What is SpaceX?
SpaceX is a private aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company. The company, owned by Elon Musk, makes space travel less costly through design and launches.
Airbus, Voyager Space form joint venture to build new space station
French aerospace company Airbus and U.S.-based Voyager Space said they will begin working even closer to build a private version of the International Space Station (ISS).
Boeing's Starliner program racks up $1.4B in losses
Boeing is facing growing fees tied to its Starliner astronaut program after it ran into even more snags. Boeing is currently working with NASA on a new test flight date.
Virgin Galactic unveils 3-person crew participating in first private astronaut mission
Virgin Galactic unveiled the identifies of the three individuals that the space company will carry on its Galactic 02 mission next month: Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers and Jon Goodwin.
Blue Origin rocket engine explodes during test in Texas: report
A Blue Origin rocket exploded last month during testing in Texas, according to media reports.
World's first fully electric flying car approved by FAA; company now accepting preorders
Alef Aero, a sustainable mobility company in California, has been given a special airworthiness certification by the FAA for its flying electric car — and it's taking preorders.
Saudi Arabia's first astronauts in decades rocket towards ISS on private charter flight
The Axiom Mission 2 space crew launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a private charter flight Sunday, marking the first time Saudi Arabians went to space in decades.
Bezos' Blue Origin nabs $3.4B NASA contract to send astronauts to the moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin a $3.4 billion contract to build a spaceship for its next astronaut mission to the moon.
Virgin Galactic reveals Unity 25 flight's upcoming launch window
Virgin Galactic has revealed the date that will mark the opening of the window for its Unity 25 spaceflight. The opening for the mission will fall on May 25.
SpaceX launches 56 new Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
SpaceX launched a batch of 56 Starlink satellites into orbit early Sunday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and successfully landed a rocket in the sea.
NASA, Rocket Lab launch part of satellite constellation to study tropical storm systems
NASA and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. launched two small satellites into orbit from New Zealand on Monday to study hurricanes and other cyclones more frequently.
NASA developing snake-like robot to search for life on one of Saturn's moons
NASA is developing a snake-like robot that can move through solid and liquid formations, with hopes of sending it to one of Saturn's moons to search for life.
Moment lightning strikes SpaceX launch pad caught on camera
Video shows a lightning bolt striking SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket on the Kennedy Space Center's LC-39A launch pad in Merritt Island, Florida on Thursday.
Virgin Orbit pauses operations, lays off majority of workforce
Virgin Orbit, which launches satellites, said it would cease operations and will lay off most of its workforce.
Former Obama official died after pilot of Bombardier jet flipped switch, plane 'abruptly pitched up'
The National Transportation Safety Board said a former Obama-era official on a business jet was fatally injured after the aircraft "abruptly pitched up."
Rolls-Royce secures funding to develop lunar nuclear reactor
Rolls-Royce announced it secured about $3.5 million in funding from the U.K. Space Agency to develop a nuclear reactor to power a base on the moon someday.
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit prepares for insolvency amid emergency funding requests
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is working Ducera and Alvarez & Marsal to draw up insolvency plans in case it cannot secure funding from investors, according to Sky News
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit temporarily pausing operations and furloughing most employees
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is pausing operations and furloughing most employees until at least next week, a spokesperson confirmed to Fox Business.
Top US intelligence official warns that China's space capabilities should 'worry us a lot'
The U.S. should be worried about China's increasing capabilities in space, says Doug Wade, a top U.S. intelligence official working with the Defense Intelligence Agency.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-5 splashes down on Earth after 5-month mission aboard ISS
Two NASA astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a Japanese astronaut returned to Earth late Saturday after completing a 157-day mission aboard the International Space Station.