SpaceX Crew Dragon aces third autonomous space station docking
Update: A SpaceX Crew Dragon has successfully performed an autonomous rendezvous and docking with the International Space Station (ISS) for…
3 years ago
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nails first operational NASA astronaut launch [updated]
Update: SpaceX has successfully resolved a handful of minor thermal control issues facing the brand new Crew Dragon capsule currently…
3 years ago
SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to have a continual presence in space starting this year
Days after NASA confirmed that SpaceX is on track for a Crew Dragon launch on November 14th and the first…
3 years ago
SpaceX fires up Crew-1 Falcon 9 rocket for Saturday astronaut launch
Update: SpaceX has fired up new Falcon 9 booster B1061 after loading the full two-stage rocket with liquid oxygen and…
3 years ago
SpaceX’s first West Coast rocket launch in 17 months back on track
SpaceX's first West Coast rocket launch in almost a year and a half is back on track after an October…
4 years ago
SpaceX operational astronaut launch debut back on track after “nail polish” delay
In a new NASA briefing, SpaceX vice president of build and flight reliability Hans Koenigsmann was able to explain in…
4 years ago
SpaceX eyes multiple Starship lunar landings before first NASA Moon mission
SpaceX Director Nick Cummings says that the company could potentially attempt multiple uncrewed Starship lunar landings before the first attempt…
4 years ago
NASA prepares to collect asteroid samples next week in deep space OSIRIS-REx mission
NASA currently has an orbiter circling the asteroid Bennu about 200 million miles from Earth, and a live streamed attempt…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s Starship wins $53M from NASA for full-scale orbital refueling test
SpaceX's Starship program has won $53 million from NASA to perform a full-scale test of orbital propellant transfer, taking the…
4 years ago
SpaceX, Elon Musk to headline HBO biopic series by Channing Tatum production company
HBO is developing a biopic-style show focused on the achievements of Elon Musk and SpaceX, specifically highlighting the company's successful…
4 years ago
SpaceX ships upgraded cargo spacecraft to Florida for first orbital Dragon rendezvous
SpaceX says it's shipped the first upgraded Dragon 2 cargo spacecraft to Florida, opening the door for the first simultaneous…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s first high-altitude Starship prototype just “passed cryo proof” testing
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says that the first high-altitude Starship prototype - known as SN8 - just "passed cryo proof"…
4 years ago
NASA adorns Artemis Moon rocket with vintage worm logo after SpaceX flight debut
NASA's famous worm logo will accompany astronauts on their way to the Moon under the agency's Artemis program. The vintage…
4 years ago
SpaceX Falcon rockets win third consecutive NASA launch contract
SpaceX's Falcon family of rockets continue to dominate the US launch market, most recently securing their third consecutive NASA launch…
4 years ago
Mars study reveals subsurface water in Red Planet’s vast lake system
Researchers working with data from the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter have detected four subsurface lakes at the planet's…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s Starship Moon lander passes NASA review alongside Blue Origin, Dynetics
A variant of SpaceX's Starship spacecraft optimized to land NASA astronauts on the Moon has passed the space agency's first…
4 years ago
Astronomers discover possible 60s-era Moon rocket booster heading back to Earth
On August 19th this year, astronomers using the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) observatory in Hawaii spotted…
4 years ago
NASA confirms the Sun’s new solar cycle; Moon and Mars missions will have to adapt
NASA just announced that our Sun began a new solar cycle this year - its 25th to be exact -…
4 years ago
Mars has competition from Venus after new study shows signs of life
NASA and SpaceX are simultaneously planning their trips to Mars and the Moon, but a recent study published in Nature…
4 years ago
NASA wants you to dig up stuff on the Moon in pursuit of lunar exploration architecture
As part of NASA's ramp up to its Artemis Moon mission in 2024, a few technologies are being sought out…
4 years ago