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- Oct 8
SpaceX launch lights up night sky in Southern California
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket Sunday night.
Oct 8
- Oct 8
SpaceX launch lights up night sky in Southern California
SpaceX lit up the night sky in Southern California on Sunday, and sent gawkers from across the region craning their necks to the sight.
Oct 8
- Sep 18
SpaceX announces 1st customer to orbit the moon
SpaceX announced Earth's first space tourist will be Yusaka Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire who will travel around the moon in the company's Big Falcon rocket.
Sep 18
- Sep 18
1st private citizen purchases ride around the moon
Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese entrepreneur, wants to take six artists on his trip around the moon with SpaceX and have them curate art.
Sep 18
- Sep 18
SpaceX to take tourist on trip around moon
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first private passenger to take a loop around the moon.
Sep 18
- Sep 18
1st SpaceX passenger: 'I choose to go to the moon!'
SpaceX announced its first moonshot passenger on Monday: a Japanese billionaire.
Sep 18
- Sep 17
Historic announcement from SpaceX
SpaceX is set to announce who their first private passenger will be on a journey around the moon.
Sep 17
- Aug 7
Elon Musk's SpaceX successfully re-launches rocket
The rocket carried the Merah Putih satellite into orbit, which will provide internet and phone services across Indonesia and Southeast Asia, according to SpaceX.
Aug 7
- Aug 7
- Jul 23
SpaceX successfully launches massive commercial satellite
The communications satellite launched Sunday weighs more than 15,000 pounds.
Jul 23
- Jun 26
How Falcon Heavy sparked a 'new space race'
From the government to private enterprise, ABC News correspondent David Kerley dives into what some have dubbed the "new space race."
Jun 26 - Mar 15
Design error may have caused SpaceX rocket explosion in 2015: NASA
The new report from NASA sheds more light on the explosion.
Mar 15 - Mar 12
Elon Musk 'optimistic' about 2019 test flights to Mars but a 'good chance you will die'
The first test flights to Mars could be ready as soon as the first half of next year, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said, but there’s a “good chance you will die.”
Mar 12 - Feb 27
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches megarocket with his own Tesla vehicle on board
The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center.
Feb 27 - Feb 9
Man found dead in motel after traveling to watch SpaceX launch
A nationwide search for his killer is underway.
Feb 9 - Feb 9
What's next for Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket
Tesla founder Musk told ABC News he "didn't really think this would work" after his Falcon Heavy rocket successfully blasted into space.
Feb 9 - Feb 8
SpaceX rocket now on a trajectory toward asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
At mission control, 6,000 workers cheered the launch Tuesday.
Feb 8 - Feb 7
SpaceX launches a new rocket with Tesla Roadster car on top
The Falcon Heavy was launched from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 years ago to send men to the moon.
Feb 7 - Feb 7
SpaceX launches biggest rocket in the world
The $90 million Falcon Heavy was carrying company founder Elon Musk's Tesla car.
Feb 7 - Feb 7
Elon Musk's SpaceX launches megarocket with his own Tesla vehicle on board
The rocket launched from Kennedy Space Center.
Feb 7 - Feb 6
Elon Musk launching 'world's most powerful rocket'
ABC News' Victor Oquendo reports from Titusville, Florida, where the SpaceX founder is launching his Falcon Heavy rocket.
Feb 6 - Feb 6
Space X Falcon Heavy Rocket set for first test launch
Tesla Roadster automobile will be launched into space as cargo on the giant rocket.
Feb 6 - Feb 5
SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket
The rocket will be carrying a red Tesla Roadster.
Feb 5 - Feb 5
SpaceX set to launch massive Falcon Heavy rocket
The rocket will be carrying a red Tesla Roadster.
Feb 5 - Jan 10
Classified satellite fell into ocean after SpaceX launch, official confirms
A highly classified satellite launched by SpaceX this weekend ended up plummeting into the Indian Ocean, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
Jan 10 - Jan 10
Classified satellite fell into ocean after SpaceX launch, official confirms
SpaceX said its rocket worked "correctly."
