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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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.

SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship to Space Station, But Misses Rocket Landing

By Sarah Lewin

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft lifted off into clear blue skies today (Dec. 5), but its first stage spiraled down in a failed landing.

Moldy Mouse Chow Delays SpaceX Dragon Launch to Space Station

By Mike Wall

SpaceX's next cargo launch to the International Space Station has been pushed back to Wednesday (Dec. 5) due to a rodent problem.

Scientists will send thousands of <em>C. elegans</em> up to space in hopes of understanding muscle loss in astronauts.

Delay of SpaceX Launch May Mean 36,000 Wormy Passengers Are Too Old for Their Planned Experiments

By Yasemin Saplakoglu

Here's what those wriggling worms are expected to do in space ... and it's not to scare aliens.

SpaceX Rocket Makes Historic 3rd Launch Into Space with 64 Satellites On Board

By Mike Wall

SpaceX Starship Separates from Super Heavy Rocket

No More 'BFR': Elon Musk Changes Name of Mars Rocket

By Mike Wall

Elon Musk is rebranding SpaceX's Mars-colonizing spaceflight system yet again.

SpaceX's Starman mannequin is seen inside Elon Musk's red Tesla Roadster with Earth in the background, shortly after launch on Feb. 6, 2018. As of Nov. 2, the duo were beyond the orbit of Mars.

SpaceX's 'Starman' and Its Tesla Roadster Are Now Beyond Mars

By Mike Wall

Starman has put a lot of miles on his ride in the last nine months.

Artist's illustration of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane carrying out its mysterious duties in Earth orbit.

X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 400 Days on Latest Mystery Mission

By Leonard David

The latest mystery mission of the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane has now passed the 400-day mark.

SpaceX to Attempt 1st West Coast Falcon 9 Rocket Landing on Sunday

By Amy Thompson

Smoke billowed around a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday, Oct. 2, as it briefly fired its engines during a preflight test from SLC-4E at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base.

SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Dec. 22, 2017, with bystanders on the ground getting a gorgeous light show.

US Air Force: Don't Worry About Those Weird Lights and Booms Sunday, It's Just a Space Ship

By Rafi Letzter

SpaceX will attempt to launch and land a rocket on the West Coast Sunday, and the USAF wants Californians to know in advance so they won't worry.

A promotional image from iSpace includes artwork depicting both a rover and a lander.

A Japanese Company Says It Will Use SpaceX Rockets to Land on the Moon

By Rafi Letzter

There won't be any people on the first two iSpace landers. But the company said its long term goal is human exploration of the lunar surface.

Elon Musk has claimed his Big Falcon Rocket crew vehicle might one day land on the moon. But that's not in the cards for any missions in the foreseeable future.

Why the SpaceX Lunar Tourists Won't Walk on the Moon

By Rafi Letzter

Twelve people have walked on the moon, and Elon Musk won't add any Japanese billionaires to that number anytime soon.

The Big Falcon Rocket would have three fins and a retractable forward wing, according to an illustration of the rocket’s design released by SpaceX's Elon Musk.

Japanese Billionaire Will Be First Lunar Tourist. And He Plans to Invite Artists.

By Stephanie Pappas

Yusaku Maezawa, founder of clothing company ZoZo, will be the first space tourist to travel around the moon, private spaceflight company SpaceX announced tonight (Sept. 17).