Human space exploration has been limited to low-Earth orbit ever since the end of the Apollo program, but SpaceX is looking to change that. Of course, we’ve known that for a while, but a new announcement from CEO Elon Musk pushed the timeline for humanity’s return to the moon up …
Read More »Problems with SpaceX Falcon 9 design could delay manned missions
SpaceX is no stranger to delays. The private space firm headed by Elon Musk has pushed back is launch schedule several times in the last few years after rockets have been lost. Now, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says there may be an issue with the Falcon 9 rocket that …
Read More »SpaceX posts amazing photos of Falcon 9 landing
SpaceX took its time to get back on the launchpad after last year’s fueling “anomaly” that resulted in the loss of a Falcon 9 rocket and its cargo. The company conducted a months-long investigation and finally returned to space last weekend with a flawless launch and landing of the first …
Read More »SpaceX announces cause of launchpad failure, plans for January 8 return to flight
SpaceX has been grounded ever since a launchpad explosion on September 1st resulted in the loss of a Falcon 9 rocket. The failure destroyed a Facebook internet satellite and called into question the design of SpaceX’s fuel tanks. This was the second tank failure leading to the loss of a …
Read More »Trump hails Uber’s Kalanick and rockets SpaceX’s Musk to positions on Strategic and Policy Forum
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum has picked up two of the highest-flying and hardest-driving executives in the tech industry with the addition of Uber Technologies’ Travis Kalanick and SpaceX’s Elon Musk. Announced today, the two appointees join a board headed by private equity titan Stephen Schwarzman, who …
Read More »SpaceX delays launch of crewed Dragon capsule to 2018
SpaceX is still finalizing its report on September’s launchpad explosion, and has already lost one large contract due to the delay in its launch schedule. Now, the private space firm founded by Elon Musk says it has decided to push back the first crewed launch of its Dragon v2 capsule …
Read More »SpaceX loses major contract as launch schedule slips to 2017
It has been just over three months since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launchpad, taking its Facebook satellite payload along with it. The rocket wasn’t even firing its engines at the time, which has made tracking down the cause of the anomaly much more challenging. SpaceX was …
Read More »NASA, SpaceX, and Virgin Galactic dominate the news: this week in space
John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, has died at 95. His legacy as a combat pilot, spaceman, senator, and loving family man will succeed him, along with the John Glenn Research Center in Cleveland. Godspeed, John Glenn. SpaceX just lost a major contract as an after-effect of …
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