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SpaceX puts up a good show; Falcon 9 booster sticks perfect landing

Before sticking to perfect landing on the soil, the Falcon 9 rocket delivered the latest Earth-observing satellite of Argentina, dubbed SAOCOMM-1A, into space

Oct 10, 2018

SpaceX to help Japanese startup to find water on moon

The Japanese startup firm, Ispace was one of the organisations that are eyeing the Google-sponsored Lunar Xprize

Sep 29, 2018

We are getting a Mars base by 2028, says Elon Musk

American space agency NASA, on the other hand, is not even sure whether or not it'd be reasonable to launch a manned Mars mission in the 2030s

Sep 26, 2018

Who is Yusaku Maezawa? Japanese billionaire and SpaceX's first private passenger to the moon

A former drummer in a punk band, billionaire Maezawa will take a trip around the moon planned for 2023 aboard its forthcoming Big Falcon Rocket spaceship, taking the race to commercialize space travel to new heights.

Sep 18, 2018

SpaceX's BFR Rocket will take 100 people to Mars by 2022: Elon Musk

BFR is intended for excursions to Mars and past. As indicated by Musk, the spaceship could carry around 100 travelers at a time to our neighboring planet.

Sep 18, 2018

SpaceX unveils new design update for BFR and announces trip around Moon

The new design for the BFR includes three symmetric wings, making it look like a more traditional spacecraft.

Sep 14, 2018

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 in bad weather, landed the rocket in a drone out at sea

In just eight minutes after launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket broke off from the upper stage after delivering them in space and returned for a landing at sea.

Sep 11, 2018

Humans might be living in a a matrix-like simulation, says Elon Musk

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has suggested that humans on earth could be living in a matrix-like simulation

Sep 8, 2018

Where will the first Mars explorers live? SpaceX reveals and explains

They are likely to stay and live on board the BFR while they build the first Mars city.

Aug 29, 2018

SpaceX's 'load-and-go' launch procedure deemed safe enough for crew launches, says NASA

If the rocket is carrying a human crew, fuel will be loaded after astronauts are strapped in.

Aug 19, 2018

Images: SpaceX offers first look and interior view of upcoming Crew Dragon capsule

The Crew Dragon, placed on a Falcon 9 will launch a crew of scientists and engineers to the International Space Station as early as February 2019.

Aug 15, 2018

NASA announces names of astronauts for first four commercial crew flights

As part of NASA's Commercial Crew program, Boeing will be launching its Starliner capsules and SpaceX its Dragon capsules as test flights

Aug 9, 2018

Better be safe than sorry, says NASA ahead of deep space demo flights of Boeing, SpaceX

While SpaceX has named the test flight Demo-1; Boeing is calling it Orbital Flight Test

Aug 9, 2018

As space race heats up, Amazon's Bezos spends more cash than ever to fuel Blue Origin's growth

Jeff Bezos is on a hiring spree, having spent millions to bring on board more engineers and speed up the development of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, as it looks to compete in the increasingly crowded space race, now dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Aug 3, 2018

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, lands booster

This flight was also remarkable because it marked a new era in spaceflight, where the same rocket is expected to be used for years in different missions

Jul 23, 2018

Boeing's spacecraft set to carry crew to ISS reveals propellant leak during testing

If Boeing and SpaceX do not get their spacecraft certified before NASA runs out of seats it purchased aboard Russian rockets, the American presence in the ISS till the 2020s could be in question.

Jul 22, 2018

After scrapping drone project, Facebook looks at satellites to boost internet connectivity

The social media giant filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission under the name PointView Tech LLC to provide broadband access through a satellite named Athena.

Jul 21, 2018

SpaceX's rocket fairing-catching boat Mr. Steven just got a major upgrade

The new net is about 4 times the size of the previous one and is nearly an acre in size. The ship is classified as a "fast supply vessel" one that is rated to carry about 400 tonnes of cargo at speeds that exceed 43 kmh.

Jul 18, 2018

How big are SpaceX rockets? This visual helps you see just how massive these machines are

One of the reasons why it is not easy to visualise the size and magnitude of these machines is because of the way they are presented. Launch pads are isolated, normally near the coast, and there is nothing near them except for the sky and a launch tower for scale comparison.

Jul 11, 2018

Israel is going to the Moon – SpaceX to launch lunar lander by year end

If it goes according to plan, Israel will be the third nation to successfully manage a soft touchdown on the Moon. Only the USA and China have managed to leave their mark on the Moon so far.

Jul 11, 2018