SpaceX

SpaceX runs a launch facility out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.The company’s rocket launches are increasing in frequency — but some locals are pushing back.The launches cause loud, rattling booms that one researcher found could cause structural damage.On December 28, at 5:58 p.m., a loud boom…

By Marisa Taylor and Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A September power outage at a California facility of SpaceX, the space venture of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, caused a loss of ground control for at least an hour during a mission that included the first private spacewalk in history, according to…

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to helm NASA, a private astronaut and close ally of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is a central figure of a speedy, commercial-focused side of the space industry who would face unfamiliar political challenges as an administrator. Jared Isaacman, the CEO…

Jared Isaacman has been nominated by Donald Trump to head up NASA.Isaacman has flown two historic, all-civilian SpaceX missions, with more planned in the future.Isaacman vowed on X to advance US space exploration and send Americans to the moon and Mars.The man who commanded multiple space missions for Elon Musk…

SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket system on Tuesday for the sixth time.SpaceX didn’t attempt to catch the Super Heavy booster by a pair of “chopsticks” mid-air as planned.Starship moving towards full, rapid reusability is key to Elon Musk’s plans for Mars.SpaceX launched its Starship mega-rocket for the sixth time on…

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A U.S. labor board whose enforcement powers are being challenged in a series of lawsuits is set to defend itself from attacks by Amazon.com (NASDAQ:) and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in a conservative U.S. appeals court, as the agency also braces for a potential overhaul under President-elect…

SpaceX workers got stuck on a barge with a spaceship full of toxic fuel in 2010, a new book reports.After the Dragon spaceship’s first flight, a SpaceX crew retrieved it from the ocean.Five workers had to sleep in a shipping container next to the spaceship. Here’s what happened. If you…