Tag: SpaceX

Update (Dec. 2, 3:41 p.m. PT): It’s now unclear if Musk plans to send his Roadster to Mars. A reporter from Ars Technica quotes Musk today saying the plan is real. The Verge quotes Musk saying he “totally made it up.”  This story will be updated when Musk or SpaceX provide clarity.  Update (Dec. 3, 9:40… Continue reading (Updated) Falcon Heavy to Launch Next Month, Musk Says He’s Sending His Roadster to Mars

SpaceX has raised an additional $100 million in funding, according to a regulatory filing. The cash injection is part of a larger round announced over the summer that now totals nearly $450 million and reportedly values the company at more than $21 billion. The company has raised more than $1.5 billion from venture investors. The… Continue reading SpaceX Secures $100M in New Funding

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Update: SpaceX will reschedule the Zuma mission. According to a tweet, “Standing down on Zuma mission to take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer.” SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center today at 8 p.m. ET. The company is executing a secretive mission dubbed… Continue reading Watch the Launch for SpaceX’s Secret ‘Zuma’ Mission

SpaceX will delay a launched from Kennedy Space Center originally scheduled for today. A secretive mission dubbed “Zuma” is now set for Thursday due to “additional mission assurance work.” Space reported that the payload being launched by SpaceX was commissioned by defense technology company Northrop Grumman for the US government and additional information is “restricted.”… Continue reading SpaceX Delays Secretive “Zuma” Launch

A new paper says that NASA could be saving billions of dollars by working with private companies like SpaceX to deliver payload to the International Space Station. The paper was written by Edgar Zapata, who has spent nearly 30 years at the space agency and is now focused on life cycle cost analysis of lunar and Mars… Continue reading Study: NASA Saves Billions Working With Companies Like SpaceX

A SpaceX rocket engine exploded Sunday during a test at the company’s facility in McGregor, Texas. The Washington Post first reported the accident and SpaceX said it plans to conduct a full transparent investigation to determine the cause. The explosion occurred during a “qualification test” of the next generation of the company’s Merlin engine, scheduled to… Continue reading SpaceX Rocket Engine Explodes During Test

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket today from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the company’s 16th of the year. Liftoff is scheduled for 3:34 p.m. ET. The rocket will be carrying a satellite, Koreasat-5A, which will provide communications bandwidth for Korea and Southern Asia. If today’s launch is successful, SpaceX will have completed more… Continue reading SpaceX Set to Launch Falcon 9 Carrying Koreasat-5A

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Today, SpaceX will attempt its second launch and land of a Falcon 9 rocket, this time from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is scheduled for 6:53 p.m. ET. The rocket being used for the mission is recycled, having flown prior missions to space and landed safely on one of SpaceX’s drone ships. It’s the third time… Continue reading SpaceX Will Attempt Second Mission in a Week Today