Dragon Berthed at the International Space Station “ISS Commander Koichi Wakata of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, with the assistance of NASA’s Rick Mastracchio, successfully berthed the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft […]
Falcon 9
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Video: Next Gen Falcon 9 Launch
Video of SpaceX Next Gen Falcon 9 Launch “This video of the Next Gen Falcon 9 Demonstration Flight includes video footage of the first stage re-ignition done as part of […]
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SpaceX Closer to USAF Certification
USAF, SpaceX Close To Agreement On Launch Certification Plan, Aviation Week “Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and the U.S. Air Force are “days away” from agreeing on the details of a […]
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Drinking the SLS Koolaid
Boeing Executive Defends SLS as Only Deep-space Option, Space News “People that say there are other options, or other ways to get beyond low Earth orbit — it’s just not […]
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SpaceX CRS-1 Dragon Launched and in Orbit
SpaceX Successfully Launches First Official Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station “Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) today successfully launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on the first official […]
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Dragon Mission Is Nominal
SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests In Quest to Visit Space Station Most Difficult Challenges Still Ahead, SpaceX “Today, Space Exploration Technologies’ (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as […]
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SpaceX Launch Set For Tomorrow
SpaceX Launch Attempt Set for 3:44 AM Eastern on Tuesday, May 22nd “Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22nd, at 3:44 AM Eastern, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will attempt to launch a Falcon […]
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Falcon 9 Dragon Launch Scrubbed
This morning’s attempt to launch a Falcon 9 with a Dragon spacecraft was scrubbed when a high pressure reading was discovered in first stage engine 5. The launch vehicle is […]
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SpaceX Hotfire Completed
Keith’s note: SpaceX had a short albeit successful hot fire of its Falcon 9 today. According to @elonmusk on Twitter: “Woohoo, rocket hold down firing completed and all looks good!!”
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NASA Study: Why SpaceX Can Build A Rocket Cheaper Than NASA
Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle NAFCOM Cost Estimates (presentation), August 2011, NASA Associate Deputy Administrator for Policy “The objective of the analysis was to estimate the cost to develop the Falcon […]