SpaceX-Polaris crew poised to attempt first private spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of private astronauts is set to carry out the first private spacewalk in orbit on Thursday from a SpaceX capsule, testing a new line of spacesuits in the company's riskiest mission yet. A billionaire
SpaceX Falcon 9 may resume flights while FAA probe underway
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly during a recent Starlink mission remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday. SpaceX made the return
Musk’s SpaceX testing breakthrough tech in risky spacewalk
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk this week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon
SpaceX’s Polaris crew set for first private spacewalking mission next week
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A four-person crew for SpaceX's Polaris Dawn mission arrived in Florida on Monday ahead of their Aug. 26 launch to space for a mission that includes the first privately managed spacewalk, a risky endeavor only
SpaceX in talks to land and recover Starship rocket off Australia’s coast
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a bigger presence for Elon Musk's company in the
SpaceX, NASA to launch Crew-9 mission next month
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) - SpaceX and NASA said on Friday they plan to launch the space agency's Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than Aug. 18. The announcement comes a day after the Federal Aviation administration cleared
Musk says he will move SpaceX, X headquarters to Texas over frustration with California laws
By Priyanka.G (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Tuesday he is moving the headquarters of two more of his companies - social media platform X and rocket company SpaceX - to Texas from California, citing a new gender-identity law there as
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 grounded after failure dooms batch of Starlink satellites
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more than
NASA selects 7 companies to bring back samples from Mars
Nasa recently announced the awarding of contracts to seven companies, including industry giants such as SpaceX and Blue Origin, to investigate cheaper methods of returning rock samples from Mars to Earth. This initiative represents a significant step in the search