News tagged with spacex falcon
SpaceX signs 1st customer for big new rocket
(AP) — Space Exploration Technologies says it has signed its first commercial contract for a new rocket that will be more powerful than the one that launched the company's Dragon capsule to the International Space Station ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 29, 2012 |
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Set for Critical Engine Test Firing on Monday, April 30
On Monday, April 30, SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies) is all set to conduct a critical static engine test fire of the Falcon 9 rocket at the firm’s launch pad on Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2012 |
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SpaceX completes important 'wet dress' rehearsal test for upcoming flight to space station
SpaceX successfully completed a key test of the Falcon 9 rocket that will fly the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. Called a ‘wet dress rehearsal,’ SpaceX brought the Falcon ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Just in from SpaceX: Dragon and Falcon 9 assembly now complete
SpaceX today released an image of the fully assembled Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket inside their facility at Cape Canaveral. This means the first test launch of a commercially built spacecraft to the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 28, 2012 |
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SpaceX says 'reusable rocket' could help colonize Mars
The US company SpaceX is working on the first-ever reusable rocket to launch to space and back, with the goal of one day helping humans colonize Mars, founder Elon Musk said Thursday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2011 |
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SpaceX breaks ground on California launch pad
(AP) -- An unused pad at the nation's West Coast launch complex is being retrofitted to send up the world's most powerful rocket.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Falcon Heavy Rocket gets unveiled by SpaceX (Update)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Private spaceflight company, SpaceX, unveiled their massive 22 story big Falcon Heavy rocket capable of carrying a cargo capacity of 117,000 pounds. The 27-enginge Falcon Heavy is aimed to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 05, 2011 |
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SpaceX looking to launch next Dragon spacecraft - to the ISS
With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful recovery of the Dragon spacecraft, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has stated its intent to accelerate ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 14, 2010 |
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US space capsule launch set for Wednesday
A US company has received the go-ahead to launch its first space capsule into orbit Wednesday, in a key test for the future of commercial space flight as NASA looks to end its shuttle program.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 07, 2010 |
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SpaceX rocket launch aborted at last second
(AP) -- A multimillionaire's rocket came within seconds of launching before the test flight was aborted at Cape Canaveral.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 04, 2010 |
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Nanomedicine project to be tested in space
When a spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the future, its cargo will include a small box containing a nano-fluidics experiment designed by scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 12, 2009 |
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