Jan 10 - Jan 8
SpaceX delivers a government craft into orbit
Few details were given about the launch of the craft named Zuma.
Jan 8 - Jan 8
SpaceX launches secret satellite codenamed Zuma
On its first flight of the new year, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, a satellite toward an undisclosed orbit.
Jan 8 - Dec 27
Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket causes a spectacle in the sky
The hashtag #aliens trended on Twitter, and people called into TV stations reporting UFO sightings.
Dec 27 - Dec 24
Celebrities freak out over SpaceX rocket launch
Orlando Bloom, Zendaya and Don Cheadle all had tons of questions for Elon Musk.
Dec 24 - Dec 24
SpaceX rocket launch sparks reports of strange light
The mysterious streak in the sky stunned California residents and lit up social media.
Dec 24 - Dec 24
Launched Space X rocket creates spectacle in the sky
Many celebrities tweeted their surprised reaction to the spectacular vision.
Dec 24 - Oct 31
Latest satellite launch by SpaceX is successful
The 16th launch is considered a success; the company's goal is to develop fully reusable rockets.
Oct 31 - Sep 29
SpaceX proposes super-fast rocket travel on Earth
Billionaire tech guru Elon Musk continued his push for advances in rocket travel.
Sep 29 - Jul 6
3rd SpaceX rocket launch a success after two aborted missions
The commercial space company successfully sent a communications satellite into orbit.
Jul 6 - Mar 31
SpaceX makes historic leap with launch of 1st recycled rocket
SpaceX founder Elon Musk called it an "incredible milestone in the history of space."
Mar 31 - Mar 31
Recycled rocket delivers satellite into orbit
SpaceX launches a previously used rocket to take a commercial satellite into space.
Mar 31 - Mar 16
SpaceX launches communications satellite
Video shows SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching a communications satellite from Kennedy Space Station days after high winds delayed the launch.
Mar 16 - Mar 1
What we know about the 2018 SpaceX mission to the moon
Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the founder of the pioneering space transport company SpaceX, has announced a mission to fly two people to the moon next year, in what would be a landmark moment for space travel.
Mar 1 - Feb 28
What we know about the 2018 SpaceX mission to the moon
Tech billionaire Elon Musk acknowledged that the mission comes with risks.
Feb 28 - Feb 28
SpaceX announces planned private trip around moon in 2018
The company plans to send two private citizens to the moon.
Feb 28 - Feb 28
SpaceX announces planned private trip around moon in 2018
SpaceX, the space technology and exploration company founded by billionaire Elon Musk, plans to fly a pair of civilians around the moon and back to Earth in 2018, the company announced Monday.
Feb 28 - Feb 20
SpaceX celebrates successful launch from historic NASA launch pad in Florida
The private company's newest rocket was sent with supplies to the International Space Station.
Feb 20 - Feb 20
Successful SpaceX launch makes history
Elon Musk tweeted a photo of the rocket carrying supplies to the International Space Station.
Feb 20 - Jan 17
SpaceX Returns to Flight With Successful Falcon 9 Launch
Launch comes just less than 5 months after explosion destroyed rocket.
Jan 17 - Jan 15
SpaceX Successfully Launches 10 Satellites Into Space
SpaceX's founder, Elon Musk, envisions sending people to Mars aboard a fleet of rockets as early as 2024.
Jan 15 - Oct 5
Space Race to Mars: Boeing CEO Says It Will Land People First
A week after Tesla's Elon Musk announced his mars plans, competition emerges.
Oct 5 - Sep 27
SpaceX Unveils Plan for Manned Mars Mission
The ambitious concept involves a mid-orbit refuel and ship-based solar array.
Sep 27 - Sep 2
SpaceX Explosion Destroys Satellite, Sets Back Facebook's Internet Push in Africa
The explosion destroyed a satellite that Facebook intended to use.
Sep 2 - Sep 2
Moment SpaceX Rocket Explodes at Launch Site
Dramatic footage of the moment that a SpaceX rocket exploded at a launch pad in Florida has surfaced.
Sep 2