In November 2012 SpaceX’s Grasshopper vertical takeoff and landing test vehicle (VTVL) flies nearly two stories (17.7 feet/5.4 meters). Duration…
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SpaceX’s Dragon Docks with Space Station
( NASA) HOUSTON — The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at…
Falcon 9 Rocket Engine Failure During Launch to Space Station
Main payload will reach ISS but secondary Orbcomm satellite did not attain needed orbit Yesterdays launch of the Falcon 9…
U.S. Rockets back into space with Falcon 9 Launch
This evening at 8:35pm edt. the first commercial re-supply mission to the International Space Station had a picture perfect launch…
SpaceX wins $440 Million Contract to Return Astronauts to Space.
Hawthorne, CA – According to the SpaceX Web site on August third Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) won a $440 million…
NASA Commercial Partner SpaceX Completes Dragon Design Review
HAWTHORNE, Calif. — NASA partner Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has completed an important design review of the crewed version of…
SPACEX MERLIN 1D ENGINE ACHIEVES FULL MISSION DURATION FIRING
SpaceX Hawthorne, CA – Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that its Merlin 1D engine has achieved a full mission duration…
Virgin Galactic has Successful Glide Test of Space Ship Two
Virgin Galactic had a successful drop test if its passenger-carrying suborbital space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) on June 26, 2012. They…
