Astrobotic Technology Inc. Announces Falcon 9 contract For Lunar Mission “Astrobotic Technology Inc. today announced it has signed a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic’s robotic payload to the Moon […]
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Misplaced and Misinformed Concerns by Rep. Ruppersberger
Relaunch the U.S. space program, opinion, Rep. Ruppersberger, Baltimore Sun “The president announced plans to cancel Constellation, the plan to return astronauts to the moon by 2020. This move jeopardizes […]
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There's More Than One Way To Use Existing Parts for a HLV
NASA must build rocket, not Congress, editorial, Sun Sentinel “Congress did, fortunately, leave NASA a loophole. The bill says the space agency must use existing elements of other programs “to […]
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SpaceX Gives a Preview of Falcon X and XX
SpaceX Unveils Heavy-Lift Vehicle Plan, Aviation Week “The U.S. government should lead development of a nuclear thermal propulsion system for a future Mars mission and leave new heavy-lift launchers to […]
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Post-Falcon Feedback
In Space, Everyone Can Hear You Cheer, Motley Fool “It’s a big dream, but SpaceX founder Elon Musk has never been one to shy away from a challenge. In the […]
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SpaceX Preps for Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX boss: 70-80 % chance of success for Falcon 9 launch, Orlando Sentinel “Musk conceded that, historically, maiden launches of rockets have had no better than a 50 percent success […]
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Paradigm Shift Ahead
Launch could be first test of rocket and Obama space plan, USA Today “For company founder Elon Musk, it’s showtime. “We’re super excited to be launching from Cape Canaveral,” Musk […]