The third attempt by SpaceX to launch its Falcon 1 rocket failed this evening several minutes into its flight. The rocket lifted off around 11:35 pm PDT from SpaceX’s Falcon 1 launch site at the ...

SpaceX plans an ambitious 'Return to Flight' agenda with their Falcon 9 rocket comprising dual launches this coming December, nearly six months after their failed launch in June 2015 that culminated ...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites into orbit. This mission marked the 35th flight for ...

SpaceX has flown the same Falcon 9 first-stage booster for a record 36th time, extending its lead in rocket reusability.

Engine testing for the inaugural Falcon 9 flight proceeds at a rapid pace with no major problems or concerns. Six of the nine first stage flight engines have completed acceptance testing and all nine ...

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Commercial Space Transportation License on Friday, February 2. It reads: Space Exploration Technologies is authorized to conduct: (i) A flight of the ...

Put simply, the goal of any reusable booster is to reduce the cost of getting a payload into space. The comparison is often made to commercial aviation: if you had to throw away the airliner after ...