SpaceX Responds To Forbes Contributor Loren Thompson, Forbes “Contributor Loren Thompson’s recent post on Forbes’ Business in the Beltway blog (“What NASA Risks By Betting On Elon Musk’s SpaceX”, May […]
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SpaceX Nabs Top CFO
SpaceX Names Bret Johnsen as Chief Financial Officer, SpaceX “Johnsen spent nearly a decade at Broadcom Corporation, the world’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. He played […]
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SpaceX Explains Why They Beat China on Cost
Why the US Can Beat China: The Facts About SpaceX Costs “Whenever someone proposes to do something that has never been done before, there will always be skeptics. So when […]
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SpaceX Has Its Eyes on Mars
Keith’s note: A new SpaceX Commercial Crew video shows Dragon landing – on Mars.
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China Has Limits After All
China Great Wall Confounded By SpaceX Prices, Aviation Week “[Lei Fanpei, vice president of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CAST)] did not take questions, and declined an interview […]
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SpaceX Announces Falcon 9 Heavy Launch Date
SpaceX Announces Launch Date for the World’s Most Powerful Rocket “Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) unveiled the dramatic final specifications and launch […]
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Something "Big" at SpaceX? (Update)
SpaceX: Something Big Is Coming – Elon Musk to Hold Press Conference in Washington Tuesday (with video) “Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Technology Officer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), will […]
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SpaceX Hires Another Astronaut
NASA Astronaut Garrett Reisman Leaves Agency “Reisman, who holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering, joined NASA in 1998. Before flying in space, he served in multiple technical roles including work […]
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CCDev Awards Are Getting Closer
NASA Picks At Least Seven To Discuss Commercial Crew Proposals, Space News “As it awaits congressional action on its 2011 budget, NASA is proceeding with plans to award roughly $200 […]
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OIG: NASA Needs To Make Smarter Launch Vehicle Choices
NASA OIG: Review of NASA’s Acquisition of Commercial Launch Services “We found that NASA’s LSP acquired ELVs from 2008 through 2009 that were within costs and timeframes established by the […]