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![A close-up of three SpaceX Raptor engines clustered together for the company's Starship SN8 prototype.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jLcvpcfUFahVFhadH2gnra-320-80.jpeg)
Starship engine 'crisis' poses possible bankruptcy risk for SpaceX, Elon Musk says: report
By Mike Wall published
Elon Musk thinks that problems with SpaceX's Raptor engine production pose potentially dire consequences for the company, according to media reports.
![The 'doughnut UFO' spotted over Switzerland appeared the same night as SpaceX's Endeavor capsule reentry.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qtaffN3r5dnJC4bY2Sdjk7-320-80.jpeg)
'Doughnut UFO' over Switzerland defies explanation
By Brandon Specktor published
A photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, spotted the glowing object while four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth thousands of miles away.
![A sequined sea turtle floats above Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron's head aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft "Endurance." The doll served as the mission's "zero-g indicator" and signaled the flight of the first members of "The Turtles" in space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zSjHMS9L2pngPcohw7EKZ9-320-80.jpg)
Outside of Earth's 'shell,' SpaceX's Crew-3 reveal turtle as zero-g indicator
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Just moments after entering Earth orbit, SpaceX Crew-3 astronaut Kayla Barron released a sparkling sea turtle to float above her head. The "zero-g indicator" showed she and her crew were weightless.
![An illustration of the private Nova-C moon lander built by Intuitive Machines with NASA's Polar Resources Ice-Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) attached to the spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wwU7JnJ9PEf9SKQXw2yaW9-320-80.jpeg)
NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.
![The Crew Dragon Resilience splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, on Sept. 18, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Cnz4Tng5KJMjLZBmNhiGq5-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX Inspiration4 astronauts return to Earth with historic splashdown off Florida coast
By Amy Thompson published
After three days in space, SpaceX's first all-civilian crew returned to Earth tonight, splashing down off the Florida coast to end a historic mission.
![The Inspiration4 mission blasts off on Sept. 15, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ccGR8TEMPfkRjvk6xrHcNm-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight
By Amy Thompson published
SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth.
![SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo ship is seen with a bright blue Earth as a backdrop by a camera on the International Space Station during its docking approach on Aug. 30, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kMQCZAZnbsPJDDKS6SFX85-320-80.jpeg)
SpaceX's Dragon docks at ISS in time for astronaut's birthday
By Mike Wall published
The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.
![SpaceX's Starship could launch on its first uncrewed flight to Mars in 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uKk8NJCgHDqPSkjPBP5cQ5-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Starship: Key milestones for the world's most powerful rocket
By Elizabeth Howell published
SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.
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