SpaceX

Entrepreneur and business magnate, Elon Musk is the CEO and founder of the aerospace company SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla Motors. He also hopes to change the world, advancing private spaceflight with the aim of landing humans on other planets like Mars, and developing a new tube-transport system called the Hyperloop. Live Science will keep you up on Musk’s latest ideas and developments so you can keep your two feet on Earth while looking up at the stars.

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Erik Kuna captured an incredible view of SpaceX's CRS-20 cargo launch to the International Space Station. In this image the launch resembles a planetary nebula.

What's that in the sky? It's a SpaceX rocket, but it sure doesn't look like it

By Amy Thompson

Two CubeSats, part of a constellation built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth, were launched from the International Space Station on May 17, 2016.

Hackers could shut down satellites — or turn them into weapons

By William Akoto

Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's ad for his "girlfriend contest" that has sparked a ton of negative feedback.

Billionaire Hosts Girlfriend Contest for 'First Woman to the Moon' and (Shocker) People Hate It

By Chelsea Gohd

Will the first woman to travel to the moon be the winner of a billionaire's "girlfriend contest"? We really hope not.

A Russian Soyuz rocket carried two NASA astronauts, Nick Hague and Christina Koch, and cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin, toward the International Space Station on March 14, 2019.

The Greatest Spaceflight Moments of 2019

By Elizabeth Howell

Three lunar missions, commercial spaceflight milestones, the first all-woman spacewalk — 2019 was a busy year in space for public and private entities alike.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket making its fourth trip to space launches 60 new Starlink internet satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Nov. 11, 2019.

SpaceX Just Launched 60 Starlink Satellites (And Nailed a Milestone Rocket Landing)

By Amy Thompson

SpaceX launched 60 Starlink satellites into orbit on its most flown Falcon 9 rocket yet, which made a historic fourth launch and landing on Monday (Nov. 11).

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk reveals new details about Starship Mk, the company's enormous reusable launch system, and talks aliens in Boca Chica, Texas on September 28, 2019.

Elon Musk Doesn't Know Where the Aliens Are (So, Stop Asking)

By Chelsea Gohd

At a recent event in Boca Chica, Texas, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirms that, to his knowledge, we haven't yet discovered aliens.

The Starship MK1 assembled at SpaceX's build and launch facility in Texas.

Why NASA's Annoyed About Elon Musk's Giant Rocket

By Rafi Letzter

SpaceX has never flown a person into space in its first spacecraft, the Crew Dragon. But already Musk is showing off his big, shiny Starship — and NASA is bristling.

Could Elon Musk's Starship Threaten Alien Life?

By Samantha Rolfe

Elon Musk's bold plan to send a crewed Starship to Mars and beyond has potential dire consequences for alien life.

An aerial view of SpaceX's Starship Mk1 prototype, seen during Elon Musk's Starship update in South Texas on Sept. 28, 2019.

Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX's New Starship Plans for Private Trips to the Moon, Mars and Beyond

By Tariq Malik

Elon Musk has a Starship, and one day he expects it will help SpaceX reach other worlds.

The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns to Earth for a pinpoint landing on July 25, 2019, shortly after launching the company's Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station.

SpaceX Rocket Breaks Sound Barrier Twice and Nails Landing in This Amazing Video

By Mike Wall

We see the landing from four different angles.

A train of SpaceX Starlink satellites are visible in the night sky in this still from <a href="https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2019/05/wowowow-spectacular-view-of-spacex.html">a video captured by satellite tracker Marco Langbroek in Leiden</a>, the Nethe

Here's Why Astronomers Are So Worried About SpaceX's Planned 'Megaconstellation'

By Rafi Letzter

SpaceX put 60 bright satellites in space May 23, and astronomers are sounding the alarm about the eventual 12,000-strong Starlink constellation SpaceX plans.

Here's What SpaceX's Starlink Satellites Look Like in the Night Sky

By Tariq Malik

'And what a SPECTACULAR view it was! - Marco Langbroek.

A thrice-flown SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the company's first 60 Starlink satellites into orbit from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida on May 23, 2019.

SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites on Thrice-Flown Rocket, Sticks Landing

By Amy Lynn Thompson

Thousands more will follow, if all goes according to plan.

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule emerges from the Atlantic following an uncrewed trip to the International Space Station March 8, 2019. This same capsule was apparently damaged during a safety test April 20.

A SpaceX Crew Dragon Safety Test Went Very Wrong. Here's Why That Matters

By Rafi Letzter

SpaceX tested the escape system on its Crew Dragon capsule. Smoke from the failure was visible for miles.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Splashes Down in Atlantic to Cap Historic Test Flight

By Mike Wall

Splashdown occurred at 8:45 a.m. EST about 230 miles off the Florida coast.

Israeli Moon Lander Snaps Epic Space Selfie with a Full Earth

By Mike Wall

The newly released photo shows the robotic lander, known as Beresheet, looking back at Earth from a distance of 23,363.5 miles (37,600 kilometers).

Meet Ripley, SpaceX's Dummy Astronaut Riding on Crew Dragon Test Flight

By Meghan Bartels

SpaceX's famous "Starman" dummy onboard the inaugural Falcon Heavy launch is about to have some competition — from a new dummy, named Ripley, strapped into the company's first Crew Dragon capsule.

Why It'll Take Israel's Lunar Lander 8 Weeks to Get to the Moon

By Mike Wall

An Israeli moon lander just took to the skies, but we'll all have to wait nearly two months for its historic touchdown try.

After 1-Year Joyride in Space, Starman Has Probably Trashed Elon's Roadster

By Brandon Specktor

After traveling more than 470 million miles (760 million kilometers) around the sun, Starman and his cherry-red Tesla Roadster have exceeded the car's warranty 10,000 times over.

Rocket Lab founder and CEO Peter Beck stands with his creation, "The Humanity Star," which is visible in the night sky if you know when and where to look.

Space Oddity: 10 Bizarre Things Earthlings Launched into Space in 2018

By Laura Geggel

This past year, engineers launched many oddities into space, including a Tesla Roadster, a gold-plated canopic jar and a cosmic disco ball.

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