hardware
The factories of the future could float in space
Posted in Science on 4th Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
Orbital manufacturing is already paving the way for better solar panels, faster internet, cleaner computer chips, and lab-grown human hearts.
Summer launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy could land all three first stage boosters, second stage and payload faring
Posted in Hardware on 2nd Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
The Falcon Heavy launch is planned for the late summer.
Billionaries and funding Moon and Mars exploration
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
NASA has so far been unwilling to divert the $4 billion per year going to the Space Launch System into SpaceX Mars mission plans.
SpaceXs first Falcon Heavy launch could attempt upper-stage recovery
Posted in Science on 1st Apr, 2017
by Alex Muller
When SpaceX does its first demonstration flight of the Falcon Heavy later this year, it might also include an attempt to return the upper stage back to Earth.
With the booster relaunched, SpaceX has started the age of reusable rockets
Posted in Hardware on 31st Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller
The Age of economical reusable rocket boosters has begun and to fully leverage it SpaceX must launch a lot.