SpaceX

SpaceX Launched the First Private Lunar Lander Mission

It could be the first privately built spacecraft to reach the moon

By Casey Quackenbush February 21, 2019

SpaceX Is About to Launch More Than 7,000 Internet-Beaming Satellites

It'll significantly increase the number of satellites in Earth orbit

By Todd Shields / Bloomberg November 15, 2018

Meet the Japanese Billionaire Who's Paying Elon Musk for a Trip Around the Moon

The tickets don't come cheap

By Ciara Nugent September 18, 2018

SpaceX Just Launched Its 50th Falcon 9 Rocket Into Space

Its payload was a satellite "almost the size of a city bus"

By Flora Carr March 6, 2018

Stephen Colbert Teased Elon Musk for 'Midlife Crisis' in His Gleeful SpaceX Monologue

That's what Musk gets for launching own Tesla convertible into space on a rocket

By Melissa Locker February 7, 2018

Watch SpaceX's Historic Falcon Heavy Launch in Slow Motion

It's now the largest rocket in operation in the world

February 6, 2018

SpaceX Launches the Falcon Heavy Rocket

Elon Musk's biggest rocket yet could launch at 1 p.m. ET today

By Jennifer Calfas and Lisa Marie Segarra February 6, 2018

Why the SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket Is Such a Big Deal for Elon Musk

Musk has long promised cheaper spaceflight. His launch today could bring that closer to reality

By Jeffrey Kluger February 6, 2018

Watch SpaceX Test-Fire its Massive Falcon Heavy Rocket for the First Time

The successful test paves the way for Falcon Heavy's first flight

By Alex Fitzpatrick January 24, 2018

Fate of Classified SpaceX Mission Remains Unclear

SpaceX says everything went fine, but the "Zuma" satellite is presumed lost

By Bloomberg January 10, 2018

SpaceX Launches Secretive 'Zuma' Into Orbit

Little is known about the mission's objectives

By Laignee Barron January 8, 2018

People in L.A. Definitely Thought This SpaceX Rocket Launch Was Aliens

"Nuclear alien UFO from North Korea," Elon Musk tweeted

By Lisa Marie Segarra December 23, 2017

Watch Live: SpaceX Attempts First Rocket Relaunch

The company hopes to place a communications satellite into orbit

By Julia Zorthian March 30, 2017

Elon Musk's Moon Mission Is Exciting, Audacious ... and Iffy

Can SpaceX really get to the moon? Here are the challenges

By Jeffrey Kluger February 28, 2017

SpaceX to Send 2 Passengers Around the Moon

The customers have put down "a significant deposit" for the trip

By Madeline Farber February 27, 2017

How Cheap Internet Access Could Be SpaceX's Secret Weapon

Elon Musk's company is once again launching — and landing — rockets

By Kevin Kelleher January 18, 2017

What SpaceX's Rocket Explosion Means for Elon Musk

The technology billionaire runs two high-profile, innovative companies — but his rough summer shows he may be stretched too thin

By Kevin Kelleher September 1, 2016

Watch NASA Astronauts Install a New Dock on International Space Station

It's a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk

By Daniel White August 19, 2016

Vivid Photo Shows Successful Launch and Land of a SpaceX Rocket

The landing was the second time SpaceX successfully landed a rocket on land

By Maya Rhodan July 18, 2016

3 Reasons Why Elon Musk Wants to Combine Tesla and SolarCity

But investors and analysts remain skeptical

By Katie Fehrenbacher / Fortune June 22, 2016

5 Big Predictions About the Future of Technology From Elon Musk

Musk believes he can launch people to Mars in 2024

By Lisa Eadicicco June 2, 2016

Why You Should Take Elon Musk's 2018 Mars Shot Seriously

The hardware is shaping up for a trip to the Red Planet—and soon

By Jeffrey Kluger April 28, 2016

SpaceX Scrubs Mission SES-9 for Third Time in a Week

The private space company is aiming for the first successful rocket landing on an ocean platform

