SpaceX
NASA picks SpaceX, Orbital, and Sierra Nevada to resupply the space station through 2024
Posted in Hardware on 15th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Both SpaceX and Orbital were awarded the first round of commercial resupply contracts back in 2008.
NASA's heavy lift rocket is running into problems
Posted in Science on 14th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
Short on budget, the Space Launch System reportedly doesn't have a game plan.
Where space exploration is taking us in 2016
Posted in Science on 7th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
New missions lined up ready to launch, deep space missions wrapping up, and commercial space going heavy.
SpaceX upgraded the Merlin Rocket Engines
Posted in Science on 6th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
A principal objective of the new design was to facilitate booster reusability for a larger range of missions, including delivery of large satellites to geosynchronous orbit.
Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 is ready for a static fire test
Posted in Science on 4th Jan, 2016
by Alex Muller
To confirm that everything still works, SpaceX plans to perform a static test which would involve firing up the rocket again without actually launching it.