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First Launch of NASA's New Megarocket On Track for 2018
Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
NASA said it will adjust the flow of work to prepare for the launch of Exploration Mission 1, the first Space Launch System flight, to keep it on schedule for the fall of 2018.
SpaceX receives order for second manned mission
Posted in Science on 30th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
NASA says that the new contract will put the United States back into the manned spaceflight game and free US crews to spend more time on scientific research.
NASA books nuclear-certified Atlas 5 rocket for Mars 2020 rover launch
Posted in Hardware on 26th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
ULAs Atlas 5 and Delta 4-Heavy and SpaceXs Falcon Heavy were studied as possible launch vehicles.
SpaceX will try to land three rocket boosters at once
Posted in Hardware on 20th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
Falcon Heavy rocket is slated to launch later this year. And if all goes as planned, all three boosters could come down for nearly simultaneous landings.
SpaceX successfully brings a rocket back to the land for the second time
Posted in Hardware on 18th Jul, 2016
by Alex Muller
The landing marks the second time SpaceX recovered a rocket on land and their fifth recovered first stage in all.