Commercial Space

Dragon Launches Successfully, But Suffers Anomaly After Reaching Orbit

March 1, 2013

Want to stay on top of all the space news? Follow @universetoday on Twitter Just after 10 am Eastern time, the SpaceX successfully launched their Dragon capsule on a second resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch, rocket stage and spacecraft separations went perfectly, but the Dragon experienced an anomaly at about the [...]

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SpaceX Commercial Rocket Poised for March 1 Blast Off to ISS

March 1, 2013

Kennedy Space Center – All systems are GO and the weather outlook looks spectacular for the March 1 blast off of the privately developed SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station (ISS). The Falcon 9 is slated to lift off at 10:10 AM EST with a Dragon capsule loaded with fresh supplies and [...]

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Tito Wants to Send Married Couple on Mars Flyby Mission

February 27, 2013

Millionaire and space tourist Dennis Tito announced his plans for funding a commercial mission to Mars, and the mission will send two professional crew members – one man and one woman who will likely be a married couple – flying as private citizens on a “fast, free-return” mission, passing within 100 miles of Mars before [...]

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Canadarm Ready to Ensnare Space Dragon after March 1 Blast Off

February 17, 2013

Wouldn’t you love to wake up to this gorgeous view of our home planet as a big hand waves a friendly good morning ?! Well, having survived high speed wayward Asteroids and Meteors these past few days, the human crew circling Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is game to snatch a flying Space [...]

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Lunar Exploration Company Offers the Public a Chance to Participate

February 13, 2013

Last December, when a private space exploration company named Golden Spike announced they are working to offer human expeditions to the Moon by 2020, they also said wanted to bring public along as an integral part of the company’s mission. Since their initial announcement, the Golden Spike team says they’ve been inundated with emails, letters [...]

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