against refugees
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A new lawsuit accusing SpaceX of illegally refusing to hire asylum recipients and refugees could be an important test of the U.S. government’s stance that…
Graduated and hired by SpaceX at 14, the story of enfant prodige Kairan Quazi
Even before graduating from university, he found a job with one of the best-known companies in the world. There would be nothing special about a story repeated daily for hundreds…
Environmentalists sue FAA over SpaceX launch license for Texas
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – Conservation groups sued the Federal Aviation Administration on Monday, challenging its approval of expanded rocket launch operations by Elon Musk’s SpaceX next to a national…
Musk says SpaceX Starship rocket launch slipping to later in April
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A key SpaceX Starship Super Heavy rocket launch test now is likely to take place later this month rather than sometime this week, the…
SpaceX capsule returns crew of four from space station mission
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four crew members aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down off Florida’s Gulf coast on Saturday, returning safely from a five-month science mission…
SpaceX to raise $750 million at $137 billion valuation
By Aarati Krishna (Reuters) – Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is raising $750 million in a new round of funding that values the rocket and satellite company at $137 billion from investors,…
NASA mulls SpaceX backup plan for crew of Russia’s leaky Soyuz ship
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA is exploring whether SpaceX‘s Crew Dragon spacecraft can potentially offer an alternative ride home for some crew members of the International Space Station…
SpaceX rocket sends first global water survey mission into orbit
By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Reuters) – A SpaceX rocket blasted off early on Friday carrying a U.S.-French satellite designed to conduct an unprecedented global survey of Earth’s surface…
SpaceX gets U.S. approval to deploy up to 7,500 satellites
By David Shepardson SpaceX (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday it approved SpaceX’s bid to deploy up to 7,500 satellites, but put on hold some…