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![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the classified NROL-108 spy satellite into orbit from Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Dec. 19, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CWpUnkXn7K83VNSv778txn-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX launches classified US spy satellite, sticks rocket landing to cap record year
By Amy Thompson published
![SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype launches on its first high-altitude test flight from Boca Chica, Texas on Dec. 9, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4zZD3UDmKQgmGakJMUfCH-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's Starship SN8 prototype soars on epic test launch, with explosive landing
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's Starship spaceflight system just took a big step on its path to Mars.
![The Starship MK1 assembled at SpaceX's build and launch facility in Texas.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VtCXZg9maz5JntQHuskFVU-320-80.jpg)
Watch SpaceX test a giant 'Starship' over Texas today [UPDATED]
By Rafi Letzter published
SpaceX plans to test its enormous Starship prototype over Boca Chica, Texas at some point Tuesday (Dec. 8).
![SpaceX's Starship SN8 rocket prototype stands atop its test stand at the company's Boca Chica, Texas facility during an attempted high-altitude launch test on Dec. 8, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QnWyDP7ABqJN6xKQqKpAz6-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX aborts Starship SN8 prototype test launch at last second
By Mike Wall published
SpaceX's first attempt to launch a Starship prototype on a high-altitude test flight ended with a last-second abort in Texas on Tuesday (Dec. 8).
![A small plush toy of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda" from the Disney Plus Star Wars series "The Mandalorian" is seen floating on board the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" as the zero-g indicator for the four Crew-1 astronauts on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sikpTfvifKCPysV7AS9rq5-320-80.jpg)
'Baby Yoda' revealed as astronauts' zero-g indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 mission
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A few hours after launching to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 astronauts showed off their fifth crew member — a small plush doll of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda."
![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft lift off for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8LaXTnwUDHs53EYYPtT9NH-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX Crew Dragon launches 4 astronauts to space station in historic flight
By Amy Thompson published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule launched its first operational space taxi flight for NASA Sunday (Nov. 15).
![The Crew Dragon capsule that will deliver Crew-1 to the International Space Station sits on Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida in anticipation of the Nov. 14 launch.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QWvnksrpnD28DnBGLBtaum-320-80.jpg)
Watch SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the ISS Saturday
By Rafi Letzter published
Watch here as SpaceX launches its first fully crewed mission to the International Space Station (despite mounting pre-launch woes).
![SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine speak with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken prior to a scrubbed launch on May 27, 2020. Hurley and Behnken successfully launched on their next attempt, on May 30, and spent two months at the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6hqeykffwCH4iXfE9XdG3-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX's Elon Musk says he's tested positive for COVID-19 on eve of NASA astronaut launch
By Meghan Bartels published
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that he has received mixed results from tests meant to diagnose infections of the novel coronavirus.
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