SpaceX

Central to SpaceX's mission of making rocket launches as cheap as possible is recovering and recycling as many components as possible, and it today took another significant step toward this aim, flying a recovered payload fairing for the first time.

SpaceX has experienced some setbacks since docking an unmanned Crew Dragon capsule with the International Space Station back in March, but the company is continuing to edge towards the next launch of the spacecraft. A video shared on Twitter today shows the vehicle's parachutes in action, with SpaceX claiming to have now successfully completed 13 drop tests in a row.

SpaceX is continuing to test out the key components of a vehicle built to return human spaceflight to US soil, with an upgraded launch escape system for its Crew Dragon capsule the latest to be put through its paces.

Elon Musk has given an update on SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft & booster, stating that a crewed launch could occur next year.

Just a few weeks after its Starhopper prototype completed its final test flight, SpaceX is busy pulling the pieces together for a higher-flying version.

Following an April explosion, SpaceX is now correcting course with a successful new engine test under its Falcon 9 rocket.

ESA has been forced to reposition its Aeolus satellite to avoid a collision with a member of SpaceX’s Starlink mega constellation.

A prototype of the Starship spacecraft that SpaceX hopes to one day send to Mars has has a hugely successful outing.

​​The way small satellites and scientific instruments find their way into space these days is by hitching a ride on large rockets carrying hefty payloads. But some are looking to change that, including SpaceX with a new launch program specifically for firing these small payloads into space.

With an annual budget of US$21.5 billion, over 17,000 employees and who knows how many geniuses, you'd think NASA could pretty much solve any problem. But NASA not only needs outside help, it encourages it, announcing 19 partnerships with US businesses to benefit the entire US space sector.

​​The Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy are the stars of the show for SpaceX, but the company's deep space aspirations rest on an even larger and more powerful vehicle known as the Starship. Today it flew this next-gen spacecraft for the first time ever, albeit only for a fleeting moment.

SpaceX’s Hyperloop Pod competition continues to bring out the very best in student engineering teams from all around the world. The reigning champions from the Technical University of Munich have returned this year to fend off their challengers, setting a new speed record in the process. ​