SpaceX Acknowledges Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly, SpaceX “Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Corp. acknowledged that its Falcon 9 rocket experienced an engine anomaly during its December launch of the company’s reusable […]
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SpaceX Plans To Berth Dragon With ISS on Next Flight
Falcon 9/Dragon: Preparing to Berth With the International Space Station “Over the last several months, SpaceX has been hard at work preparing for our next flight – a mission designed […]
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SpaceX – Becoming a Market Leader?
SpaceX Plans To Be Top World Rocket Maker, Aviation Week “While many beleaguered U.S. aerospace manufacturers are trimming back amid continuing uncertainty over the nation’s long-term goals, California-based SpaceX is […]
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SpaceX and Valador Settle Out of Court
Joint Statement of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. and Valador Inc. “Since SpaceX filed its lawsuit (captioned Space Exploration Technologies Corp. v. Valador, Inc. and Joseph Fragola, Civil Action No. 2011-08756, […]
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Musk Talks About Getting to Mars
Marc’s Note: Today SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and President Gwynne Shotwell are speaking at the AIAA 47th Joint Propulsion Conference. At 4:00 PM EST/1:00 PM PST, Elon Musk will discuss […]
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Marching Armies Vs Sprinting Platoons
The Path Ahead for NASA: Lewis & Clark and the Settlers, SpaceRef At a press conference at NASA KSC several days ago I asked the following question of NASA Deputy […]
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SLS Decision Soon?
NASA Will Compete Space Launch System Boosters, Aviation Week “NASA has selected a shuttle-derived vehicle with two existing liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen stages as its reference design for the heavy-lift Space Launch System […]
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SpaceX Vs Valador in Court
‘Astronaut Ferry’ Firm Says it Was Defamed, Courthouse News “Spaceship builder SpaceX claims its NASA contract to ferry cargo and astronauts to the International Space Station was compromised by a […]
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OldSpace's Attack Dog Is Back (Update: SpaceX Responds- Again)
The Case Against SpaceX, Part II, Loren Thompson, Forbes “My main concern in raising these issues was that NASA not become overly dependent on an unproven launch provider — one […]
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One Hearing – Two Different Takes
Subcommittee Democrats Seek Assurance of Reliable and Timely Commercial Cargo Capability for the International Space Station, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology Democrats “In 2006, NASA laid out a […]