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An illustration of the private Nova-C moon lander built by Intuitive Machines with NASA's Polar Resources Ice-Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) attached to the spacecraft.

NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot

By Elizabeth Howell published

NASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.

The Moon
The Crew Dragon Resilience splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Florida, on Sept. 18, 2021.

SpaceX Inspiration4 astronauts return to Earth with historic splashdown off Florida coast

By Amy Thompson published

After three days in space, SpaceX's first all-civilian crew returned to Earth tonight, splashing down off the Florida coast to end a historic mission.

Space Exploration
The Inspiration4 mission blasts off on Sept. 15, 2021.

SpaceX launches four civilians into orbit on historic Inspiration4 flight

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX made history tonight as it launched a crew of private citizens on a jaunt around Earth.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's Dragon CRS-23 cargo ship is seen with a bright blue Earth as a backdrop by a camera on the International Space Station during its docking approach on Aug. 30, 2021.

SpaceX's Dragon docks at ISS in time for astronaut's birthday

By Mike Wall published

The robotic Dragon capsule delivered about 4,800 lbs. (2,200 kilograms) of supplies and scientific gear to the orbiting lab.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's Starship could launch on its first uncrewed flight to Mars in 2024.

SpaceX Starship: Key milestones for the world's most powerful rocket

By Elizabeth Howell published

SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.

Space Exploration
SpaceX selected for future moon missions.

NASA halts human moon lander work with SpaceX amid Blue Origin lawsuit

By Meghan Bartels published

NASA must again stop work on its human moon lander partnership with SpaceX due to a Blue Origin lawsuit, further risking the agency's tight timeline to return astronauts to the moon.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's first orbital Starship SN20 is stacked atop its massive Super Heavy Booster 4 for the first time on Aug. 6, 2021 at the company's Starbase facility near Boca Chica Village in South Texas. They stood 395 feet tall, taller than NASA's Saturn V moon rocket.

SpaceX's Starship could be ready for 1st orbital test flight 'in a few weeks,' Elon Musk says

By Mike Wall published

But don't expect it to actually launch so soon.

Space Exploration
SpaceX's Starship prototype in black-and-white.

The story behind black-and-white photo of SpaceX's Starship

By Elizabeth Howell published

Here's the historical significance of the black-and-white photo that Elon Musk tweeted showing SpaceX's next Starship prototype.

Space Exploration
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon CRS-22 cargo ship for NASA launches toward the International Space Station from Pad 39A of the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida on June 3, 2021.

SpaceX launches new solar arrays to space station, nails rocket landing at sea

By Amy Thompson published

SpaceX launched its 17th rocket of the year today (June 3), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.

Space Exploration
Baby bobtail squid just hours after hatching.

Glow-in-the-dark baby squid and tardigrades to be blasted into space

By Ben Turner published

Scientists hope to identify the genes that the animals use to adapt to extreme environments.

Squids
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