SpaceX

Elon from 2003 talking about SpaceX. It starts at 8:00. It is fascinating to see that his goals really haven't changed that much. He wants his rocket to be used to go to the Moon or Mars. Low costs. Falcon 1 was $6 million. Falcon 9 is just about 9 times more expensive. Innovation driven...

An hour and a half long so may not interest all but he covers a lot of interesting stuff including his thoughts on flights to Mars and his desire to die on Mars. Also an intriguing "non-comment" on autonomous driving (at 39:35).

See Capabilities & Services SpaceX now lists "Payload to Mars" as a service it provides. It will launch up to 4,020 kg of payload on a Falcon and land it on Mars., or 54,400 kg on a Falcon Heavy. No price given. This looks like Elon having a bit of fun, but also saying that in all seriousness...

Next up: Launch time: Approx. 1430 GMT (10:30 a.m. EDT) on Thursday, June 16th (without any more delays) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A communications satellites. Eutelsat 117 West B will...

The NRO has commissioned SpaceX to launch one of their spy satellites in 2017: NRO discloses previously unannounced SpaceX launch contract - SpaceNews.com

Yesterday Elon tweeted "@r_SpaceX @reddit will do another AMA just before reflight of the rocket in a few months". That should be fun.

Okay. Now SpaceX has three of these. Elon said at the news conference after the CRS-8 landing that they would re-launch one of these in June. Hopefully we'll see some activity happening with these in the near future. The first step is a multi-burn static test fire to test the engines. We...

Starliner's launch date has slipped a year to September 2018 due development delays: Starliner’s first complete hull mated at Kennedy; crew launch delayed to 2018 | NASASpaceFlight.com SpaceX's timetable also slipped from late 2016 to 2017. That was because of the CRS-7 failure though...

This article explains the new rules that the city just enacted: McGregor: City modifies SpaceX rocket testing rules Here are some of the highlights: SpaceX needs to test their rockets. I wonder how much McGregor wants them to stay... SpaceX did already agree to the changes. I expect they...

Next up, only 20 days from today unless it gets adjusted: May 26 Falcon 9 • Thaicom 8 Launch time: 2140 GMT (5:40 p.m. EDT) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Thaicom 8 communications satellite. Thaicom 8 will provide...

SpaceX hopes to build rockets that can land and take off from almost anywhere. One interesting question, though it's not of much concern in our particular solar system, is how big can a terrestrial planet be before a modern rocket would no longer be able to launch off the surface? The bigger...

SpaceX will be revealing their astronaut suits some time next year. The proof can be had in this video at 12:13 minutes in. The company working on the suit is Ironhead Studios. www.ironheasstudio.com

Full article at: Elon Musk’s SpaceX breaks Boeing-Lockheed monopoly on military space launches

Nice mentions of Elon Musk and SpaceX in the current issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.

The next SpaceX launch, is currently scheduled for May 3rd, with a two hour window starting at 01:22 EDT. That's late Monday night for me :-). It will launch from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. JCSAT-14 is a Clarke (geosynchronous) communications satellite to cover the east Asian area, for a...

(mod note: split from SpaceX Falcon 9 FT launch - CRS 8 - SLC-40) Yes, I guess they can't just do a burn-in test with a flight from California to Florida. :) On a more serious note, the mentioned Falcon Heavy seems powerful with potential for being very cost-effective, so what plans does...

The SpaceX Launch Control center is now called the SpaceX Launch and Landing Control center. :)

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Been looking in all the expected places but haven't yet seen any video from the Drone Ship cameras of the landing - only a few stills. Has anyone else came across this anywhere?

I drove up to the port this morning to take some pics of the first stage ad the ASDS came into port early this morning. Enjoy! SpaceX CRS-8 - Nicholas Pantages

Full credit goes to a NASA Space Flight forum member with the username jclishman. See his thread over on the NSF forum: SpaceX Landing Montage Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikJ3S1J9P7k

This has already been posted but there is lots of SpaceX details and future plans being discussed. I figured it deserved it own thread. Also information on the recovered stage and its plans for the future. Elon starts at 3:52 and questions begin at 8:30. Almost an hour and a half of information.

