Chinese startups, backed by President Xi Jinping, aim to surpass SpaceX in the next five years with reusable rockets and ...

The mission, nicknamed Ghost Riders in the Sky, began Jan. 15 when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the 330-pound lander to space. Since then, Blue Ghost — which is named after a species of ...

This is not Elon Musk’s first foray into space. In 2018, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon Heavy rocket, carrying a Tesla Roadster with a dummy at the wheel as its payload. Since then, the ...