Technology
SpaceX satellite narrowly missed Chinese lab before complaint
A pair of dangerously close space encounters are adding to tensions between the U.S. and China, while underscoring the potential peril to astronauts from orbital congestion.
California
Outbreak at SpaceX yields 132 coronavirus cases; company says number dates to September
The Elon Musk-owned rocket company headquarters has had at least one other outbreak during the pandemic.
Food
With Stellar Pizza, a team of former SpaceX engineers is building pizza robots
Chef Akira Back’s ABSteak returns, Yess Aquatic presents a new supper club, and Speak Cheezy lands a bricks-and-mortar home.
Business
SpaceX crew launch marks 600 space travelers in 60 years
After repeated delays, SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station, including the 600th person to reach space in 60 years.
World & Nation
SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight
The astronauts’ capsule streaked through the late Monday night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Fla.
SpaceX’s trailblazing tourist trip to orbit splashes down
A trailblazing tourist trip to orbit has ended with a splashdown in the Atlantic. The all-amateur crew was the first to circle the world without a professional astronaut.
SpaceX sees launch risk from low oxygen supply amid pandemic
One consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic is showing up in an unlikely place: the space industry.
SpaceX launches first all-commercial crew of astronauts: ‘It’s pretty incredible’
For the first time ever, a crew made up entirely of non-professional astronauts launched to orbit, commanded by billionaire tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman.
SpaceX launches astronauts to the space station
SpaceX launches tiny creatures and solar panels to space station
SpaceX has launched a fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station, including thousands of tiny sea creatures and powerful solar panels.