SpaceX conducted a static fire test of a single Starship 26 engine. The test demonstrated "flight-like startup for a Starship deorbit burn," according to SpaceX. Credit: SpaceX | edited by Space.com's ...

Launched on Aug. 12, 2018, the probe is the fastest human-made object in existence. It used flybys of Venus to adjust its ...

At his Madison Square Garden event a week before the election, Donald Trump went on an extended riff about the famous “chopstick” maneuver of Elon Musk’s Space X.

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SpaceX launched more than 130 missions this year and made significant progress with its new Starship vehicle, the biggest and ...

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With 2024 coming to a close, we look at the biggest space achievements of the year from NASA, SpaceX, China, and more.

SpaceX, an aerospace company by Elon Musk, has achieved a new milestone by completing the most rocket launches in a single ...

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Juice spacecraft launched on April 24 to explore Jupiter's icy moons Ganymede, Europa and ...

SpaceX continues to improve the design of the Starship heat shield and has added small tanks to help with the engine restart.

SpaceX has had another busy year, achieving the highest number of rocket launches in its 16-year history of liftoffs.