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Elon Musk Eyes Seattle HQ for Mars Planning
Posted in Science on 14th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The SpaceX boss promised details about a Mars transport system towards the end of this year.
SpaceX capsule docks with the International Space Station
Posted in Business on 13th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
The privately built Dragon capsule has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) carrying a much needed cargo of supplies.
Spacex first stage reaches the barge but landing was too hard; ISS mission was success
Posted in Hardware on 10th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk tweets: Rocket made it to drone spaceport ship, but landed hard. Close, but no cigar this time. Bodes well for the future tho.
SpaceX has to wait until mid-2015 to bid on Air Force rocket launches
Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
By mid-2015, SpaceX might finally be able to compete for some of the 36 or so rocket launches the US Air Force is planning.
From runway to orbit and back
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spaceplane, a craft that can take off from a runway like an aeroplane, fly up into orbit to deliver a payload, and then glide back to Earth for a runway landing. Nothing has ever come of them. Even so, the dream persists.