NASA has chose SpaceX to build space station deorbit vehicle

The International Space Station can't stay up there forever. NASA has just announced that SpaceX will build a de-orbiting vehicle to get the ISS to burn up in the atmosphere safely. That controlled re-entry is set for 2030.

SpaceX launches early morning Starlink mission

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket early Friday, deploying 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. The launch took place at the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, with liftoff at 5:12 a.m. ET.

SpaceX, Axiom Space launch first crewed mission of 2024

Axiom Space and SpaceX successfully launched an all-European crew to the International Space Station. The instantaneous launch occurred at 4:49 p.m. on Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Some worry about SpaceX's expansion

SpaceX wants to expand its operations at Kennedy Space Center, but environmentalists are worried about too much growth on federally protected land.