Russian space programme threatened by SpaceX
Russia’s space program is seeking to repair its reputation for reliability after a failed launch as it confronts unprecedented foreign competition for getting into orbit.
On Monday, the Roscosmos agency will attempt to send its first crew into space...
SpaceX successfully lands rocket back at California base
Elon Musk’s rocket company launched a commercial satellite for Argentina on Sunday evening, marking SpaceX’s 17th mission of 2018 in the type of steady success that so far has eluded his electric-car maker Tesla Inc.
The Falcon 9 rocket...
SpaceX to launch Israeli spacecraft to the moon
State-run Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. and non-profit SpaceIL announced plans to launch a lunar mission in December, putting Israel on track to become the fourth country to land on the moon.
The unmanned, $88 million Israeli spacecraft...
SpaceX Moon tourism mission delayed
SpaceX has stated it will not launch two tourists on a lunar mission this year, The Wall Street Journal reported.
In February 2017, the private space company announced*it planned to ferry a pair of tourists around the moon in 2018, but these plans have...
SpaceX Mars spacecraft could make test flights in 2019
Entrepreneur Elon Musk said a rocket ship that his company is building for trips to Mars could make short flights by as early as next year.
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A look at Elon Musk's plans for a space-based Internet
When Elon Musk’s SpaceX heaved two communications satellites aloft last week, he joined a space race that’s foiled plenty of other dreamers.
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Elon Musk's satellite Internet plan backed by FCC chairman
Regulators advanced SpaceX's application to launch a low-orbit constellation of satellites and join a jostling field of operators trying to cash in on broadband service from space.
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SpaceX will launch a Tesla Roadster to Mars
Elon Musk has announced that SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket will carry a Tesla Roadster as its payload for its first flight.
Elon Musk's new vision - Anywhere on Earth in under one hour
Elon Musk is planning to create a new, much larger rocketship code named “BFR” capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour.
How SpaceX and Tesla share their expertise
Engineers at Tesla Inc. found a quality problem earlier this summer with a cast aluminum auto part that was taking hours to diagnose and fix. They were stumped, so they called in the rocket scientists -- literally.
German team wins Hyperloop Pod competition
The Warr team from the Technical University of Munich took first place at SpaceX’s recent Hyperloop Pod competition, reported Engadget.
SpaceX launches 12th Falcon 9 rocket this year
SpaceX launched and recovered its Falcon 9 rocket on 24 August – its 12th successful launch of the rocket this year.
Re-used SpaceX Dragon capsule completes second flight
SpaceX’s re-used Dragon capsule has returned to earth, following a resupply mission to the ISS, reported TechCrunch.
SpaceX reveals 1Gbps broadband satellite plans
SpaceX has revealed its plans to launch satellites as part of a global broadband network using its Falcon 9 rocket from 2019.
It will then continue to launch communications satellites in waves until 2024.