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NASA astronauts 'Butch and Suni' return to Earth after drawn-out mission in space

March 19, 2025

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida's coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station.

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk high above Earth

September 12, 2024

A tech billionaire popped out from a SpaceX capsule hundreds of miles above Earth and performed the first private spacewalk Thursday, a high-risk endeavour once reserved for professional astronauts.

Two astronauts stranded in space as Boeing’s capsule returns to Earth empty

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 07, 2024

Boeing’s first astronaut mission ended Friday night with an empty capsule landing and two test pilots still in space, left behind until next year because NASA judged their return too risky.

South Korea successfully launches 1st spy satellite into orbit

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2023

South Korea successfully launched its first indigenous military spy satellite from a US military base in California Friday (local time), the defence ministry said, in a culmination of Seoul's quest for space-based intelligence capabilities amid growing North Korean threats.

SpaceX Starship launch failed minutes after reaching space

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2023

SpaceX launched its mega-rocket Starship but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight.

SpaceX rocket explosion illustrates Elon Musk's 'successful failure' formula

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2023

The spectacular explosion of SpaceX's new Starship rocket minutes after it soared off its launch pad on a first flight test is the latest vivid illustration of a "successful failure" business formula that serves Elon Musk's company well, experts said on Thursday.

Japan Destroys New Rocket in Space after Second-Stage Engine Failure

TUESDAY, MARCH 07, 2023

Japan had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched into space on Tuesday after the vehicle’s second-stage engine failed to ignite, in a blow to its efforts to expand access to space and remain competitive in a launch market roiled by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

'It will save lives' - SpaceX and T-Mobile plan to boost cellphone coverage

FRIDAY, AUGUST 26, 2022

U.S wireless carrier T-Mobile will use Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink satellites to provide mobile users with network access in parts of the United States, the companies announced on Thursday, outlining plans to connect users' mobile phones directly to satellites in orbit.

South Korea launches first lunar orbiter on SpaceX rocket

FRIDAY, AUGUST 05, 2022

South Korea launched its first lunar orbiter on Thursday as it doubles down on its space programs, aiming to land a probe on the moon by 2030.

Internal letter reveals SpaceX employees denounce CEO Musk as "distraction"

FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2022

A group of SpaceX employees derided flamboyant billionaire Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk as a "distraction and embarrassment" in an internal letter to executives on Thursday.

SpaceX launches another astronaut crew to the International Space Station

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Four more astronauts blasted into orbit Wednesday, continuing a historic year of human spaceflight in which a diverse array of people have flown on several different spacecraft to varying parts of the increasingly popular neighborhood just outside Earths atmosphere.

All-amateur astronaut crew splashes down in Atlantic, another successful SpaceX mission

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

The quartet of amateur astronauts onboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean Saturday evening, completing the first all-civilian mission to orbit the Earth and setting the stage for more privately funded missions to come.

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