By NBC News February 28, 2016

SpaceX Makes History With Rocket Landing

It was the company’s first flight since a mission failure six months ago

By Mark Rivett-Carnac December 22, 2015

Why SpaceX's First-Stage Landing Matters

An affordable, reusable rocket has just come a little bit closer

By Jeffrey Kluger December 21, 2015

SpaceX Will Launch Another Rocket

The rocket is designed to carry satellites from U.S. company Orbcomm into low-earth orbit

By Joanna Plucinska December 11, 2015

Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Will Be Built in Las Vegas

A startup inspired by the tech visionary's idea will soon begin testing the radical transportation concept in Nevada

By Victor Luckerson December 8, 2015

Fans Lift Elon Musk Above Tech Rivals in TIME Person of the Year Poll

The entrepreneur's companies have made headlines all year

By Victor Luckerson November 30, 2015

Private Space Companies Are About to Get a Big Break

The President is expected to sign a bill that would make the nascent commercial space industry exempt from regulation until 2023

By Clay Dillow / Fortune November 25, 2015

SpaceX Will Officially Carry Astronauts to the Space Station

NASA approves another commercial space mission

By Charlotte Alter November 20, 2015

11 Questions That Were Asked at SpaceX Intern Interviews

"What is a null pointer?"

By Natalie Walters / Business Insider October 16, 2015

It’s Jeff Bezos vs. Elon Musk and Richard Branson—In Space

Amazon CEO’s private aerospace company Blue Origin will build and launch rockets in Florida

By Tom Huddleston, Jr. / Fortune September 15, 2015

How Elon Musk Taught Himself Rocket Science

By reading the right books and talking to the right people

By Richard Feloni / Business Insider September 14, 2015

Check Out This Insane Stunt Elon Musk Just Pulled Off

It will throw you for a hyperloop

By Victor Luckerson August 8, 2015

Elon Musk on SpaceX Explosion: It's 'Definitely a Setback'

He said it was "definitely a setback"

By Jon Chew / Fortune July 8, 2015

What I Learned Watching SpaceX's Rocket Explode

It felt terrible, but lives will be saved in the future

By Erin Sharoni July 6, 2015

Tesla’s Elon Musk Just Had the Worst Birthday Ever

A disastrous weekend for both Tesla and SpaceX

By Ben Geier/Fortune June 29, 2015

SpaceX Rocket Explosion Raises Questions for Program

A dramatic accident just minutes after launch could mean problems for the International Space Station

By Jeffrey Kluger June 28, 2015

NASA Is Sending Microsoft's Most Incredible New Tech Into Space

HoloLens is now literally out of this world

By Dan Kedmey June 25, 2015

Watch Explosive New Video of SpaceX's Rocket Landing Test

The April test ended unsuccessfully

By Jack Linshi June 25, 2015

Elon Musk Wants to Build the Comcast of Outer Space

It wouldn't be the first attempt

By Benjamin Snyder/Fortune June 10, 2015

How You Can Play a PC Game Elon Musk Wrote When He Was 12

It's pretty simple, but it's also more than 30 years old

By Ben Geier/Fortune June 9, 2015

SpaceX Has a Radical New Invention Idea

The company has filed an application for satellites that would beam down Internet access

By Fortune / Kia Kokalitcheva June 3, 2015

Elon Musk's SpaceX Is About to Tap a Huge New Market

It'll take on Boeing and Lockheed

By Daniel Roberts / Fortune May 27, 2015

Watch What It's Like to Get Blasted to 100MPH in 1.2 Seconds

We'd almost definitely vomit

By Benjamin Snyder / Fortune May 22, 2015

Boeing Starliner's Troubled Flight May Mean More Delays in Commercial Crew Missions

SpaceX's Starhopper Flight Test Is a Big Step Forward for Elon Musk's Moon Dreams

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Is Safely Back On Earth

SpaceX's Launch Paves the Way for New Era of U.S. Spaceflight