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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a secret US Air Force space plane takes off NASAs Kennedy Space Center (Photo:AFP)

SpaceX launches 10 more Iridium Communications satellites

The satellites also carry payloads for global real-time aircraft tracking and a ship-tracking service.

10 Oct 2017 9:51 AM GMT

The Falcons first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket's primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 2:52 AM GMT

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from newly refurbished Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Cape Canaveral, Fla, Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. The rocket is carrying supplies to the International Space Station. (Craig Bailey/Florida Today via AP)

Satellite launch from California is delayed

The launch has been postponed to early Wednesday due to the need for more inspections.

19 Feb 2018 3:18 AM GMT

The launch system is designed to carry crew and resources to the moon and Mars, along with sending satellites into orbit around the Earth. (Photo: ANI)

SpaceX to launch first commercial Starship mission in 2021

SpaceX is in talks with prospective customers, all telecom companies, for the maiden commercial launch.

30 Jun 2019 2:34 AM GMT

Space Xs Falcon 9 rocket prepared for a launch to the International Space Station in February 2017 at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX launches Taiwan's first home-built satellite

The satellite is designed to operate for five years, and will orbit the Earth once every 100 minutes.

25 Aug 2017 2:01 AM GMT

The attempt is part of SpaceXs effort to make rocket parts recyclable, rather than jettisoning the costly components after each launch.

SpaceX launches communication satellite on 3rd try

SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans.

6 July 2017 3:55 AM GMT

SpaceX is poised for a high stakes launch, after a pair of accidents including an explosion in June 2015 two minutes after liftoff. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX poised to launch for first time since Sept blast

September's blast destroyed a $200 million satellite Facebook had planned to use to beam high-speed internet to Africa.

14 Jan 2017 1:45 PM GMT

California-based SpaceX had hoped to resume Falcon 9 flights as early as November, then in mid-December, before pushing the date to January 2017.

Weather delays resumption of SpaceX's rocket launches

An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded September 1 in Cape Canaveral.

9 Jan 2017 2:59 AM GMT

SpaceX is working on a crew capsule that could carry humans into orbit as early as next year. (Photo: AFP)

SpaceX-launched Iridium satellites functioning normally

Some users also took to social media to suggest that the glow made the rocket look like a UFO', with hashtag #aliens...

28 Dec 2017 3:12 AM GMT

ISRO successfully launch a record 104 satellites, including Indias earth observation satellite on-board PSLV-C37/Cartosat2 Series from the spaceport of Sriharikota. (Photo: AP)

United Launch Alliance cuts Atlas rocket price amid competition

Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, lists the base price of a Falcon 9 rocket launch on its website at $62...

5 April 2017 10:16 AM GMT

Tesla founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk (Photo: AP)

Extra portion of SpaceX rocket recovered from launch, Musk says

Measuring 43 feet (13 meters) long and 17 feet (5 meters) in diameter, the nosecone is big enough to hold a school bus.

1 April 2017 4:48 AM GMT

California-based SpaceX had hoped to resume Falcon 9 flights as early as November, then in mid-December, before pushing the date to January 2017.

SpaceX says fix underway for rocket turbine wheel cracking

SpaceX said it has qualified our engines to be robust to turbine wheel cracks.

3 Feb 2017 4:21 AM GMT