Tag: SpaceX

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With SpaceX set for the historic launch of Falcon Heavy next month, the company raised the rocket vertical Thursday on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon Heavy, which is expected to be the most powerful rocket ever launched, has suffered setbacks for years. But, with the launch vehicle now on… Continue reading Falcon Heavy Raised Vertical at Kennedy Space Center

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX successfully launched Friday its 18th rocket of the year, a new record for a private space company. The previous record was 16 missions, achieved by United Launch Alliance in 2009. A Falcon 9 booster lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California carrying 10 communications satellites for the commercial Iridium Next constellation. The rocket… Continue reading SpaceX Completes Final Mission of 2017

SpaceX’s massive Falcon Heavy rocket is now in place at Cape Canaveral in Florida to receive testing and final assembly before its maiden launch early next year. Elon Musk shared photos of the rocket on Twitter Wednesday. Falcon Heavy at the Cape pic.twitter.com/hizfDVsU7X — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 20, 2017 Falcon Heavy is the vehicle… Continue reading Falcon Heavy Sets Up at Cape Canaveral

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX successfully launched and landed a Falcon 9 today, sending a Dragon capsule full of cargo to the International Space Station. The delivery mission for NASA suffered three delays over the past two weeks before being cleared for today’s launch at Cape Canaveral Air Force station in Florida. The mission was the first time SpaceX… Continue reading SpaceX Completes NASA Mission With Pre-Used Rocket and Spacecraft

SpaceX has again delayed a delivery mission for NASA, saying a launch will take place no earlier than Friday. The company said it’s taking extra time to conduct inspections and cleanings due to particles in the second-stage fuel system. Taking additional time for the team to conduct full inspections and cleanings due to detection of… Continue reading SpaceX Will Delay CRS-13 for Third Time, Now Scheduled for Friday

SpaceX has delayed a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station for at least a day. The company now hopes to launch the rocket for NASA on Wednesday from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The delay was announced via tweet: Now targeting Dec. 13 for… Continue reading SpaceX Delays NASA Cargo Mission

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg told CNBC that his company will beat SpaceX to Mars. Host Jim Cramer asked if it would be Muilenburg or Musk who would “get a man on Mars first.” “Eventually we’re going to go to Mars and I firmly believe the first person that sets foot on Mars will get there… Continue reading Boeing CEO Says They’ll Beat SpaceX to Mars, Musk Replies ‘Do it’

SpaceX’s next resupply mission to the International Space Station will take place no earlier than Dec. 12, NASA officials said today. SpaceX was scheduled to launch on Friday a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. According to NASA’s release: NASA and our commercial cargo provider SpaceX are targeting no earlier… Continue reading SpaceX Resupply Mission to Space Station Delayed