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A mural of Elon Musk in downtown Brownsville by Alexander Gonzalez-Hernandez.

Housing costs skyrocket as SpaceX expands in Texas city

May 13, 2022
SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.
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In this photo made available by NASA, commercial crew astronauts, from left, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer, and NASA astronauts Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron, pose for a photo in their Dragon spacesuits during a fit check

SpaceX brings 4 astronauts home with midnight splashdown

May 05, 2022
The return of three Americans and one German marks the busiest period yet for Elon Musk's space taxi service.
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The SpaceX crew is seated in the Dragon spacecraft on Friday, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., before their launch to the International Space Station.

3 visitors heading to the space station are paying $55M each, all meals included

Apr 08, 2022
SpaceX launched three rich businessmen — American, Canadian and Israeli — and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week's stay.
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Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2020.

Elon Musk hints at a crewed mission to Mars in 2029

Mar 17, 2022
In 2016, Musk said that a "meaningful number of people" could reach the red planet in 10 years. Now, he seems to predict a crewed Mars landing in 2029.
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Space
This composite image created with data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the far side of the moon. A mysterious piece of space junk is set to crash into the far side Friday morning.

In a first, a mysterious rocket part is about to slam into the moon — by accident

Mar 03, 2022
A rocket part set to slam into the far side of the moon Friday morning highlights the growing issue of space junk in orbit around Earth, experts say
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The piece of space junk is expected to hit the moon in early March.

Space junk piece set to hit the moon is likely from a Chinese rocket, not SpaceX

Feb 15, 2022
Astronomers noticed it was unlikely the piece of space junk was from the Falcon 9 launch in 2015, due to the gap between the rocket's trajectory and object.
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Space
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifted off in Florida in Feb. 2015, on its way to send the Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite into space. But seven years later, part of the rocket left behind in space is hurtling straight toward the moon.

A piece of space junk the size of a school bus is barreling straight toward the moon

Feb 02, 2022
Astronomers predict that on March 4th, a piece of a rocket launched in 2015 will crash into the moon. It's believed to be first time something man-made has accidentally crashed into the moon.
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Tesla head Elon Musk talks to the press as he arrives to to have a look at the construction site of the new Tesla Gigafactory near Berlin last year.

Elon Musk is Time's 2021 Person of the Year

Dec 13, 2021
The magazine says it gives the title to the person who had the greatest influence for the past year. Musk, the richest person on Earth, is the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla.
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NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins waves at the audience during the astronaut graduation ceremony at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, in January 2020. In April 2022, she will become the first Black woman to live and work on the International Space Sta

Jessica Watkins will be the first Black woman to live and work on the space station

Nov 19, 2021
Watkins will join the fourth SpaceX Crew next April on her way to entering the ranks of other history-making women at NASA like astronauts Mae Jemison and Sally Ride.
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Before each mission with NASA astronauts, the Shelton family sends a bouquet of roses to the Mission Control Center at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Astronaut launches are returning to the U.S. For each, this family sends NASA roses

Oct 29, 2021
For every U.S. mission with NASA astronauts, a family from Texas has sent a bouquet of roses to NASA's Mission Control Center to show support to those who keep the astronauts safe.
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In a first, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday night will carry four civilians: Chris Sembroski (from left), Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux.

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Is About To Orbit The Earth

Sep 15, 2021
Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday will carry four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist.
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Jeff Bezos discusses his brief space flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket at a July 20 news conference in Van Horn, Texas. Blue Origin is suing NASA over a lunar lander contract awarded to rival SpaceX.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Sues NASA Over A Lunar Lander Contract Given To Rival SpaceX

Aug 17, 2021
In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972.
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket heads for orbit after lifting off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 26. The same type of rocket is expected to launch a low-Earth billboard next year.

A Billboard Will Show Ads From Space, But You Won't Be Able To See It In The Sky

Aug 10, 2021
A tiny satellite made by startup Geometric Energy Corp. will display advertising on its side that will then be livestreamed back to Earth.
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Elon Musk has named his expanding rocket factory and launch complex in South Texas "Starbase," and expects it to grow by several thousand more workers.

