SpaceX
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SpaceX is a private American spaceflight company owned by Elon Musk and headquartered in California. It was founded in 2020 with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and enable the colonization of other planets. Currently, the company manufactures and launches advanced rockets and satellites into orbit and delivers cargo to the International Space Station.
SpaceX Launched Another 60 Starlink Internet Satellites and Achieved a Reusability Record for Falcon 9
SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket with 60 more satellites for its Starlink constellation. The company launched the same first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket for the fifth time and successfully returned it on SpaceX's drone landing barge.
Crew Dragon Launch Is the Second YouTube Stream by the Number of Concurrent Viewers
More than 4 million people simultaneously watched the broadcast on the SpaceX channel on YouTube. It is the second most popular stream in the history of YouTube that follows Felix Baumgartner's supersonic freefall that reached 8 million viewers.
The Historic NASA Astronaut Launch: SpaceX Crew Dragon Reaches Launchpad
Less than in one week, veteran NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the part of the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
NASA Released SpaceX Crew Dragon Simulator That Docks With the ISS
SpaceX launched a browser-based simulator for docking its spacecraft, Crew Dragon, with the International Space Station. It has an actual interface that is used for a manual docking.
Elon Musk Qualifies for $706 Million Payout from Tesla
On Monday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk qualified for $706 million payout, just three days after he said the electric car company's stock price was too high.
NASA Will Reportedly Send Tom Cruise to Space for a Movie
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is also involved in the movie that will be set on the International Space Station, according to NASA’s administrator Jim Bridenstine.
SpaceX Will Finally Launch Space Tourists into Orbit Around Earth
Space tourists will not be docked with the space station. Instead, they will orbit the Earth and then return.
