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4K Footage | SpaceX Launches - YouTube

According to this article the next launch will be CRS-6 in a "swap" with the problematic Turkmenistan launch: SpaceX swaps order of next two Falcon 9 launches | Spaceflight Now Other than a weather issue there should be an attempt to land the booster on a resupply launch.

CRS-2 Solution - YouTube Lockheed Martin's resupply spacecraft: Jupiter and Exoliner. A new space race emerges as NASA prepares to award contract to ferry supplies to space station - The Washington Post 4 companies are in the running and SpaceX is currently not one of them. As the article...

Stopped by the SpaceX booth at GDC in San Francisco. Got some SpaceX swag. :P

Next SpaceX launch from Cape is TurkmenistanSat, NET 21 March "TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSAT will allow Turkmenistan to operate its first national satellite telecommunications system, ensuring enhanced, secure telecommunications for the country. The satellite is built on a Thales Alenia Space...

SpaceX ABS/Eutelsat-1 Mission - YouTube

This next SpaceX launch is scheduled to fly within the next couple of weeks, per the NasaSpaceFlight update thread. The last mission (DSCOVR) launched just a week ago today. If the end-of-the-month date holds for this upcoming launch, the pad turnaround time would be less than 3 weeks --...

DSCOVR Launch - YouTube

I was in line at Disneyland's Space Mountain and saw three Space X employees in front of me. It would have been hilarious to get a photos of them in front of the Ride, but I didn't want to both them :)

Starting the thread for the upcoming launch. There will be another attempt at landing the first stage. It's been mentioned in other threads that this one, because of the angle will be more difficult than the last attempt. The launch of DSCVR on Feb. 8, has a scheduled liftoff time of 6:10...

Falcon Heavy | Flight Animation - YouTube

Really stupid question: Having a fidelity account, is their any way, shape, or form I could possibly have an opportunity to buy spacex shares as a relatively poor individual LOL I am desperate.

Looks like the newly announced "Satellite satellite" office will be right here in good ol' Redmond, WA and Iron Man himself may be paying a visit later this week. SpaceX Elon Musk to visit region this week - GeekWire

CRS-5 Launch - YouTube

Today's What If... Lunar Swimming Call Elon to get a swimming pool to the moon.

So, I truly believe SpaceX will get a colony to Mars. That's just rocket science...simple stuff. But the hard part would, I believe, be Governance. So, Mars fans, please discuss the form of Government for the Mars colony should have. Will Elon be King? Perhaps a pure democracy, one person...

CRS-5 Launch - YouTube

2014 | SpaceX Year in Review - YouTube

Alexander Gerst's Earth timelapses - YouTube Includes a couple nice shots of Dragon.

Now we know the reason for the recent flight delay. The SpaceX Christmas party happened last night: SpaceX hosts holiday party - SpaceFlight Insider You certainly don't want people with a hangover trying to land your booster stage on a small moving platform! A few days recovery time is...

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/business/spacex-could-add-jobs-locally/article_a805e495-09ed-5fb0-9b9d-95b038d4cbfc.html Looks like the growth of SpaceX will just keep rolling along! "The SpaceX rocket-making plant in McGregor is poised to spend $46 million on an expansion that would create 300...

Congress OKs bill banning purchases of Russian-made rocket engines - LA Times "Despite lobbying from a joint venture of Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., the Senate voted 89-11 to approve a bill Friday that would ban the Pentagon from awarding future rocket launch contracts to firms using...

Next weeks SpaceX Dragon launch wil lbe carrying a RED Dragon 6K digital cinema camera to the ISS. Two great tastes that taste great together: More on the launch: SpaceX Dragon Launch More on he camera: RED Dragon bound for ISS Love both these companies. Cool stuff.

Well, I figured hitching a ride on a Falcon would be too bitter a pill to swallow for Orbital! But then its entirely possible that SpaceX could not meet a promised launch date considering they only made about half of their expected lanches this year. Private Cargo Spacecraft Gets New Rocket...

SpaceX posted a link to this video on their twitter account: 108650530 Wanderers - a short film by Erik Wernquist on Vimeo It should appeal to anyone interested in space. I'm certain Elon would find it inspirational for what he is trying to achieve.

