In an unusual addition to the list of recruits to NASA's astronaut program, NASA said this week that a SpaceX engineer, and a Caltech researcher, are both among the list of twelve new candidates at a chance for future space exploration with the agency. Robb Kulin, 33, has been working for SpaceX in Hawthorne, where he leads the Launch Chief Engineering group. spacex caltech astronaut training program nasa space spaceflight exploration launch aerospace jessica watkins robb kulin MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX had a successful launch this morning at 3:44 a.m. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, along with its Dragon cargo capsule, reached orbit early this morning, after a series of delays. SpaceX is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk. MORE

Hawthorne-based commercial spacecraft developer SpaceX said Friday that it will be webcasting its test firing of its Falcon 9 rocket, as it prepared for its upcoming launch to dock with the International Space Station (ISS). The entire test will be webcast on the SpaceX site. MORE

Fans of Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm of Elon Musk, have been riding high this week, with the approval of its NASA launch mission to the International Space Station, scheduled for February. spacex falcon rocket falcon9 dragon spaceflight nasa rocketship aerospace flight MORE

SpaceX settled an overtime pay class action with 4,100 workers on Wednesday for $4 million MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Friday afternoon, at 6:35 p.m. The launch--which was webcast live by SpaceX--is the fourth try to launch the SES-9 to space, after several aborted attempts over the last week. SpaceX also was attempting another ocean landing of its first stage, although it was unclear if that attempt was successful during the launch, after video cut out just as the stage was due to land on the SpaceX floating barge. MORE

Fans of SpaceX , the Los Angeles area space flight company led by Elon Musk, will have a field day with a giant trove of photographs from the company, which SpaceX made free to the public late Friday. SpaceX is offering up the use of hundreds of its photos via Creative Commons on the Flickr photo shraing site, which it said will allow user for free, noncommercial re-use with attribution. Rocket launch image courtesy SpaceX. MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX launched a test early Wednesday morning, to help test an astronaut safety system intended to deliver astronauts safely in the case of an aborted launchpad liftoff. spacex astronaut safety system abort test nasa MORE

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SpaceX said the company will carry three satellites to orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2018, via a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. SpaceX said that MDA already has a mission signed this year for delivery a satellite on the Falcon 9. SpaceX is led by technology mogul Elon Musk. spacex canada satellite launch rocket contract space aerospace MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just released a video via Vine of its failed landing attempt of the first launch stage of its rocket booster in Florida. SpaceX had been attempting to land the booster on a floating platform, as part of its efforts to develop a reusable rocket booster. MORE

The historic mission to the International Space Station by Hawthorne-based SpaceX progressed further Wednesday, after NASA reported that SpaceX successfully completed an approach to the ISS. The SpaceX Dragon passed directly below the ISS, 2.5 MORE

Irvine-based Broadcom has sued Hawthorne-based SpaceX , saying that SpaceX has been raiding the company for key engineers, and stealing its proprietary technology. broadcom spacex legal lawsuit hiring confidentiality engineering jobs employment MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial rocket firm of technology mogul Elon Musk, is reportedly looking to add itself to the list of Southern California technology firms aiming at at IPO. SpaceX recently announced plans to develop the largest rocket since the Saturn V, the Falcon Heavy. spacex merger acquisition elon musk rocket space aerospace MORE

A report today says that the hugely successful flight and mission by SpaceX may open up the doors for that firm to gain a new customer: the U.S. SpaceX, which is based in Hawthorne, California, is headed by technology mogul Elon Musk. MORE

Musk is head of both commercial rocket firm SpaceX, which is based in Hawthorne, as well as electric car company Tesla Motors. killer robotics google skynet turing life research intelligence artificial army robot musk elon spacex Technology mogul and visionary Elon Musk has publicly stated that he doesn''t like the idea of runaway artificial intelligence --and has just donated $10M of his own money to a group aimed at fending off unfriendly AI. MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has been thrust into a critical role with NASA, after a catastrophic launch failure and explosion in Virginia Tuesday evening. Both Orbital Sciences and SpaceX had been selected to help provide resupply services to the ISS by NASA. MORE

SpaceX said that it will launch two satellites for Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat) in 2014, from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX reports it now has a manifest of 40 launches on its schedule, with 60 percent of those representing commercial launches. MORE

In a resounding success for Southern California spaceflight firm SpaceX , the firm's Dragon capsule successfully docked and was bolted to the International Space Station at 12:02 p.m. nasa station space international travel astronaut spacex MORE

