NOAA/NASA/USAF Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) Launching Feb. 8 to...
The long awaited Deep Space Climate Observatory, or DSCOVR science satellite is slated to blast off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Sunday, Feb. 8, from Cape Canaveral, Florida on a mission to monitor the...
View ArticleSpaceX Sets Dec. 20 For ‘Return to Flight’ Launch and Historic Rocket Ground...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced today (Dec. 19) that his company plans to launch an upgraded version of its Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday night, Dec. 20, from Cape Canaveral, Florida - for the first time...
View ArticleWatch SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Almost Stick Droneship Landing, then Tip and...
[caption id="attachment_126865" align="aligncenter" width="800"] SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage tips over and explodes on Pacific ocean droneship after landing leg fails to lock in place on Jan 17, 2016....
View ArticleSensational Photos Show ‘Super Smooth’ Droneship Touchdown of SpaceX Falcon 9...
SpaceX has released a slew of up close photos showing the sensational “super smooth” touchdown last week of a Falcon 9 booster on a tiny droneship at sea located several hundred miles (km) off the...
View ArticleRecovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Moves Back to KSC for Eventual Reflight
The recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that successfully carried out history’s first upright touchdown from a just flown rocket onto a droneship at sea, has just been moved back to the...
View ArticleDaylight Arrival Affords Eye-popping view of Radiant SpaceX Recovered Booster...
Port Canaveral, FL- The first ever daylight arrival afforded endless eye-popping views of what can only be described as a truly radiant SpaceX Falcon 9 recovered first stage booster sailing...
View ArticleSpaceX Accomplishes American ‘Science Triumph’ with ‘Mind Blowing’ Historic...
The ‘used’ SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the SES-10 telecomsat to orbit from historic Launch Complex 39A as it zooms past US Flag by the countdown clock at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:27...
View ArticleCheck Out This Super-Cool Quad Video of the Falcon Re-Entry. Two Sonic Booms!
Elon Musk has posted a four-panel video of the Falcon re-entry on his Twitter feed and it’s driving even jaded space-watchers into a frenzy. With all of SpaceX’s success, it’s easy to forget what a...
View ArticleRocket Lab was Able to Catch Falling Inert Rocket Stage With a Helicopter,...
Just prior to the isolation order, commercial launch provider Rocket Lab conducted a successful mid-air recovery of a test stage, paving the way for reusable rockets. The post Rocket Lab was Able to...
View ArticleReusable Rockets Could Fly Back to Their Launch Sites With Wings
Reusable launch vehicles have been a boon for the commercial space industry. By recovering and refurbishing the first stages of rockets, launch providers have dramatically reduced the cost of sending...
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