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SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch
Posted in Science on 2nd Sep, 2016
by Alex Muller
A rocket operated by the aerospace company SpaceX has exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral where it was being test-fired ahead of a launch.
SES company first to launch satellite on a 'second-hand' SpaceX rocket
Posted in Hardware on 31st Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Luxembourg-based SES says it is going to be the first commercial satellite operator to launch a spacecraft on a "second-hand" rocket.
SpaceX Dragon home from ISS
Posted in Science on 27th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
The mission was SpaceX's ninth of 20 planned under a NASA resupply contract worth up to $3.1 billion.
SpaceX plans to use more carbon fiber for lighter rockets as reusing stages justifies higher expenses
Posted in Hardware on 19th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
Originally, the company made rockets mostly out of aluminum to keep costs low.
SpaceX successfully lands its sixth Falcon 9 rocket after launch
Posted in Science on 14th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller
And the fourth drone ship landing.