As part of an effort to run down every lead in its Falcon 9 rocket explosion investigation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is reportedly looking into sabotage, possibly by its rival United Launch Alliance MORE

Not content to just deliver satellites to space, and to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, Hawthorn-based SpaceX said Friday that it is continuing to work on preparing its Dragon spacecraft to carry astronauts. spacex astronaut capsule space travel rocket nasa MORE

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Los Angeles-based SpaceX has crossed a major hurdle in its efforts to provide launch services to the U.S. The certification comes after a long and contentious effort by SpaceX--which involved SpaceX suing the USAF and serious efforts to lobby Congress. MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX is in the midst of pre-flight checks for its next launch, scheduled for Wednesday from Florida. According to NASA, SpaceX had a static firing of its rocket on Monday, in preparation for that launch. SpaceX is preparing to launch the SES-9 satellite. MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX successfully "soft landed" its Falcon 9 rocket last week, as part of the successful resupply mission to the International Space Station--the precursor to landing the Falcon 9 on land. According to Elon Musk, in a surprise press conference Friday, SpaceX wants to eventually land its rockets with the accuracy of a helicopter on dry land--somtehing which would enable its rockets to be recovered and reused. MORE

Los Angeles-based SpaceX has again successfully sent a payload on its way towards the International Space Station, sending the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-12) mission into space at 12:31 p.m. SpaceX also successfully landed the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral. SpaceX said the Dragon spacecraft is expected to arrive at the International Space Station on Wednesday, August 16th, in the morning. MORE

The astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are eagerly awaiting the planned, February 7th docking of Hawthorne-based SpaceX Dragon capsule, likening the event to the opening of the American frontier. spacex astronaut space travel international station nasa MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX showed off a static fire test on a side booster rocket for its Falcon Heavy last week, saying that theFalcon Heavy will be using a booster that launched its Thaicom 8 mission into space. The test firing, at SpaceX's test labs in McGregor, Texas, are part of an effort by SpaceX to launch its first Falcon Heavy rocket sometime this year. SpaceX has said it hopes to launch the Falcon Heavy sometime in the third quarter of this year. MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX and NASA said late Wednesday that SpaceX has tested the parachutes that it will initially use to land the Space Crew Dragon spacecraft on earth. NASA is initially returning its crew back to earth in the Dragon using those parachutes, a tried-and-true technology for the space agency; SpaceX is hoping at some point in the future to instead land those crew back on earth using rocket engines. MORE

A big Los Angeles area construction and engineering firm, AECOM , said Tuesday that it has been selected to build the first, Hyperloop test track, for a competition being run by Hawthorne-based SpaceX. AECOM said it is building a six-foot diameter, steel tube track which will run nearly one mile, adjacent to SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorn, as part of the SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition. aecom hyperloop technologies test track spacex transportation advanced tube MORE

In the first, commercial effort to deliver a payload to the moon, Hawthorne-based rocket developer SpaceX is set to launch a robotic mission from an Israeli company to the moon. spaceflight spaceil google lunar xprize spacex falcon rocket moon mission aerospace space israel MORE

In a huge blow to what had been an unstoppable local success story, Hawthorne-based rocketship developer SpaceX saw a catastrophic failure on Sunday morning, which resulted in the explosion and destruction of what would have been the seventh mission to resupply the International Space Station. The SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-7) mission was to have deliver supplies and cargo to the ISS. flight aerospace explosion rocket failure catastrophic spacex MORE

If you''re looking at Hawthorne-based rocket firm SpaceX as the next big IPO in Southern California, you might have to look again. Founder and CEO Elon Musk said this week that he doesn''t have any intention of taking SpaceX public, because the "goals of SpaceX are very long-term, which is to establish a city on Mars." MORE

NASA announced late Tuesday that it has selected Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) , for a $112M mission to launch a water survey mission to space in April of 2021. According to NASA, SpaceX will provide launch services for the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, which is expected to launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, north of Lompoc. spacex nasa swot water survey climate change mission aerospace rocket launch satellite vandenberg MORE

Hawthorne-based SpaceX has just raised $350M more in new funding, according to regulatory filings, which reportedly values the company at around $21 billion. Details of the funding have not been announced by SpaceX. SpaceX has previously raised funding from Fidelity, Google, Founders Fund, and DFJ. spacex venture capital rocket launch aerospace valuation elon musk MORE

Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the commercial rocket firm headed by Elon Musk, said Wednesday afternoon that it is expanding its rocket development facility in Texas. Photo credit: SpaceX). MORE