When I watched Elon testify with ULA x-Ceo Michael Gass, he of course panned the Atlas rocket b/c of expense and Russian made engine, but I thought he didn't criticize the Delta family of rockets. He also suggested that the govt use a two rocket system using ULA's Delta and SpaceX's Falcon for a...

Why is SpaceX hiring a farmer for its Texas test site? Just thought this article was kind of funny.

Nothing really new, just a matter of when certification will happen SpaceX Now Expects U.S. Air Force Certification by Year’s End http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/42700spacex-now-expects-us-air-force-certification-by-year%E2%80%99s-end

Negotiating for a European satellite: Airbus Negotiating SpaceX Launch for ESA-supported Laser Relay Satellite | SpaceNews.com You'd think they'd go with Arianne, but the price might be too tempting.

I keep hearing in articles about the new Orion space craft, that the Dragon V2 is not built for deep space. I'm assuming they are talking about the crafts electronics and possible other equipment's resilience to radiation? Oh, and I guess this radiation shileding would apply to humans on...

Just checked the Launch Manifest and see that SpaceX has removed all the dates from the future missions? It did look weird that they were missing most of the launches...... The Track record of F1.1 is fantanstic in that they are 100% successful so far. Not so good if you look at promissed vs...

SpaceX Rocket Tank Production | Timelapse - YouTube

Ok, I put together some numbers after looking around a bit online. These seem to be ball-park correct, but finding cost was sometimes hard. The below table is sorted by kg to LEO (so basically how powerful the rocket is). I think that's important because when a company wants to launch a...

SpaceX wins another major contract: ViaSat-2 Launch Contract Goes to SpaceX as Arianespace Sits out Competition | SpaceNews.com This is a Falcon Heavy launch for 2016.

Next up for Elon Musk? Launching satellites into space - CNET Elon's thinking about getting into the satellite business?

NASAs Orion spacecraft complete, ready for move to Space Launch Complex 37 - SpaceFlight Insider Flying aboard a Delta Heavy. So this test will cost $500 million-ish. Too bad Falcon Heavy isn't up and running.

It seems some trouble might be brewing for SpaceX. FBI Silk Road Seized Arrests - Business Insider I hope the investigation does not get in the way of SpaceX's goals.

I have a question about first stage reusability. How many missions would SpaceX expect from a reusable first stage rocket? Are we talking the same sort of reusability as a commercial jet? What are the limiting factors?

#SpaceShipTwo has experienced an in-flight anomaly. Additional info and statement forthcoming. https://twitter.com/virgingalactic Damn!

Gwynne Shotwell, the President and COO of SpaceX, will be at a special live event for the radio show "Marketplace" with host Kai Ryssdal on Saturday, November 8 at UCLA’s Royce Hall Live on Stage | Marketplace.org

SpaceX Will Try to Land Rocket on Floating Ocean Platform, Elon Musk Says It looks like they will be trying for a barge landing in December. If it is successful then SpaceX will re-launch that rocket and we will have our first official reusable SpaceX rocket! That will have every other launch...

ICYMI: Interesting interview with Elon Musk at the AeroAstro Centennial Symposium. http://webcast.amps.ms.mit.edu/fall2014/AeroAstro/index-Fri-PM.html

Isn't there a static test of the Dragon's escape system using the Supper Dracos coming up soon?

In the off-topic forum there is a list of books recommended by Elon Musk. One of them, "Ignition! An Informal History of Liquid Rocket Propellants" by John D Clark, is great reading for SpaceX enthusiasts. It is out of print and used copies are very expensive, but there is a PDF on-line. See...

Looks like there is already a delay: Launch of SpaceX CRS-5 slips to no-earlier-than Dec. 5 - SpaceFlight Insider The title is wrong and it will be No Earlier Than December 9th.

Bigelow gets the go ahead for BEAM to be launched on a Falcon 9 next year: Private Inflatable Room Launching to Space Station Next Year

Very cool footage of Dragon firing thrusters before docking with the ISS: The @SpaceX #Dragon breathing fire as it rendezvoused with #ISS last week.

Nerd Alert! :) Not sure where to put this, but as I was watching last night's episode, I saw this. I had to do a double take.

This is a great article on Musk and SpaceX that was just published. Long read with no real new information, but very well written. The Elon Musk interview on Mars colonisation – Ross Andersen – Aeon