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Moon mystery: Why our Earth's satellite is lemon-shaped

Posted in Science on 31st Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

The early Moon was closer to Earth than today, so its shape may have been changed by the tides.

SpaceX is building on its rocket business revolution

Posted in Hardware on 30th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

CEO Elon Musk believes the time is coming where there will be thousands of launches each year.

NASA seeks commercial satellites to talk to Mars

Posted in Science on 26th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

NASA is investigating using private satellites to provide communications into the 2020s between Earth and the fleet of exploration probes operating on and around Mars.

DARPA announces Phase 1 of its XS-1 spaceplane program

Posted in Science on 18th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

It takes a lot more money and preparation to launch a rocket than to have a plane take off.

SpaceX has a successful launch and should have Expendable Launch Vehicle certification by the end of 2014

Posted in Hardware on 16th Jul, 2014
by Alex Muller

SpaceX successfully carried a half-dozen Orbcomm satellites into space on Monday.