SpaceX Puts Its Images In The Public Domain

By Krishnadev Calamur / NPR

Published March 23, 2015 at 1:42 AM PDT

This story was published more than 10 years ago.

Satellite separation during the Falcon 1 ABS/Eutelsat launch.

The launch of the Falcon 1 ABS/Eutelsat on March 4.

A streak from the launch of the ABS-Eutelsat 1.

SpaceX has put all its images in the public domain – as the result of a tweet.

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CEO Elon Musk tweeted Saturday:

Among the responses was this one:

Musk's reply:

SpaceX posted new images on its website and on Flickr. The decision puts SpaceX in the company of NASA, which also has its images in the public domain.

What does that mean for us? It means that we can share images likes the ones SpaceX posted on its website over the weekend.

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