SpaceX
X-37B Space Spy Plane Returns to Orbit in August; Might Test Anti-Satellite Technologies
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jun 07, 2017 06:29 PM EDT |
The air force has made it a point not to list all the payloads on its previous X-37B missions.
DARPA Poised to Select Builder of its XS-1 Spaceplane
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 24, 2017 11:20 PM EDT |
DARPA wants the first space flight of the XS-1 to occur in 2019 or 2020.
Stephen Hawking says Humans Risk Extinction in 100 Years Unless They Colonize Mars or Another Planet
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 06, 2017 10:15 AM EDT |
"Although the chance of a disaster to planet Earth in a given year may be quite low, it adds up over time, and becomes a near certainty in the next thousand or ten thousand years."
Vector-R Rocket will Launch Small Satellites for Only $1.5 Million
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | May 04, 2017 07:47 PM EDT |
Launches of the Vector-R are scheduled to begin in 2018 with Vector-H launches to follow in 2019.
Russia will Resurrect Bankrupt Sea Launch to Compete Against SpaceX
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 29, 2017 08:31 AM EDT |
Sea Launch Co. LLC filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2009.
SpaceX to Attempt Landing of Falcon Heavy First-Stage this Year
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Apr 03, 2017 10:02 AM EDT |
"Odds of success low, but maybe worth a shot," Musk tweeted on April 1.
SpaceX will Send Two Millionaires around the Moon in 2018
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Feb 28, 2017 01:12 AM EST |
"This would do a long leap around the moon," said Musk.
Only Three Student Teams Manage to Race in SpaceX’s First Hyperloop Competition
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 31, 2017 09:19 AM EST |
It will see people rise inside passenger pods that will race along a system of tubes connecting major cities.
Pod Races at SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition begin Jan. 27
| Arthur Dominic Villasanta | | Jan 21, 2017 10:25 PM EST |
These specially designed pods will compete in "pod races" inside a 1.6 kilometer-long subscale SpaceX Hyperloop test track that will be a partial vacuum.
SpaceX Successfully Launches Iridium Satellites into Orbit
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jan 16, 2017 09:49 AM EST |
Scrambling to contain the backlash when one of its rockets exploded during a routine engine check in September 2016, SpaceX have successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium satellites and also managed to fly the first stage of the rocket back to a floating landing platform.
SpaceX Successfully Launches Iridium Satellites into Orbit
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jan 16, 2017 09:49 AM EST |
Scrambling to contain the backlash when one of its rockets exploded during a routine engine check in September 2016, SpaceX have successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 Iridium satellites and also managed to fly the first stage of the rocket back to a floating landing platform.
SpaceX Investigation Pinpoints Cause of Rocket Explosion, Plans to Resume Launch on Jan. 8
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Jan 03, 2017 09:28 PM EST |
SpaceX recently said that the company is finalizing its report regarding the explosion that of its Falcon 9 rocket while being tested in September 2016. SpaceX added that the investigation have determined the likely cause of the explosion and that the company has already devised a workaround in order to prevent such chemical reaction to occur in the future. Now that everything is clear, SpaceX is expecting to launch its new rocket by Jan. 8.
SpaceX Delays Rocket Launch until January
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 08, 2016 10:03 AM EST |
SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently confirmed that the firm was forced to delay the launch of its rocket until January 2017. Musk added that an ongoing investigation regarding the incident in September when one of its rockets exploded in its launch pad prompted the delay.
SpaceX Confirms Falcon 9 Launch on Dec. 16
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Dec 06, 2016 04:09 AM EST |
SpaceX confirms that the company will resume the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 16. The rocket will launch the first group of communications satellites into space. Iridium Communications, the company which owns the satellites, also confirmed the launch date.
SpaceX Plans to Launch Thousands of Satellites into Orbit to Create a Global Internet Network
| Phenny Lynn Palec | | Nov 22, 2016 08:12 AM EST |
While most telecommunications company are limited to delivering Internet services through physical fiber or cable connections and cellular towers, SpaceX has an ambitious plan of launching a space network composed of more than 4,000 satellites.
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