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The Falcon Heavy generates more than five million pounds of thrust (22 million Newtons) at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft . Photo : BSS/AFP
Science

NASA selects SpaceX for mission to Jupiter moon Europa

The Europa clipper orbiter will make about 40 to 50 close passes over Europa to determine whether the icy moon could harbor conditions suitable for life

SpaceX Starlink 5 satellites are pictured in the sky seen from Svendborg on South Funen, Denmark April 21, 2020. Picture taken with long exposure. Photo :Reuters
Tech

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

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Science

SpaceX signs deal with Google Cloud for satellite broadband

SpaceX founder and chief engineer Elon Musk attends a post-launch news conference to discuss the SpaceX Crew Dragon astronaut capsule in-flight abort test at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US January 19, 2020. Photo :Reuters
Tech

SpaceX accepts dogecoin as payment to launch lunar mission next year

The astronauts spent six months on the ISS. Photo: NASA via BBC
World+Biz

Nasa astronauts splash-land on Earth in SpaceX capsule after ISS mission

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
World+Biz

Astronauts leave ISS, begin return journey to Earth on SpaceX craft

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is readied to carry four astronauts on the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
World+Biz

US FAA authorises next three SpaceX launches

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks during a conversation with legendary game designer Todd Howard (not pictured) at the E3 gaming convention in Los Angeles, California, US, June 13, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
World+Biz

Musk trolls Bezos as space race between world's richest men heats up

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
World+Biz

Astronauts arrive at space station aboard SpaceX Endeavour

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on a NASA commercial crew mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 23, 2021. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
World+Biz

SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station

Photographers set up remote cameras for the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Crew Dragon capsule, outside Pad 39A for a mission to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 22, 2021. REUTERS/Steve Nesius
World+Biz

Nasa-SpaceX set to launch next 4-member crew to International Space Station

SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk arrives on the red carpet for the automobile awards "Das Goldene Lenkrad" (The golden steering wheel) given by a German newspaper in Berlin, Germany, November 12, 2019/ Reuters
Science

SpaceX wins NASA moon lander award as Musk beats Bezos

FILE PHOTO: SpaceX launches its first super heavy-lift Starship SN8 rocket during a test from their facility in Boca Chica,Texas, U.S. December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
Global Economy

SpaceX raises $1.16 bln in equity financing