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The satellite is designed to complement data provided by existing astronomical efforts such as that of the famed Hubble Telescope.

UK satellite startup Blue Skies Space wants to sell astronomy data ‘as a service’

Listen, I’m tired of talking about Boeing’s Starliner, too, but the spacecraft still isn’t home and questions are mounting about NASA’s transparency.

TechCrunch Space: I’m tired of talking about Starliner, too

While the company was awarded a massive, $4.2 billion contract to accelerate Starliner development in 2014, it was structured as a “fixed-price” model.

Boeing bleeds another $125M on Starliner program, bringing total losses to $1.6B

Regulators gave SpaceX the all-clear to return to launch two weeks after the Falcon 9 rocket experienced an anomaly on orbit.

SpaceX cleared to resume Falcon 9 launches while FAA investigation remains open

NASA was looking for proposals that maximized the use of flight heritage because reliability will be key.

SpaceX’s vehicle to deorbit the International Space Station is a Dragon on steroids

Elon Musk is doubling down on his commitment to Texas by vowing to move SpaceX’s massive headquarters from its long-time Hawthorne, California home to the Lone Star State.  Musk later…

Elon Musk vows to move X, SpaceX headquarters from California to Texas 

The error brings to a close SpaceX’s incredible streak of 335 flawless launches across the company’s Falcon family of rockets, which also includes the more powerful Falcon Heavy.

SpaceX Falcon 9 suffers rare failure on orbit during Starlink deployment

NASA has selected SpaceX to develop a spacecraft that will de-orbit the International Space Station in 2030 — a contract valued at as much as $843 million, the agency announced…

SpaceX scores $843M NASA contract to de-orbit ISS in 2030

SpaceX unveiled Starlink Mini, a more portable version of its satellite internet product that is small enough to fit inside a backpack.  Early Starlink customers were invited to purchase the…

SpaceX debuts portable Starlink Mini for $599

Like many highly valued startups, SpaceX sometimes allows its employees to cash out some of their shares by selling to company-authorized outside investors. TechCrunch has gotten a peek at an…

Internal SpaceX documents show the sweet stock deals offered to investors like a16z, Gigafund

We could be entering a renaissance for human spaceflight research, as a record number of private citizens head to space — and as scientists improve techniques for gathering data on…

We’re about to learn a whole lot more about how the human body reacts to space 

SpaceX achieved a key milestone in its Starship flight test campaign: returning the booster and the upper stage back to Earth.

SpaceX launches mammoth Starship rocket and brings it back for the first time

SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket could take to the skies for the fourth time on June 5, with the primary objective of evaluating the second stage’s reusable heat shield as the…

SpaceX sent Starship to orbit — the next launch will try to bring it back

NASA is kicking off a formal environmental assessment of its facilities on Wallops Island, Virginia, to increase the number of authorized rocket launches at the site by almost 200%, according…

NASA is expanding its Wallops Island facility to support three times as many launches

What is worth $11 billion and wants to go to Mars to collect rocks? NASA’s mission to Mars to collect rocks that was expected to…

Andreessen Horowitz’s $7.2B new funds for a ‘new era’

While the comprehensive balance sheets are five years old, they provide an intimate look inside the operations of arguably one of the most important, and secretive, private companies in the…

Internal pre-Starlink SpaceX financials show big spending on moonshot bets

SpaceX is in the final stages of certifying a second pad for astronaut launches, which should ease launch site congestion and help the company scale the number of humans it…

SpaceX looks to scale astronaut launch capacity with second Florida pad

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Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they’ve misbehaved

SpaceX requires employees to agree to some unusual terms related to their stock awards, which have a chilling effect on staff, according to sources and internal documents viewed by TechCrunch. That includes a provision that allows SpaceX the right to purchase back vested shares within a six-month period following an…

Leaked SpaceX documents show company forbids employees to sell stock if it deems they’ve misbehaved

SpaceX is continuing to make progress on the development of Starship, the largest rocket ever built, with the third test flight Thursday accomplishing considerably more than the previous two tests.…

SpaceX makes significant progress with third Starship orbital test flight

SpaceX will attempt to send the massive Starship rocket to orbit for the third time early Thursday morning after U.S. regulators gave the green light for launch. The company is…

SpaceX aiming to launch massive Starship for the third time early Thursday

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SpaceX is aiming to launch its massive Starship rocket for the third time as soon as March 14, the company confirmed in a social media post Wednesday. SpaceX is still…

SpaceX eyes March 14 for next Starship test flight

The Federal Aviation Administration has concluded its review of SpaceX’s investigation of the second Starship launch in November, with the regulator saying Monday that it accepted the “root causes and…

FAA completes investigation into SpaceX’s second fiery Starship test

Amazon alleged in a legal filing published Friday morning that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is unconstitutional. SpaceX and Trader Joe’s — companies that, like Amazon, have repeatedly faced labor law…

Amazon and SpaceX are quietly trying to demolish national labor law

Intuitive Machines’ first mission to the moon is now underway. The company’s Nova-C lander, called Odysseus, lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the early hours of Thursday…

Intuitive Machines lunar lander en route to the moon after SpaceX launch

SpaceX announced today that it will be sending some 100 Starlink satellites to an early retirement after a flaw was identified that could make them a worry later on. Don’t…

SpaceX will de-orbit 100 Starlink satellites with unidentified flaw

Intuitive Machines is looking to succeed where past ventures have failed with its inaugural lunar lander mission, which would mark the first time a private company has landed a spacecraft…

Intuitive Machines to take its shot at reaching the moon with first private lunar lander

Intuitive Machines is ready to go to the moon. The company announced Monday that its first lunar lander has completed all final integration milestones and is now encapsulated in SpaceX’s…

Happy Valentine’s Day, space fans: Intuitive Machines, SpaceX target moon mission lift off on Feb 14

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Ex-Blue Origin leaders want to mine the moon

SpaceX will become the co-owner of valuable data, biological samples, and possibly even patents and intellectual property related to human spaceflight, according to the terms and conditions of a new…

SpaceX will reap the benefits of new Dragon research opportunity