SpaceX

Boeing on the track to make satellite launches cheaper than ever

Posted in Hardware on 27th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

A cost-effective configuration with SpaceX reusable rockets will make satellite launching cheaper than ever.

VCs Invested More in Space Startups Last Year Than in the Previous 15 Years Combined

Posted in Hardware on 23rd Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Venture capital firms invested $1.8 billion in commercial space startups in 2015.

NASA gets inundated with astronaut applications

Posted in Science on 21st Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Over 18,300 hopefuls submitted their resumes, almost thrice as many compared to the agency's last hiring round in 2012. This round has shattered the previous record.

The Case for an International Moon Base

Posted in Science on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Toward the end of 2015, Russias space program announced plans to begin a series of lunar missions that would culminate in the creation of a manned moon base by 2030.

SpaceX Is Gearing Up To Build Lots and Lots of New Rockets

Posted in Business on 7th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

'Now were in this factory transformation to go from building six or eight a year to about 18 cores a year. By the end of this year we should be at over 30 cores per year'