SpaceX CEO Musk comes to Washington to lobby for Obama’s NASA strategy, Washington Post “Our influence is a tiny fraction of any one of the giant contractors,” he said. “We […]
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Dazed and Confused on "The Hill"
Can We Turn Over America’s Space Program to a “Space Cadet”?, Pete Fenn, The Hill “But SpaceX may be even scarier — a venture that risks a major program. The […]
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Dragon Tests Its Parachutes
SpaceX Conducts Dragon Parachute Test (Photos and Video) “SpaceX recently completed its first Dragon high altitude drop test and it was 100% successful! The purpose of the test was 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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SpaceX Organizes NO on H.R. 5781 Effort
Your Help Urgently Needed to Save the Future of Human Spaceflight, SpaceX “If you care about the future of American space exploration, your urgent help is necessary. The only hope […]
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Elon Musk Sets The Record Straight
Correcting the Record About My Divorce, Elon Musk, Huffington Post “Given the choice, I’d rather stick a fork in my hand than write about my personal life. Unfortunately, it seems […]
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SpaceX Wins Half Billion Dollar Deal With Iridium
Iridium and SpaceX Sign Major Commercial Launch Contract “Iridium Communications Inc. and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are pleased to announce that the Falcon 9 will be a major provider of […]
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Musk Corrects Wall Street Journal Article
SpaceX Illustrates Privatization Risk, WS Journal “Mr. Musk’s closely held company still needs a cash infusion of more than $1 billion in the next year or two to reach its […]
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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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Falcon 9 Development = Cost of Ares I Mobile Service Tower
SpaceX Achieves Orbital Bullseye With Inaugural Flight of Falcon 9 Rocket, SpaceX “The NASA COTS program has demonstrated the power of what can be accomplished when you combine private sector […]