SpaceX Becomes First Private Company to Launch Rocket Into Orbit (News)
This past Sunday (September 28th), the private company Space Exploration Technologies (widely known as SpaceX, and based out of Hawthorne, CA) became the first private effort to ever launch a...
View ArticleSpaceX Sucessfully Tests Falcon-9 Engines (News)
In a significant step for the private space boom, leading company SpaceX successfully test-fired their Falcon 9 craft‘s engines today: While their current programs have their eye on low-earth orbit,...
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SpaceX's Falcon 1 Delivers RazakSAT Satellite To Orbit; First Commercial Launch
Leading private space company SpaceX has successfully delivered a Malaysian satellite into orbit, it’s first ever commercial launch (and second successful Falcon 1 launch into orbit). This came along...
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A Stimulating Development?: NASA Assigns $50 Million in Stimulus Funds for...
In an interesting economic development, NASA said today that $50 million in economic stimulus funds will be going towards developing commercial passenger service to orbit (to replace the retired Space...
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It's Official: Constellation Cancelled, No NASA Return to Moon; Shift Towards...
With the release of its 2011 budget proposal, the Obama administration has concurrently announced, in no uncertain terms, that the current NASA Constellation program is cancelled. “The President’s...
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SpaceX's First Falcon 9 Flight Successfully Reaches Orbit!
In a big step for the prospects of private space, SpaceX‘s first test launch of their Falcon 9 rocket was a success! With a lot of customers already lined up to use the Falcon 9 (including NASA; Google...
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SpaceX’s Dragon Takes Wing (and Touches Down) with Successful Flight!
On Wednesday, SpaceX successfully made the first launch (and return) of their Dragon capsule, making them the first commercial company to ever recover a spacecraft from orbit! Launched aboard their...
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SpaceX Reveals New Falcon Heavy—World’s Most Powerful Rocket
Leading private space company SpaceX has announced their newest rocket: the Falcon Heavy! Taking aim at the United Launch Alliance‘s Delta IV, the Falcon Heavy will be not only the most powerful rocket...
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