Latest "spaceX" stories

A SpaceX rocket exploded. Here’s why the Space Force remains hopeful.

Rockets like Starship could have significant implications for how the Space Force and commercial industry transport cargo and people around the globe.

By Courtney Albon

6 weeks ago

SpaceX giant rocket explodes minutes after launch from Texas

At 394 feet and nearly 17 million pounds of thrust, Starship easily surpasses NASA’s moon rockets — past, present and future.

6 weeks ago

US must be vigilant in developing military space capabilities

The space race is the great battle of the 21st century, and America must win it, the author argues.

By Nick Lampson

6 weeks ago

SpaceX rocket launches Space Development Agency’s first satellites

The mission carried satellites that can detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles and transfer data to users on the ground.

By Courtney Albon

8 weeks ago

SpaceX mission may herald era of low-cost, reliable space transport

If all goes as planned, the company’s 400-foot-tall Starship rocket will be the first fully reusable launch vehicle to reach orbit.

By Courtney Albon

3 months ago

Musk’s Starlink satellites accelerating development of drone warfare

Canadian company RDARS has successfully integrated Starlink equipment to transmit data from a ground station to its Eagle Eye military drone in flight.

By Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo

4 months ago