SpaceX launches its first Starlink internet satellites (and Spain’s Paz satellite, too) SpaceX put its first two prototype Starlink broadband satellites into orbit along with a Spanish radar imaging satellite today. The… Read More
SpaceX set to launch first prototype Starlink satellites for global internet The first test satellites for SpaceX’s global internet constellation are being prepped for launch — three years after SpaceX CEO… Read More
Did NASA pass up SpaceX offer for Falcon Heavy payload? Former NASA official raises questions SpaceX CEO Elon Musk makes it sound as if he always wanted to put a Tesla Roadster, and not much… Read More
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff talks about his investments in SpaceX and other ventures Zillow Group has just reported an eye-popping $1 billion in annual revenue — but the Seattle-based real estate data company’s CEO,… Read More
Good news for Starman: Spacefaring Tesla Roadster will miss Mars and asteroids It took a day or two, but astronomers have figured out where the Tesla Roadster launched into deep space aboard… Read More
Dramatic photos of historic SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch from GeekWire camera 1,200 feet away [Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with additional pictures, including the one above, retrieved Wednesday from a third camera… Read More
Elon Musk marvels at Falcon Heavy’s triumph, looks ahead to bigger rocket CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s billionaire founder, Elon Musk, says that even he was surprised by how successful the first flight… Read More
Internet users – including Donald Trump – are over the moon about SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket didn’t blow up on the launch pad, but it did blow up the internet. More than… Read More
SpaceX launches its Falcon Heavy rocket for first time, putting a sports car (and Starman) in space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s triple-barreled Falcon Heavy rocket rose into space today for the first time on a pillar of… Read More
Time for SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to fly: Watch live video of the final countdown CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The maiden launch of SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably the biggest thing to hit NASA’s… Read More
Elon Musk explains why SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket is risky – and revolutionary CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Launching the Falcon Heavy rocket is arguably one of the riskiest operations that SpaceX has ever… Read More
Jeff Bezos wishes SpaceX ‘best of luck’ with Falcon Heavy – and Elon Musk replies with a smooch All eyes are on Elon Musk as his company SpaceX gets ready to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket from… Read More
SpaceX’s Elon Musk adds a ‘Starman’ to the Tesla Roadster he’s sending into space CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — When SpaceX launches a Tesla Roadster sports car into deep space atop its very first Falcon… Read More
SpaceX launches GovSat-1 satellite, clearing the way for Falcon Heavy’s debut SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket sent a telecommunications satellite into orbit today for Luxembourg’s government and the SES satellite venture, setting… Read More
It’s a date! SpaceX’s Elon Musk sets Falcon Heavy rocket’s huge first launch for Feb. 6 The world’s most powerful rocket finally has a date for its debut: Feb. 6. In a tweet, SpaceX CEO Elon… Read More
SpaceX test-fires Falcon Heavy rocket’s 27 engines amid clouds of steam and thunder SpaceX test-fired all 27 Merlin rocket engines on its mammoth Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time today, throwing up… Read More
Amid Zuma satellite controversy, SpaceX gets a vote of confidence from Air Force News Brief: The classified satellite known as Zuma was said to have disappeared soon after its Jan. 7 launch on… Read More
Mysterious U.S. government spy satellite believed to be lost after SpaceX launch Turns out this weekend’s SpaceX mission didn’t go off without a hitch, after all. The secret U.S. government payload —… Read More
SpaceX launches ‘Zuma’ spacecraft with secret U.S. government payload, lands Falcon 9 UPDATED: SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center this evening, carrying a secretive U.S. government payload… Read More
Aliens in L.A.? Santa? Even Elon Musk has some fun with SpaceX rocket’s sky show The bloom of exhaust that blossomed in Southern California’s skies during Friday evening’s liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket sparked… Read More
SpaceX puts 10 Iridium telecom satellites in orbit – and creates a spectacle in the sky SpaceX has sent 10 more satellites into orbit for the Iridium NEXT constellation, passing the halfway point in its 75-satellite… Read More
A car for Mars: Elon Musk shows Tesla Roadster revving up for Falcon Heavy liftoff After a flurry of speculation, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is showing off his midnight cherry-red Tesla Roadster sports car as… Read More
Elon Musk lifts the veil on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket being readied for its debut SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket just got more real, now that billionaire founder Elon Musk has tweeted out pictures of the… Read More
Russian Soyuz sends crew to space station while SpaceX Dragon makes cargo delivery News Brief: Three new crew members are on their way to the International Space Station after a successful launch from… Read More
SpaceX takes rocket reusability to new heights with launch to space station For the first time, SpaceX has sent a refurbished Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station from a refurbished… Read More
Podcast Week in Geek Podcast: Elon Musk’s race to Mars takes some unexpected turns Depending on how you see it, Elon Musk is either an innovative genius building the future of mankind or a… Read More
Boeing’s Dennis Muilenburg says he’ll beat SpaceX to Mars; Elon Musk says ‘Do it’ So what does SpaceX CEO Elon Musk think of Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s claim that the first people to set… Read More
Yes, Elon Musk will launch Tesla Roadster to Mars orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy Update: After a bit of back and forth, SpaceX is confirming that the Roadster to Mars is a real payload, and that it… Read More
SpaceX raises $100M more in investment, bringing valuation estimate to $21.5 billion Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket venture has filled out its latest funding round by attracting another $100 million in investments since… Read More
Survey finds a big name in Seattle missing from list of tech companies where people most want to work A recent survey of tech professionals around the world about which company they would most want to work for produced… Read More
