Nation Sep 08 SpaceX pays $17 billion to acquire spectrum licenses from EchoStar By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
World Sep 01 Deep in the Swedish forest, Esrange Space Center is part of Europe’s hope to compete in the space race The state-owned Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, is among the sites building out orbital rocket programs to allow Europe to advance in the global space race and launch satellites from the continent's mainland. By Stefanie Dazio, Malin Haarala, Associated Press
Science Aug 27 Latest launch of SpaceX’s Starship deploys 8 dummy satellites, then splashes down into Indian Ocean It was the 10th demo test for the world's biggest and most powerful rocket. It also included the successful return of the craft's booster, which splashed down in the ocean. By Christina Larson, Associated Press
Science Aug 09 Crew-10 astronauts return to Earth in SpaceX capsule after 5 months aboard space station Four astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after hustling to the International Space Station five months ago to relieve the stuck test pilots of Boeing’s Starliner. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Science Aug 02 SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station The four U.S., Russian and Japanese astronauts pulled up in their SpaceX capsule after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Aug 01 Astronaut crew launches to ISS after being sidelined by Boeing’s troubled Starliner By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The U.S.-Japanese-Russian crew of four rocketed from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. They’ll replace colleagues who launched to the space station in March as fill-ins for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Continue reading
Jul 15 Axiom Space’s private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press It was Axiom's fourth mission to the space station, part of NASA's effort to open up space to more businesses and people. Continue reading
Jun 19 SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes after ‘major anomaly’ but no injuries reported, company says By Associated Press The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the southern tip of Texas. Continue reading
Jun 05 How Trump and Musk’s relationship flamed out By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s alliance took off like one of SpaceX’s rockets. And then it blew up. Continue reading
May 28 SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft broke apart. Continue reading