From Elon Musk's Twitter feed: <blockquote class="twitter-video" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Onboard view of landing in high winds <a href="SpaceX on Twitter">pic.twitter.com/FedRzjYYyQ</a></p>&mdash; SpaceX (@SpaceX) <a href="SpaceX on Twitter">April 9, 2016</a></blockquote> <script...

SpaceX is on a roll. Next up is: April 28 Falcon 9 • JCSAT 14 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the JCSAT 14 communications satellite for Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corp. JCSAT 14 will support data...

Kurzgesagt put a video together explaining the concept of a space elevator... I brought the concept up at work once and my co-workers acted like I was talking about cold fusion... It would be challenging but not impossible...

I think what Elon Musk and Tesla are doing to accelerate the growth of sustainable energy is admirable. I think they have accomplished more to reduce our carbon footprint in the past 12 years than any other company. SolarCity is another example of advancing technology for sustainability. All of...

SpaceX says reusable stage could cut prices 30 percent, plans November Falcon Heavy debut - SpaceNews.com SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell on March 9

SpaceX = Space Exploration Technologies, Inc. List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches - Wikipedia ASDS = autonomous spaceport drone ship Autonomous spaceport drone ship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia JRTI = Just Read the Instructions, the first of the ASDS fleet. Rebuilt and moved to...

Next up March 29th or March 30th as long as there is no delay: Launch time: 0038:13 GMT on 30th (8:38:13 p.m. EDT on 29th) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 FT rocket will launch the 10th Dragon spacecraft on the eighth operational cargo...

SpaceX just won another contract for two satellites: Telesat launch agreements awarded to SpaceX | Spaceflight Now I'm making a generalized contract header so all the various contracts both won and lost can be thrown in here. Or not. SpaceX seem to have a very full launch manifest. As...

NASA has ordered more resupply missions from SpaceX: SpaceX wins 5 new space station cargo missions in NASA contract estimated at $700 million - SpaceNews.com That brings the number of resupply missions for SpaceX up to 20. Orbital has a total of 10. There is a nice graphic in the...

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SpaceX Getting Ready To Mass Produce Falcon 9 Rockets | Threwns 30 Falcon 9s is at least 10 Falcon Heavy (1 Falcon 9 + 2 stage 1 boosters).

Colorado Springs-based Space Foundation will again give top award to SpaceX The innovation leader.

SpaceX successfully tests parachutes that will help bring astronauts back to Earth | The Verge Edit: Can someone correct the typo in the headline? - oops.

At 30:40, Elon mentions that SpaceX will reveal their next generation spacecraft and architecture at IAC (International Aeronautical Congress). Elon Musk on Tesla in Hong Kong and China (2016.1.26) - YouTube He also mentions that he'd like to visit the ISS in 5 years.

Elon Musk is confident we’ll go to Mars within 10 years (2015.10.22) - YouTube I think this is from China.

SpaceX is now eligible for award of NSS launch missions. Kudos to them as they continue to impact the industry. http://www.losangeles.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123467492

It looks like the Russians are feeling the heat with SpaceX. They are developing a lower cost manned system. This article specifically compares (incorrectly) to SpaceX Dragon 2 system's cost. It ignores Boeing and makes no comparison to them even though their system is quite a bit more...

Blue Origin does a Space Jump with reused rocket.

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Dragon 2 Propulsive Hover Test - YouTube

This looks like it will be the next launch for the company: NET Feb. 6? Falcon 9 • SES 9 Launch window: TBD Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES 9 communications satellite. Owned by SES of Luxembourg, the...

Jason-3 Rocket and Countdown Only - YouTube

Jason-3 Hosted Webcast - YouTube

Does anyone know if this demo will also include a triple landing attempt? Also, if anyone has an inside track on how to watch this from the control center, please PM me. I just might be in Florida around those dates ;)

This may have been posted before. It's incredible. This explains clearly why there is so much crud that gets on the booster.

"The Falcon has landed" | Recap of Falcon 9 launch and landing - YouTube