For Mission to Mars, a New Road Map, NY Times “At a workshop last month in Galveston, members of NASA study teams looking at how to put in effect the […]
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Falcon 9 Launch Totally Successful
Keith’s note: After a last second halt in the countdown earlier in the day the Falcon 9 launch vehicle made a perfect climb to orbit at 2:45 pm EDT. All […]
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SpaceX Preps for Falcon 9 Launch
SpaceX boss: 70-80 % chance of success for Falcon 9 launch, Orlando Sentinel “Musk conceded that, historically, maiden launches of rockets have had no better than a 50 percent success […]
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Watching Falcons
What will you say if SpaceX’s test rocket fails?, Alan Stern, The Space Review “Why is the Falcon 9 crucial? In part this is because NASA is relying on it […]
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Paradigm Shift Ahead
Launch could be first test of rocket and Obama space plan, USA Today “For company founder Elon Musk, it’s showtime. “We’re super excited to be launching from Cape Canaveral,” Musk […]
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SpaceX Sees Something Big Ahead
Elon Musk: At Long Last, an Inspiring Future for Space Exploration “Today, the President will articulate an ambitious and exciting new plan that will alter our destiny as a species. […]
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A HotFire for Falcon 9
Photos and Video: SpaceX Completes Test Firing of Falcon 9, OnOrbit “SpaceX completed a successful static fire today, full 3.5 secs. Official statement below, video/photos to come as available. Today, […]
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Falcon 9 Moves To The Pad For Checks
Photos of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Vertical at Cape Canaveral “SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle is now vertical at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral. Following its mate to the transporter […]
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More Inconsistencies From the Ares 1 Risk Guru
Adding Rocket Man to His Resume, New York Times “SpaceX doesn’t “fully understand the dramatic difference between a crew launcher and a payload launcher,” Dr. Fragola said. For example, the […]
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Falcon 9 Moves Closer To Launch
SpaceX Announces Final Arrival of Falcon 9 Flight Hardware at Cape Canaveral in Preparation for Inaugural Launch “We expect to launch in one to three months after completing full vehicle […]