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Virgin Galactic shares fell after the company revealed delays to its test flight program, with the launch of its commercial service pushed to 2022.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says its Starlink satellite internet service “will double” speeds to customers “later this year.”

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now worth $74 billion and investors believe the company’s Starlink and Starship projects will drive that valuation even higher.

LX News host Ashley Holt visited Space Center Houston for a closer look at the space missions that made the Mars Perseverance Rover landing possible — and that will help pave the way to put a human on the red planet next.

NASA is hours away from its most ambitious Mars mission yet, with the U.S. space agency set to attempt to land rover Perseverance.

NASA’s latest Mars rover has made a safe landing on the red planet on a mission that will help pave the way for human visitors.

NASA’s Perseverance rover will attempt to touch down on Mars on Thursday in one of the trickiest landings ever attempted. Former NASA astronaut Michael J. Massimino joined LX News to explain what makes this mission such a challenge, and why the payoff could be so exciting.

Did you know that one year on Mars is 687 Earth days? That means you’d be a lot younger if you lived on the red planet. Also, a day on Mars has an extra 37 minutes. That’s enough time to squeeze an extra episode and a half of “The Office” into your day. As NASA’s Perseverance rover prepares to touch...

SpaceX completed another monster equity funding round last week, sources said, sending the valuation of Elon Musk’s company to about $74 billion.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover lands on Mars on Thursday, Feb. 18. But with so many problems here on Earth, you may be wondering if this expensive trip is just a waste of money. NBCLX storyteller Eric Rodriguez explains how this investment — in people, technology and problem solving — will pay off on Earth. Not to mention how it could help...

Virgin Galactic shares had jumped 13% the day before, after an FAA notice that the spaceflight test was on track to launch.

Shares of Virgin Galactic climbed as a notice indicated that the company’s next spaceflight test is on track to launch as early as Saturday.

SpaceX is fighting a subpoena by the Department of Justice for records as part of a probe of whether the Elon Musk company discriminates against foreigners.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX disclosed on Thursday that its Starlink satellite internet service now has “over 10,000 users in the United States and abroad.”

Companies and investors continue to pour into the space industry, after the recent success of private ventures of interest to the U.S. Space Force.

SpaceX VP of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann is retiring and has begun transitioning his role to former NASA official Bill Gerstenmaier.

The latest prototype of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship rocket exploded on impact during an attempted landing after a test flight on Tuesday.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is preparing to launch the latest prototype of its next-generation Starship rocket on Tuesday.

A federal judge hinted that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could find it difficult to block a subpoena for hiring documents issued by the U.S. Department of Justice.