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Falcon 9 launch vehicle

X-Wings and Drone Ships to Make SpaceX Rockets Reusable

One innovation involves outfitting the Falcon 9 with four wings or "hypersonic grid fins".

Elon Musk with robots

Elon Musk Warns of an AI Apocalypse in 5 Years, Terminator Style

Musk has been known for his remarks about an upcoming digital apocalypse triggered by AI.

This image taken from video provided by NASA TV

Russia Successfully Launches Rocket to ISS Following Failed U.S. Attempt

The U.S. failed to send their unmanned rocket full of equipment to the International Space Station (ISS) Tuesday evening, as it blew up during its launch process.

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SpaceX Looks To Land Falcon 9 On Ocean Platform

SpaceX is hoping to make the first step in reusable space travel, by landing the Falcon 9 rocket on a platform in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Falcon 9 launch vehicle

What SpaceX Dragon Brought Home

SpaceX's Dragon is back on earth, splashing onto the Pacific Ocean about 300 miles west of Baja, California on Saturday, but what exactly did it bring home?

Elon Musk: ‘Let’s Build a City on Mars Now’

Elon Musk: ‘Let’s Build a City on Mars Now’

It used to be that he only sought to put a man on Mars. Now, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk has expressed his desire to build a self-sustaining metropolis on the red planet.

Mars

NASA Plans to Put Astronauts In Deep Sleep During Space Missions

This process is also called torpor.

Dream Chaser

NASA Halts Billion Dollar Space Taxi Project Due to Sierra Nevada Protest

Boeing and SpaceX were awarded contracts amounting to US$6.8 billion for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Dream Chaser

Sierra Nevada Protests NASA Space Taxi Choices

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

World's largest spacecraft welding tool

NASA 'Space Taxis' Awarded to Boeing and SpaceX

Boeing and SpaceX won the bid to create NASA's upcoming space taxis. According to officials, the new vehicles will conclude the country's dependence on Russia for transport to the International Space Station.

CST-100 space capsule.

NASA Back in the Game with Space Taxi Contracts for Boeing, SpaceX

Bolden said the greatest nation on Earth shouldn't have to rely on other nations to get to space.

Falcon 9 launch vehicle

Elon Musk Says SpaceX Will Build a City on Mars

Musk has long championed manned missions to Mars but this is the first time he hinted at a Martian colony.

3D printer on the ISS

Why NASA Will Send a 3D Printer to the ISS

This move can greatly improve efficiency by having a part designed on Earth and then sending the designs to the orbiting 3D printer.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 Rocket with Commercial Satellite

SpaceX originally planned to launch AsiaSat 6 two weeks ago but delayed the flight to further test and check the rocket's systems.

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Rocket Explodes and Crashes in Texas

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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