SpaceX's New Rocket Factory Is Making Its Texas Neighbors Mad

Jun 26, 2021
When SpaceX opened its rocket factory and launch pad in South Texas, few locals thought it would morph into such a large operation. Now environmentalists are worried about the long-term effects.
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NASA astronauts Shannon Walker (left), Victor Glover, and Mike Hopkins, along with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi, are seen inside the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship sho

4 Astronauts Splash Down In SpaceX Dragon Capsule After 6 Months In Orbit

May 02, 2021
The astronauts returned from the International Space Station after their spacecraft, Resilience, set a new record for the longest spaceflight by a U.S. space capsule that carried a crew.
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In this image provided by NASA, SpaceX astronauts are greeted by those already aboard the International Space Station after the Dragon capsule successfully docked on Saturday. Their arrival brings the total number of astronauts on the station to a recent

Tight Quarters Aboard The Space Station As SpaceX Capsule Delivers 4 New Arrivals

Apr 24, 2021
It's the third flight of the Crew Dragon capsule since last May, and the first time an American capsule has been reused in decades. There are now more astronauts than beds on the space station.
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Space
The International Space Station is larger than a football field. But with 11 people soon to be aboard, there aren't enough places for them all to sleep.

International Space Station Is About To Get Crowded, And It's Running Out Of Beds

Apr 22, 2021
Four astronauts are set to launch to the space station Friday. When they arrive, the new crew of 11 will be the largest since the shuttle program, and there aren't enough sleeping pods for them all.
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Illustration of SpaceX Starship human lander design that will carry the first NASA astronauts to the surface of the moon under the Artemis program.

SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Contract For Next Lunar Lander

Apr 17, 2021
The company beat out two others in its bid to develop a lunar lander that will bring Americans back to the moon in the coming years.
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Space
A photo provided by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shows Hayley Arceneaux at the hospital in Memphis, Tenn. It announced on Monday that Arceneaux, a former patient and current employee, will be one of four crew members on the first all-civilian sp

'The Sky's Not Even The Limit': Cancer Survivor To Become Youngest American In Space

Feb 22, 2021
Physician assistant and pediatric bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux, 29, will be one of four crew members on the world's first all-civilian mission to space at the end of this year.
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Science
Astronauts, from left, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins, Shannon Walker, and Japan's  Soichi Noguchi wave to family and friends as they leave for the launch site on Sunday.

4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station

Nov 16, 2020
Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reached the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center.
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From left, astronaut Soichi Noguchi of Japan and NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover and Michael Hopkins walk after arriving at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The four astronauts will fly on the SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the Intern

Astronauts Arrive In Florida To Ready For SpaceX Launch To Space Station

Nov 08, 2020
Four astronauts are scheduled to take a SpaceX capsule to the International Space Station on Saturday. NASA hopes to demonstrate the safety and reliability of regular crew transportation to the ISS.
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Science
The SpaceX capsule sits aboard a recovery ship in the Gulf of Mexico.

Splashdown! SpaceX And NASA Astronauts Make History

Aug 02, 2020
NASA and SpaceX are welcoming home two astronauts who splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico after several months on the International Space Station.
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Science
NASA astronauts (from left) Bob Behnken, Doug Hurley and Chris Cassidy are the U.S. members of the Expedition 63 crew aboard the International Space Station. Behnken and Hurley are scheduled to return to Earth on Aug. 2.

Astronauts Set To Return To Earth In First U.S. Splashdown In Decades

Jul 31, 2020
The two NASA astronauts who flew on the SpaceX craft to the International Space Station in May are scheduled to return to Earth on Sunday. But there's a hurricane forecast for the splashdown vicinity.
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Science
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station ahead of docking Sunday.

SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule Successfully Docks With The International Space Station

May 31, 2020
The docking came above China and Mongolia as the ISS was traveling at 17,000 mph. It docked 19 hours after the historic launch with NASA astronauts from the Kennedy Space Center.
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Science
President Trump, Vice President Pence and Karen Pence view the SpaceX flight to the International Space Station at Kennedy Space Center, Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Trump Takes Credit For Space Launch That Got Its Start A Decade Ago

May 30, 2020
The successful SpaceX launch has its roots in two previous administrations, but President Trump credited his own leadership.

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