SpaceX Awarded Contract to Deliver Cargo to Lunar Gateway Orbital Outpost
NASA has selected SpaceX of Hawthorne, California, as the first U.S. commercial provider under the Gateway Logistics Services contract to deliver cargo, experiments and other…
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CubeSat Poised to Take Earth’s Temperature From Space
All of a sudden a tiny NASA-funded satellite, one of many passengers aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, shot into the sky on a mission to…
SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station With Upgraded Science Hardware – Here’s What It’s For
Upgraded science hardware for the Cold Atom Lab — built and operated by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California — is among the cargo…
“Robot Hotel” Launching to the International Space Station on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
Sometimes robots need a place to stay in space, too. NASA is attaching a “robot hotel” to the outside of the International Space Station with…
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Spacecraft – Dawn of a New Era in Human Spaceflight
“The dawn of a new era in human spaceflight.” — Astronaut Anne McClain McClain had an unparalleled view from orbit of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft…
SpaceX And NASA Are Finalizing Plans for Launch Day Operations
NASA’s Commercial Crew Program and SpaceX are finalizing plans for launch day operations as they prepare for the company’s first flight test with astronauts on…
Elon Musk Updates the Big Falcon Rocket & His Vision to Colonize Mars
In “Making Life Multi-Planetary” Elon Musk, CEO and Lead Designer at SpaceX, presents the updated design for the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR), the powerful rocket…
SpaceX Grasshopper Is First Reusable Rocket
SpaceX’s ground-breaking rocket, the Grasshopper, is still in development, but it’s designed to be reusable, meaning that it takes off and lands vertically. The rocket…
Spelunking Rover May Explore Mysterious Lunar Caverns
William Whittaker has been developing roving robots for years. By 2015, he hopes that his rover will explore some mysterious caves on the Moon. Three…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches, Dragon Capsule Headed Towards Space Station
SpaceX Falcon 9 completed a successful launch today, propelling a Dragon cargo capsule into orbit and showing that the private sector may indeed be ready…
