

Science May 31

The docking occurred just 19 hours after a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off Saturday afternoon from Kennedy Space Center, the nation’s first astronaut launch to orbit from home soil in nearly a decade.
By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation May 27

With just 16 minutes to go in the countdown, the launch was scrubbed because of the danger of lightning.
By Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Science May 25

SpaceX became the first private company ever to launch humans into Earth's orbit when its Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule took off from Kennedy Space Center on Saturday carrying two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station.
By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Science Mar 01

The launch window opens on Saturday at 2:49 a.m. EST, and is the first time the privately owned capsule, which is designed to carry humans into space, is testing its ability.
By Wendy Whitman Cobb, The Conversation
On Friday, SpaceX is slated to launch Bangabandhu Satellite-1, Bangladesh’s first communications satellite. But Block 5 -- the souped-up SpaceX rocket carrying the satellite -- may be the real headliner.
Jun 03

By Kamala Kelkar
With 40 mice, 400 fruit flies and 3 tons of supplies in a refurbished cargo capsule, a SpaceX rocket embarked on another historic mission to the International Space Station from Florida on Saturday.
Jan 14

By Andrew Wagner
SpaceX returned to the cosmos Saturday, launching its first mission since one of the company’s Falcon 9 rockets exploded on Sept. 1.
Dec 22

By Nsikan Akpan
SpaceX successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket booster late Monday. Here's why should you care.
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