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SpaceX is renowned for its Falcon 9 rocket, which frequently caters to NASA’s International Space Station resupply missions and sends Earth-orbiting satellites into space for commercial partners. But ...

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has just revealed the initial configuration of Block 1, which is the name given to the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. The rocket is expected ...

The first stage of SpaceX's first Block 5 Falcon 9 rocket sits on the deck of the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" just after acing its landing on May 11, 2018. SpaceX’s first ”Block 5" Falcon ...

For most watching the Falcon 9 rocket launch on Friday afternoon from Florida, the spectacle did not appear all that different from any SpaceX rocket launch and subsequent droneship landing. But ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Back in May, I stood near a massive blue countdown clock as the minutes and seconds ticked away to zero. I was surrounded by fellow space reporters, a small group of whom ...

The newest iteration of SpaceX's workhorse Falcon 9 rocket took flight from Kennedy Space Center on Friday, carrying with it lessons learned from two years of reusability operations and the company's ...

The SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket launched and landed successfully on the afternoon of May 11, opening up many opportunities for the future of space travel. The first flight of the upgraded Falcon 9 ...

On May 11th, SpaceX launched the inaugural mission of its powerful new Falcon 9 rocket, called the Block 5 — the same vehicle the company will use to send astronauts to the International Space Station ...

Tuesday update: Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at the top of its launch window. The first stage delivered its satellite payload into space and then returned to a drone ship ...

Running a day late because of a last-minute countdown glitch, an upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, a booster NASA is counting on to eventually launch astronauts to the space station, roared to life and ...