SpaceX Signs Agreement with Texas for Brownsville Spaceport, SpaceRef Business “Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that the state of Texas will provide incentives to SpaceX so that the company can […]
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SpaceX F9 ORBCOMM 1st Stage "Soft" Landing Video
SpaceX Releases ORBCOMM First Stage Return Video, SpaceRef Business “Following last week’s successful launch of six ORBCOMM satellites, the Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage reentered Earth’s atmosphere and soft landed […]
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Colorado and Alabama Members of Congress Attack SpaceX
House members press NASA for information on “epidemic of anomalies” with SpaceX missions, Space Politics “Three members of Congress from Alabama and Colorado have asked NASA to provide information on […]
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SpaceX Texas Spaceport One Step Closer
SpaceX Private Spaceport in Texas Another Step Closer After FAA Decision, SpaceRef Business “In providing a favorable environmental ruling for SpaceX’s proposed private spaceport in Cameron County, Texas last week, […]
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U.S. Government Wants To Squash SpaceX Lawsuit
Air Force asks court to dismiss SpaceX lawsuit, Defense Systems “The Air Force is asking the court to dismiss any challenges to the contract that allowed for the purchasing of […]
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SpaceX Vs ULA Spat Heats Up
Keith’s note: SpaceX has field an amendment to their initial complaint about ULA. The amended complaint includes new information from a 20 June letter from Sen. John McCain to Under […]
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SpaceX Launch Scrubbed Again – But No One Could See It Happen
SpaceX launch delayed again, this time because of weather, Reuters “For Saturday’s launch attempt, the California-based company, owned and operated by technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, canceled its webcast and provided […]
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ULA Media Blitz
ULA Ramps up Media Blitz, SpaceRef Business “In recent weeks United Launch Alliance (ULA) has begun ramping up its media coverage to combat what it considers misrepresentation of facts by […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Reusable Flies with Fins
Video: SpaceX Falcon F9R 1000m Flight, SpaceRef Business “SpaceX has released this video of Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R) during a 1000m test flight at their rocket development facility in McGregor, […]
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ESA Aerospace Teams Up To Take on SpaceX
Airbus Group and Safran To Join Forces in Launcher Activities Both companies express their determination to continue to play a leading role in the space launcher business as well as […]