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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SpaceX Pushes Ahead Toward The ISS
SpaceX: Commercial Crew Transport To The International Space Station “With the government acting as a catalyst, the commercial spaceflight industry is already developing into an exciting new driver of technological […]
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NASA to Congress: HLV Will Cost More, Take Longer, Look The Same
NASA Delivers Heavy Lift Proposal to Congress, Space News “NASA told U.S. lawmakers Jan. 10 it intends to build a heavy-lift rocket that incorporates the space shuttle’s main engines, giant […]
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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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What Would Elon Do?
Can NASA change in order to survive?, Orlando Sentinel via LA Times. “In the world of government spaceflight, that’s almost a rounding error. And the ability of SpaceX to do […]
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SpaceX Dragon Mission Summary
Mission Summary: SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft Successfully Returns from Orbit, SpaceX “On December 8, SpaceX became the first commercial company in history to re-enter a spacecraft from Earth orbit. SpaceX launched […]
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Duct Tape and Rockets
SpaceX flight a flashback to our future in space, commentary, Orlando Sentinel “Congressional burnouts such as Bill Nelson keep telling us that we are losing our space program to budget […]
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Dragon's Secret Payload Revealed (Photos)
SpaceX Reveal’s Dragon’s “Secret” Payload (Photos) “Before the successful launch, voyage, and recovery of SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft, the first time in history a commercial company has recovered a spacecraft from […]
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SpaceX Dragon Mission Photos and Video
Video Taken On Orbit by SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon Launch Photos SpaceX Dragon Landing/Recovery Photos Video: NASA/SpaceX Post Mission Press Conference
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Video: NASA/SpaceX Post Mission Press Conference
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