Space Exploration Technologies

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  SpaceX Launches Starship Megarocket: Features And What The Mission Means For Space Travel

  The rocket lifted off Tuesday evening from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas at 7:30 p.m. EDT (23:30 GMT) before its first-stage booster splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico.

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  SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 23 Starlink Satellites, Sets Booster Record

  SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites on January 24, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base, marking its 11th Falcon 9 mission of the year. The booster achieved its record 23rd flight and successfully landed on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Pacific Ocean, bringing SpaceX's total orbital-class booster recoveries to 401. The sat...

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  NASA's Roman Space Telescope Gets New Coronagraph to Spot Exoplanets

  NASA's Roman Space Telescope has successfully integrated the Roman Coronagraph, a vital step in detecting planets far beyond our solar system. This tool will help block starlight, enabling the telescope to capture faint planetary light. The coronagraph marks a significant advancement in exoplanet detection, allowing the telescope to observe planets...

• Musk's Personal Credit Lines Dip as Tesla Looks to Raise Capital

  Musk’s personal credit lines from Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and Bank of America affiliates totaled $507 million as of Apr. 30.

• SpaceX Pulls Off Impressive Feat in Rocket's Commercial Debut

  SpaceX’s mission was to deploy Arabsat-6A, a high-capacity telecommunications satellite.

• SpaceX Pulls Off Impressive Feat in Rocket's Commercial Debut

  SpaceX’s mission was to deploy Arabsat-6A, a high-capacity telecommunications satellite.

• Elon Musk Loses $1 Billion in Two Minutes as Tesla Shares Tumble

  Tesla Inc. shares sank as much as 11 percent.

• Elon Musk in Talks to Bore Tunnels in Israel, Netanyahu Says

  Israel seeking solutions for worst traffic congestion in OECD.

• SpaceX Takes Next Step in Race With Boeing to Crewed Flights

  Sometime this summer, both Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Boeing Co. are scheduled to launch crews toward the International Space Station.

• Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off With Three Payloads

  SpaceX also landed the rocket’s first stage on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean minutes after the launch.

• SpaceX Splits Six Military Launches With Rival Lockheed-Boeing

  SpaceX won a $297 million launch contract for two National Reconnaissance Office and one Air Force Space Command mission.

• As Elon Musk Cuts Staff at One of His Companies, Another Says It’s Hiring

  Boring Co. is soliciting applications for nearly a dozen jobs, which include tunnel engineering and software development.

• SpaceX Layoffs Include 577 Positions at California Headquarters

  SpaceX is taking the ax to its headquarters in California.

• SpaceX Caps Record 2018 With Launch of Air Force GPS Satellite

  The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 8:51 a.m.

• Elon Musk Says Boring Co. Has Spent $40 Million

  Elon Musk took the wraps off his Boring Co.’s first completed test tunnel on Tuesday.