SpaceX
SpaceX has to wait until mid-2015 to bid on Air Force rocket launches
Posted in Science on 8th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
By mid-2015, SpaceX might finally be able to compete for some of the 36 or so rocket launches the US Air Force is planning.
From runway to orbit and back
Posted in Hardware on 5th Jan, 2015
by Alex Muller
A spaceplane, a craft that can take off from a runway like an aeroplane, fly up into orbit to deliver a payload, and then glide back to Earth for a runway landing. Nothing has ever come of them. Even so, the dream persists.
Larry Page: Rather Leave Billions to Elon Musk Than Charity
Posted in Business on 28th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
Instead of giving it to a philanthropic organization, he'd rather hand over his cash to Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and Solar City.
NASA approves first SpaceX milestone for Crew Dragon
Posted in Hardware on 26th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
If you want to fly to the International Space Station, you're only option is to hitch a lift on Russia's 1970s-vintage Soyuz space capsules. That may not be the case for much longer.
2014: It's been a busy year in space
Posted in Featured, Science on 26th Dec, 2014
by Alex Muller
In a mixture of triumph and tragedy, space exploration reached new horizons, tested new technologies, and pushed the limits of possibility.