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NASA astronauts return to Earth after nine months in space

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams departed the International Space Station early on Tuesday morning in a SpaceX capsule for a long-awaited trip back to Earth, nine months after…

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China’s military, state media slam U.S. after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites

BEIJING, March 18 (Reuters) - Chinese military and state-run media on Sunday accused the United States of threatening global security, days after a Reuters report which found Elon Musk's SpaceX…

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Italy’s Unipol join forces to help Italians hit by flooding

MILAN (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX and Unipol Gruppo agreed to join forces to help people hit by flooding in northern Italy connect to the Internet, facilitating rescue operations, the…

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Space startup partners with SpaceX to launch commercial space station

By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - Vast, a startup backed by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb, is aiming to launch a school bus-sized space station to orbit by late…

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SpaceX rocket explosion illustrates Elon Musk’s ‘successful failure’ formula

By Steve Gorman and Arlene Eiras LOS ANGELES, (Reuters) - The spectacular explosion of SpaceX's new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight…

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SpaceX launches latest space station crew to orbit for NASA

By Joe Skipper and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, March 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched a four-man crew to orbit en route to the International Space…

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SpaceX set to launch next International Space Station crew for NASA

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX was set to launch early on Monday the International Space Station's next long-duration team into orbit, with an astronaut from…

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Nov

Musk says SpaceX buys ad campaign on Twitter for Starlink

Nov 14 (Reuters) - SpaceX has bought an advertising package on Twitter for its satellite internet service Starlink, said Elon Musk, who owns both the rocket company as well as…

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SpaceX capsule splashes down, returning 4 astronauts from Space Station

The fourth long-duration astronaut team launched by SpaceX to the International Space Station (ISS) safely returned to Earth on Friday, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after nearly…

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Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to connect mobile phones to satellites, boost cell coverage

(Reuters) - U.S wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies…

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Aug

Europe eyes SpaceX to fill launch void left by Russian tensions

PARIS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The European Space Agency (ESA) has begun preliminary technical discussions with Elon Musk's SpaceX that could lead to the temporary use of its launchers after…

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Jun

Elon Musk’s SpaceX fires at least five for letter criticizing him

June 17 (Reuters) - At least five employees were fired by private rocket company SpaceX after drafting and circulating an open letter criticizing founder Elon Musk and calling on executives at the…

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UPDATED: SpaceX launches ‘Crew 4’ astronauts on flight to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 27 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX launched four more astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station (ISS) for NASA on Wednesday, including a medical…

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Apr

SpaceX’s Starlink inks first in-flight WiFi deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - SpaceX signed its first deal with an air carrier to provide in-flight wireless internet using the Starlink satellite network, the space company said as it jockeys with other burgeoning…

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NASA raises concerns about SpaceX satellite deployment plan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX's plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk's…

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Solar storm knocks out 40 newly launched SpaceX satellites

A geomagnetic storm triggered by a large burst of radiation from the sun has disabled least 40 of the 49 satellites newly launched by SpaceX as part of its Starlink…

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Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon

A SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the moon after spending almost seven years hurtling through space, experts say. The booster was originally launched from Florida in February…

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NASA, SpaceX launch 4 more astronauts into orbit on flight to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Nov 10 (Reuters) - NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit late on Wednesday, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crewmates chosen for…

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VIDEO: SpaceX crew splashes down after return from International Space Station

Four astronauts strapped inside a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast on Monday, capping a six-month NASA science mission aboard the International…

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SpaceX capsule with world’s first all-civilian orbital crew splashes down off Florida

The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission safely splashed down in the Atlantic off Florida's coast, completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew…

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First all-civilian crew launched into orbit aboard SpaceX rocket ship

A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chose to join him in the first all-civilian crew…

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SpaceX’s Starlink expects it can provide global coverage around September

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon Musk's SpaceX, expects to be able to provide continuous global coverage by around September but will then need to seek regulatory approvals, its…

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Astronaut crew heads to orbit on Nasa SpaceX launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft launches for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission, to the International Space Station, at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, on…

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SpaceX Crew Astronauts ‘splash down’ safely

Two NASA astronauts, Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashed down safely in the SpaceX Crew Dragon “Endeavour” in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, at 2:48…

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SpaceX Launch Countdown

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SpaceX launch – Take 2

Elon Musk's private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on Saturday from Florida for a mission that would mark the first…

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SpaceX plans eight-day tourist space trip

SpaceX on Thursday announced plans to send three tourists to the International Space Station aboard its Crew Dragon spacecraft. The mission will be the first private trip to space in…

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European satellite in near collision in space with Elon Musk SpaceX craft

The European Space Agency has said it altered the trajectory of one of its observation satellites to avoid a collision with a craft operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It said…

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Elon Musk says SpaceX could beat NASA and land on moon ‘within two years’

As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary from the historic landing on the moon by the astronauts of the Apollo 11, Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX, has…

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For $35,000 one can be a tourist on the ISS

NASA is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 per night. NASA said it would open the orbiting station to tourism and other…

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The Return of the Dragon : SpaceX Dragon makes splashdown

America's new commercial astronaut capsule completed its demonstration flight on Friday with a successful splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean. The SpaceX Dragon vehicle left the International Space Station (ISS) where…

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Dragon capsule successfully docks on ISS

France 24 reported that NASA and SpaceX confirmed the successful docking of SpaceX's new Dragon capsule on the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday. The docking began at 1051 GMT,…

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The US closer to putting astronauts into orbit from home soil

CNN reports on the successful launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida of SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. This was a demonstration mission with no crew onboard and the launch puts…

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