[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tIwZg8F9b8″ video_title=”1″][vc_column_text]SpaceX successfully launched and landed a pair of Falcon 9 rockets within a 48 hour window this weekend, a remarkable milestone for the company. Efforts to create a game-changing commercial space company are truly beginning to materialize. During the last 14 months SpaceX has flown 15 times. What’s more, the company has successfully… Continue reading With Success of Iridium 2, SpaceX Completes Two Falcon 9 Landings Over Weekend
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SpaceX To Launch Recycled Falcon 9 Today
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8mLi-rRTh8″ video_title=”1″][vc_column_text]SpaceX is set to launch and land a used Falcon 9 this afternoon from Cape Canaveral Florida. The mission will mark the second time the company has reused a rocket. The launch is scheduled for 2:10 p.m. ET. You can watch a live stream of the launch above. The rocket will launch the… Continue reading SpaceX To Launch Recycled Falcon 9 Today
Weather May Push Back Monday’s Falcon 9 Mission
The Air Force says weather conditions look questionable for Monday’s planned launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center. Forecasters said Friday that there’s only a 40 percent chance of favorable conditions for the two-hour launch window starting at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday carries a similar forecast. The rocket will launch the BulgariaSat 1 communications satellite.… Continue reading Weather May Push Back Monday’s Falcon 9 Mission
Musk Says Reused Rockets ‘Feel Kinda Normal’
After SpaceX completed a mission over the weekend to launch cargo and supplies to the International Space Station utilizing previously used equipment – a historic first – Elon Musk took to Twitter to say it’s an accomplishment that already feels normal. It's starting to feel kinda normal to reuse rockets. Good. That's how it is… Continue reading Musk Says Reused Rockets ‘Feel Kinda Normal’
SpaceX To Take Second Try at Historic Mission Today
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/URh-oPqjlM8?t=29m48s” video_title=”1″][vc_column_text]Let’s try this again! SpaceX will make a second effort at a historic mission today, an attempt re-use one of the Dragon capsules for the first time. The livestream above will carry the launch, set for 5:07 pm ET from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The Dragon capsule was previously used in 2014 to resupply the station. It will… Continue reading SpaceX To Take Second Try at Historic Mission Today
Watch SpaceX’s Historic Attempt to Launch a Re-Used Dragon Capsule
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrhuRpzHxZo” video_title=”1″][vc_column_text]Update: Today’s launch has been called off due to lightning near the Kennedy Space Center. The next launch attempt is scheduled for 5:07 p.m. EDT Saturday. A historic SpaceX mission is planned for today, an attempt to re-use one of the Dragon capsules for the first time. The livestream (embedded above) is scheduled to begin 20… Continue reading Watch SpaceX’s Historic Attempt to Launch a Re-Used Dragon Capsule