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Game Changing Japanese Mini-rocket Fails First Launch; Promise of Cheaper Flights Remains

Arthur Dominic Villasanta   | Jan 17, 2017 04:42 AM EST

The cost of building the rocket, including the launch cost, came to a mere $4.35 million.

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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.

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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 rocket Falcon 9 sits on Pad 40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Titusville, Florida.

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 rocket Falcon 9 sits on Pad 40 of the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Titusville, Florida.

SpaceX Booster Lands Safely Back to Earth

Ryan General   | Dec 25, 2015 10:53 AM EST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off from Florida on Monday with a cargo of communications satellites and landed safely after returning back to Cape Canaveral.

Why Students Are Disappointed Over SpaceX Explosion

Why Students Are Disappointed Over SpaceX Explosion

KJ Belonio   | Jul 02, 2015 06:58 AM EDT

The unmanned SpaceX rocket was on a resupply mission to bring a SpaceX Dragon capsule filled with 4,000 pounds of supplies, 30 student projects, two HoloLenses, as well as a docking adapter for the ISS that would allow for future commercial crewed capsules to dock with the station. Unfortunately, the rocket had broken up completely after launch Sunday, at an altitude of about 34 kilometers. Aside from the supplies, the rocket also carried scientific experiments created by students. However, the students, who spent months working on the science experiment, were disappointed because their dreams were dampened by the unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explosion.

Dream Chaser

Sierra Nevada Protests NASA Space Taxi Choices

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 29, 2014 02:05 AM EDT

Claims there are serious questions and inconsistencies in the source selection process.

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SpaceX Rocket Explodes and Crashes in Texas

Ana Verayo   | Aug 23, 2014 03:41 AM EDT

SpaceX conducted this test mission to observe the ability of the F9R development vehicle to take off, maneuver and land vertically.

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