spacex SpaceX Prepares Starship for Ambitious High-Altitude Test Flight SpaceX is finalizing preparations for the Starship SN8 prototype to conduct its first high-altitude hop. This ambitious test marks a major milestone in the vehicle's rapid iterative development program.
spacex SpaceX Moves to Next Phase of Starship Testing After Successful Hop Following a successful 500-foot hop test, SpaceX prepares for higher-altitude Starship flights and begins work on the massive Super Heavy booster. The company also ships its first vacuum-optimized Raptor engine to Texas for testing.
spacex SpaceX Scrubs Starship SN6 150-Meter Hop Test at Boca Chica SpaceX calls off the highly anticipated 150-meter hop test of Starship SN6 at its South Texas facility. The prototype vehicle remains on the pad pending a new launch attempt.
spacex SpaceX SN5 Starship Prototype Completes Historic First Test Flight SpaceX achieves a major milestone as the full-size SN5 Starship prototype successfully completes its first uncrewed test flight, soaring 500 feet over South Texas.
spacex SpaceX Achieves Second Successful Starship Prototype Hop Test in Texas SpaceX completes a 500-foot test flight of its SN6 Starship prototype, marking the second successful hop in under a month. These rapid iterations pave the way for future high-altitude and eventual orbital flights.
spacex SpaceX Breaks Reuse Records With Eleventh Starlink Satellite Launch SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites while setting a new record for reusing a Falcon 9 booster for the sixth time.
spacex SpaceX Breaks Rocket Reuse Record With Latest Starlink Satellite Launch SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites while setting a new record for Falcon 9 booster reuse. The mission highlights the company's ongoing efforts to reduce costs through rocket and fairing recycling.
nasa NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down in Gulf to Conclude Historic SpaceX Mission NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley successfully return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, landing in the Gulf of Mexico. This splashdown marks the safe completion of a historic and highly dangerous final leg of their space station mission.
spacex Starship SN6 Completes Successful Low-Altitude Test Flight in Texas SpaceX's Starship prototype SN6 achieves a brief hop using a single Raptor engine, marking another milestone in the vehicle's rapid development cycle.
spacex SpaceX Caps Record Week With Starlink and BlackSky Satellite Launch SpaceX concludes a remarkable week of spaceflight milestones by launching 57 Starlink internet satellites and two BlackSky Earth-imaging satellites from Florida.
spacex SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Safely Returns NASA Astronauts to Earth SpaceX and NASA successfully complete the final phase of the Demo-2 mission, bringing astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley home after two months at the International Space Station. This historic splashdown paves the way for Crew Dragon's official certification and regular operational flights.
spacex SpaceX Crew Dragon Docks With ISS, Ends Nine-Year US Launch Gap SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft successfully docks with the International Space Station, marking the first crewed orbital launch from the US since 2011. NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley join the existing station crew after a smooth, ahead-of-schedule arrival.
spacex SpaceX Crew Dragon Makes Historic Docking at International Space Station SpaceX successfully docks its first crewed Crew Dragon capsule at the International Space Station, marking the first time a commercial spacecraft carries humans to the orbiting lab.
nasa SpaceX Demo-2 Mission Marks Historic Return of American Astronaut Launches NASA highlights a striking infrared image of the SpaceX Demo-2 launch that carried two astronauts to the International Space Station. This milestone mission brings human spaceflight back to American soil for the first time since 2011.
spacex Storms Force SpaceX and NASA to Delay Historic Astronaut Launch Bad weather along Florida's Atlantic coast prompts NASA and SpaceX to scrub the historic Demo-2 mission. The backup launch date provides another opportunity to send astronauts to the International Space Station.