SpaceX, Boeing design risks threaten new delays for U.S. space program
SEATTLE (Reuters) – NASA has warned SpaceX and Boeing Co of design and safety concerns for their competing astronaut launch systems, according to industry sources…
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Europe’s Arianespace takes on SpaceX by cutting Ariane 5 rocket launch price
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Europe’s Arianespace is discounting the price of satellite launches with its Ariane 5 rockets as it competes against U.S. rival SpaceX for…
DRAGON RESUPPLY MISSION (CRS-16)
Packed with about two tons of cargo and science, SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Sunday, January 13. A parachute-assisted splashdown in…
NASA to review workplace safety culture at SpaceX
(Reuters) – U.S. space agency NASA said on Tuesday it would review the workplace safety culture at SpaceX and Boeing Co, as the two companies…
SAOCOM 1A MISSION
On Sunday, October 7 at 7:21 p.m. PDT, SpaceX successfully launched the SAOCOM 1A satellite from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Air Force…
FIRST PASSENGER ON LUNAR BFR MISSION
SpaceX has signed the world’s first private passenger to fly around the Moon aboard our BFR launch vehicle – an important step toward enabling access…
SpaceX successfully launching a Tesla roadster into space
The world’s most powerful rocket blasted off on Wednesday, with Space X claiming a mostly successful test launch for its Falcon Heavy rocket. Aboard the…
First launch for U.S. military by SpaceX
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Monday, carrying the company’s first satellite for the U.S. military, and breaking a 10-year monopoly…
SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon in 2018
SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and…
SpaceX cargo ship reached the International Space Station
A SpaceX cargo ship delivering science experiments, food and supplies to astronauts a day later than planned due to a GPS data glitch. A NASA…
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 for cargo mission to International Space Station
At 9:39:00 am ET on February 19, 2017, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying the Dragon spacecraft, lifted off from Launch Complex 39A to deliver nearly…
FAA cleared SpaceX to resume launches
Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company has been cleared to resume flying following a launch pad explosion four months ago, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said…