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SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on brand-new Falcon 9 rocket, aces Pacific Ocean landing (video)
By Josh Dinner published
A never-before-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a batch of Starlink satellites into orbit today (April 7) from the coast of California.

US Space Force awards $13.7 billion in launch contracts to SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin
By Mike Wall published
The U.S. Space Force has awarded $13.7 billion in national-security launch contracts to SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin for missions that will lift off between 2027 and 2032.

SpaceX's Fram2 mission captures 1st human X-ray in Earth orbit
By Josh Dinner published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronauts take the first X-ray images of the human body in space, with a tip-of-the-hat to the first X-ray image ever taken.

SpaceX Fram2 1st polar astronaut mission: Live updates
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Find out the latest about SpaceX's private Fram2 polar astronaut mission for cryptocurrency billionaire Chun Wang.

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast (video, photos)
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX sent 28 of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit from Florida on Saturday night (April 5).

Fram2 astronaut mission's West Coast splashdown opens new era for SpaceX
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Fram2 astronaut mission returned to Earth in the Pacific Ocean on Friday (April 4), marking a first for the spaceflight company.

Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, to get Senate confirmation hearing on April 9
By Tariq Malik published
Isaacman, a billionaire and private astronaut, has flown in space twice on SpaceX rockets and spacecraft.

SpaceX's private Fram2 astronauts splash down on Earth, ending historic polar orbit expedition
By Josh Dinner last updated
SpaceX's Fram2, the first crewed mission ever fly a polar orbit, splashed down today (April 4), returning four private astronauts to Earth.
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