SpaceX racks up 50th launch of Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX is marking the 50th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, its satellite-delivery workhorse.
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SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket'
SpaceX is poised for the first test launch Tuesday of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation, capable of reaching the Moon or Mars some day.
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Feb 5, 2018
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SpaceX unveils new Falcon Heavy rocket before January launch
SpaceX unveiled its new Falcon Heavy rocket on Wednesday, a month before its first launch.
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Dec 20, 2017
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SpaceX poised to launch secretive Zuma mission
SpaceX is poised to launch on Thursday a secretive payload known as Zuma for the US government, though the nature of the mission and the agency behind it remain a mystery.
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Nov 16, 2017
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Musk says maiden Falcon Heavy rocket to launch in November, acknowledges high risk
Before the year is out, the long awaited debut launch of the triple barreled Falcon Heavy rocket may at last be in sight says SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk, as he forthrightly acknowledges it comes with high risk and released ...
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Aug 7, 2017
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Elon Musk says successful maiden flight for Falcon Heavy unlikely (Update)
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space launch vehicle, admitting there is a "good chance it would not make it to orbit in its first launch."
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Bacteria samples collected in Antarctica a century ago nearly identical to present day samples
(Phys.org)—A pair of researchers with the Natural History Museum of London and the University of Waikato have found that bacteria living in a part of Antarctica have not changed much over the past century. In their paper ...
SpaceX to launch classified US govt payload Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday is scheduled to make its first military launch, with a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office, which makes and operates spy satellites for the United States.
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Apr 29, 2017
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SpaceX wants to try recycling more of Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk said he wants to go further in the reuse of his rockets after successfully launching the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket that was recycled from a previous flight.
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Apr 1, 2017
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SpaceX ready to launch again after explosion
SpaceX says it has determined the cause of a launchpad explosion that destroyed a satellite in September and is ready to start launches again as early as Sunday.
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