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Ariane chief seems frustrated with SpaceX for driving down launch costs Complains they can't compete with SpaceX and don't have enough launches to build a reusable rocket. The Russians are in a similar situation.

Elon Musk tweeted today that The Boring Company will present new plans for its work in Los Angeles during an information session to be livestreamed Thursday at 7 p.m. PT. The announcement follows word from Musk last week that the the Boring Company’s tunnel under Los Angeles is “almost done”...

Launch Date: June 4, Monday Launch Window: 0429-0829 GMT (12:29-4:29 a.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Booster Recovery: None expected - 2nd launch of a Block 4 Booster Type: B1040 - Block 4 Orbit: GTO 5,300 kg (11,700 lb) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will...

We welcome with open clear skies and calm waters the return of SpaceX Dragon. The spacecraft expected to reenter earth's atmosphere five hours after detaching from the International Space Station around 8:23AM EST. Anticipated splashdown off the coast of California somewhere south southwest of...

Launch Date: May 22, Tuesday Launch Window: 1947 GMT (3:47 p.m. EDT; 12:47 p.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Booster Recovery: None - Possible water landing with focus on fairing recovery. Booster Type: B1043 - Block 4 - Reused from Zuma on 1/8/18 Orbit: LEO...

"Tesla is a drama magnet." Ain't it the truth. So why does Elon do it? Some on easy street might wonder. Why does Musk, Chief Executive, of two competitive companies divvy up his time between SpaceX and Tesla. They're like siblings. The elder for this article's purpose being SpaceX. The favored...

Glad to see an article this morning by CNBC on four rocket launch photographers. Focuses on a group of young guys who simply love the launches much to our delight and Elon's. Nice to see them get the recognition in print by word! The four rocket photographers whose work has been seen by...

This was just so cool, I had to share!

SpaceX has a launch scheduled for today that will involve a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule that have both been used in previous missions. Dragon will be filled with about 5,800 pounds of supplies, payloads and vehicle hardware, including critical materials to directly support science...

SpaceX received Federal Communications Commission approval Thursday for a plan to deliver broadband internet using satellites. The company launched last month its first test prototype satellites, known as Tintin A and B. The full plan calls for 4,425 satellites that will provide low-cost...

Launch Date: May 11, Friday Launch Window: 2014-2224 GMT (4:14-6:24 p.m. EDT) Launch site: LC-39A Booster Recovery: ASDS on OCISLY Booster Type: B1046 - Block 5 Orbit: GTO 3,500 kg (7,700 lb) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Bangabandhu 1 communications satellite for the Bangladesh...

Wow, Elon appears to have deleted the Tesla and SpaceX Facebook pages after being asked to on Twitter! See the thread here: Elon Musk on Twitter

SpaceX may build its next generation rocket in Los Angeles, according to reports quoting both the company and the Port of Los Angeles. SpaceX called the negotiations preliminary. The company currently leases 8.1 acres of land and water at the port and is pursuing an additional 18 acres...

News is leaking out about SpaceX's new BFR production facility at the Port of Los Angeles. Here is a tweet with a picture of the facility. Michael Baylor on Twitter Credit to /u/OGquaker for the find. Click to expand...

TMC Member Earl.detty was so impressed with SpaceX’s inaugural Falcon Heavy launch that he got a tattoo of Elon Musk’s Roadster floating through space with Earth in the background. Detty drove to Florida from Toledo, Ohio to attend the launch in person. He had the tattoo inked on his shoulder...

Nicely compiled video from SpaceX of the Falcon Heavy and Starman launch, including by the way the Center core missing the drone ship!

NET June. No date yet. But an interesting story came out yesterday. See Rideshare mission for U.S. military confirmed as second Falcon Heavy launch – Spaceflight Now Quote: “More than two dozen satellites from the U.S. military, NASA and research institutions will ride into orbit on SpaceX’s...

After a SpaceX rocket exploded on a Cape Canaveral launch pad in 2016, the company considered the possibility that a malicious rifle shot was the cause. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tells the story in a forthcoming book, “The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos.”...

Ok who did this?

SpaceX hopes to build a space-based broadband internet service and has won the support of the Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai. The FCC has already approved the launch of two experimental satellites via a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to occur Saturday. A...

If your would like one last look at Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadster before it drifts into the darkness of space, the Virtual Telescope project will offer a livestream early Wednesday. The Virtual Telescope Project uses a very powerful set of real, robotic telescopes and makes their view remotely...

National Geographic had its cameras pointed at SpaceX CEO Elon Musk during the Falcon Heavy launch, showing his delight as the rocket roared into the sky. “Holy flying f—,” Musk says in the video, filmed for the TV show “Mars.” “That thing took off.” The video shows Musk counting down the...

Tesla reports Q4 2017 earnings and forecasts growth for 2018. This after managing a rough and tumble manufacturing year with Model 3. Tesla has worked out those S curve maneuvers alongside an eruption of lawsuits. Speculatively, a result of Q3 numbers not being what some investors anticipated...

