SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 certified for medium risk NASA launches
Posted in Hardware on 18th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has been certified by NASA for Falcon 9 rockets to carryout Category 2 space missions. These are 'medium risk' launches such as satellites and less expensive space probes.
US Air Force should certify SpaceX Falcon 9 by June 2015 and nearly halve the cost of launches
Posted in Hardware on 14th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Once certified, SpaceX can compete for national security space launches against United Launch Alliance that has a monopoly.
Asteroid-Mining Company to Deploy 1st Satellite This Summer
Posted in Science on 9th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Planetary Resources' Arkyd-3R probe currently sits aboard the International Space Station and is scheduled to be deployed sometime in July.
SpaceX tests launch abort system
Posted in Science on 7th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
SpaceX has put its Dragon astronaut capsule through a practice abort. The demonstration simulated what would happen to the crewship in the event of a rocket failure.
SpaceX's CRS-6 mission launched successfully
Posted in Hardware on 14th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk @elonmusk: 'Ascent successful. Dragon enroute to Space Station. Rocket landed on droneship, but too hard for survival.'