SpaceX

16 Years After Its Inception, 'GoreSat' Set For Launch ... Soon

3:50pm March 24, 2015

by Scott Neuman

In 1998, then-Vice President Gore proposed the satellite, which has since been repurposed for NOAA's needs. It was set to take off Sunday, but the launch was scrubbed, and will be rescheduled.

Satellite separation during the Falcon 1 ABS/Eutelsat launch.

A Side Of SpaceX You May Not Have Seen Before

4:18pm March 23, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

CEO Elon Musk's decision to put photos in the public domain was spurred by a Twitter follower who asked: What is there to lose?

Google's Stake In SpaceX Puts It Closer To Goal Of Internet Access For All

12:30pm January 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Elon Musk's SpaceX received a $1 billion investment from Google and Fidelity, which now own slightly less than 10 percent of the firm. SpaceX is currently valued at $10 billion.

Science

WATCH: SpaceX Booster Crashes On Barge

5:25pm January 16, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The company's resupply mission to the International Space Station went off without a hitch last week, but an attempt to land the spent booster on a floating platform didn't go as well.

The Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Saturday.

SpaceX Launch Successful; Recovery Attempt 'Close, But No Cigar'

6:46pm January 10, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The private launch contractor resupplying the ISS said a plan to recover the rocket's spent first stage at sea hit a snag.

The massive first stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is designed to return to earth.

Science

SpaceX Plans A Perfect Landing

8:09am January 06, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

The space firm will send a supply capsule into orbit, and then try a new way to recover the part of the rocket that carried it. If it works, the cost of going to space could be reduced dramatically.

In an image provided by NASA, astronaut Randy Bresnik prepares to enter Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft for an evaluation at the company's Houston Product Support Center. NASA awarded Boeing with a $4.2 billion contract Tuesday.

Boeing And SpaceX Win $6.8 Billion In NASA Contracts

7:29pm September 16, 2014

by Bill Chappell

By 2017, the two American companies are expected to take over a job that NASA has relied upon Russia to perform: shuttling astronauts to the International Space Station.