Falcon

The US Air Force's not-so-secret spaceplane is getting a new ride this month, when the fifth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV-5) lifts off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Bentley wasn't exactly aiming for the mass market when it launched the Bentayga and, unless you're into swanning about with a bird of prey strapped to your arm, the latest iteration is unlikely to broaden the appeal.

SpaceX made history again today with the second successful launch and powered landing​ of a Falcon 9 booster. The recycled rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center to deliver the SES-10 communications satellite into orbit before returning to Earth to touch down on an unmanned seabarge.​

SpaceX's Falcon 9 blasted off for the International Space Station from the same launch pad used by the Apollo 11 mission. At 9:38 am EST, the CRS-10 mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center carrying an unmanned Dragon cargo ship.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster roared back into service today over four months after a disastrous launch pad explosion threw its future into doubt.

​After four months of intensive investigation, SpaceX says that its Falcon 9 booster has been cleared for flight and will return to service on January 8.

SpaceX has suffered another setback with the first manned flight of its Crew Dragon spacecraft being delayed until 2018. According to NASA, the SpaceX Demonstration Mission 2 will not fly until May 2018 instead of in the second quarter of 2017 as previously planned.

​SpaceX has set back the date for its next Falcon 9 launch until sometime in January. The company says the much anticipated return after a Falcon 9's launchpad explosion on September 1 was delayed to make time to ensure the safety of the flight.

​With a pretty crowded launch manifesto and plans for deep space exploration, there are a few interested parties eyeing SpaceX's next move following the recent launchpad explosion that took out its Falcon 9 rocket. We've just gotten our clearest indication yet of what that will be.

SpaceX is hopeful it will resume launches of its Falcon 9 rocket by the end of the year as it narrows down the possible causes of the explosion​ on September 1 that destroyed the booster and its AMOS-6 satellite payload.

It's been less than a month since SpaceX saw a test firing before a planned Falcon 9 launch end in a ball of fire​ before it even got started. Now, the company appears ready to get back on the orbital horse with plans for its next launch set for as soon as November.​

​SpaceX has released the preliminary findings into the Falcon 9 accident on Sept. 1 that destroyed the unmanned rocket. According to the company, the exact cause of the explosion is still uncertain, but it has narrowed things down to the cryogenic helium system used to feed the second stage engine.