Launch Date: April 18 - Wednesday Launch Window: 2251 GMT (6:51 p.m. EDT) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Booster Recovery: ASDS on OCISLY Booster Type: B1045 - Block 4 - New Orbit: HEO (High Earth Orbit - Elliptical) - 350 kg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch...

The Trump administration wants to turn the International Space Station into a commercially run venture, NASA document shows.

SpaceX received cheers around the world this week for the successful launch of Falcon Heavy, which is now the most powerful rocket in operation. In fact, TMC members from all over traveled to view the launch in person. Now that Starman’s breathtakingly scenic livestream has ended, here’s...

Since the Roadsters eclipse is supposed to be around the sun, will it return to the earth someday? If so, when?

Today I got nice green lights all the way and the traffic was lighter than usual so I got to work early. I decided to use the quiet time at the shop for something on the side and "designed" sticker /actually two/. In next days I will try to nest them in print que and print them :) Please...

Launch Date: March 30, Friday Launch Window: 1419 GMT (10:19 a.m. EDT; 7:19 a.m. PDT) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Booster Recovery: Expended - Possible water landing with focus on fairing recovery. Booster Type: B1041 - Block 4 - Reused from Iridium 3 on 10/9/17...

Launch Date: February 25, Sunday Launch Window: 0535 GMT (12:35 a.m. EST) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Booster Recovery: Expendable - Payload is too heavy for recovery Booster Type: B1044 - Block 4 - New Orbit: GTO - 6092 kg A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch...

Where to buy? :) (Kind of a mandatory office desk thingie now, I guess)

I am looking to understand better the mission and flight path of the FH. - Mission is simple to find out: Test flight. [CHECKED] - Flight path? - Will the roadster come back? what will happen to it?

As I watch Spaceman and his Roadster float serenely through space, I can’t help but wonder how much havoc the Van Allen is wreaking on that dash. I just hope Elon kept up with regular applications. Or maybe a sunshade? Cheers to Elon and the SpaceX team! Watching this with my 7 year old felt...

Elon Musk’s showmanship reached new heights Tuesday. Stunning livestream images showed his personal Tesla Roadster carried into space by SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, which is now the most powerful rocket in operation. The midnight cherry Roadster is one of Elon Musk’s privately owned vehicles...

Might launch Feb 6th?

Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 (previously flown Block 3 on Formosat launch) - B1038 Launch Date: February 22, Thursday Launch time: 1417 GMT (9:17 a.m. EST; 6:17 a.m. PST) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California Booster Recovery: Water landing maybe Fairing Recovery: Experimental...

This week's installment inspired by reddit discussion thread. Found it quite insightful as to logic behind why folks are either all in on the rails or skirting outer realms of SpaceX mission impossible cumulative probable possibilities. The company being in the news much lately when successful...

I've been looking for the best place to watch the launch, but cannot make up my mind as I've never been there! Going to take the Model S and hook up a tent to the back of it and test the new camper mode if all goes as planned with the launch schedule! Hoping to get a few pictures with my Canon...

Video: Arianespace chief Stephane Israel announces launch anomaly – Spaceflight Now Loss of contact after second stage ignition a few minutes ago. This is a real bummer for the industry and will put more pressure on the other launchers to pick up the slack in the global manifest. And given...

SpaceX conducted today an important final test fire of the 27 engines powering the Falcon Heavy. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk tweeted that the assessment of the engines was “good” and launch of the rocket is expected in “a week or so.” Originally slated to launch in 2013, the Falcon Heavy has...

Launch Date: January 30th, Tuesday Launch Window: 2123-2337 GMT (4:23-6:37 p.m. EST) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Booster Recovery: Unlikely, even though it is recoverable by ASDS - Block 3 design A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 16/GovSat 1...

Rocket Labs Electron Launch:

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This was posted yesterday on forum.nasaspaceflight.com by user @gongora, claimed to be a (see below) Task Order from NASA to SpaceX for an “Inconel tank feasibility study...regarding full transition to Inconel tanks for crewed vehicles”. If you don’t know what Inconel is, see Inconel - Wikipedia...

A satellite launched Sunday by SpaceX as part of a classified government mission reportedly failed to reach orbit and was destroyed, according the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. The satellite, named Zuma, was built by Northrop Grumman Corp. and reportedly cost billions. Officials told...

2006-2017 49 overall launches 44 Falcon 9 13 Dragon 2018- 52 Launch Customers No one can argue SpaceX had a phenomenal year. Capping an awesome launch record. Sits at 49 overall. Falcon 9 boosting 44 of those liftoffs. 13 of which were flown with Dragon. 2018 stands to be another record...

Someone mocked up this image to show various rockets in comparison; existing and future rockets. Found the image here No Labels - Create, Discover and Share GIFs on Gfycat . Pretty cool looking. Left to right: Saturn V (Apollo), SLS (being built by ULA for NASA, in development, won’t fly until...

Hey everyone! Long time listener, not-quite-first-time caller here! I first fell hard for Tesla a few years back, and then doubled down after reading Tim Urban's fantastic four-part series on Elon Musk. Since March 31, 2016, I've been anxiously biding my time, and splitting it between Electrek...