Commercial Space

Private Space Company Obtains Old Russian Space Station Modules

[/caption] The private spaceflight company Excalibur Almaz has obtained two partially completed Almaz space station modules from Russia and brought…

13 years ago

Map of Future Lunar Landing Sites

Here's the map of the future: a look where all the contestants in the Google Lunar X PRIZE intend to…

13 years ago

Numerous Companies Propose Possible ‘Space Taxis’

[/caption] Once, the field had only had few entries, but now there are several companies vying to send American astronauts…

13 years ago

More Images, Details on SpaceX’s Dragon Flight

[/caption] SpaceX has released more images and more details about the successful flight of Falcon 9 and the Dragon capsule…

13 years ago

Music From Space: DIY Satellite Will Capture Sounds of Ionosphere

[/caption] For a space geek, the ultimate do-it-yourself project would be building a satellite in your basement. Astronomer and writer…

13 years ago

SpaceX Looking to Launch Next Dragon Spacecraft – to the ISS

[/caption] With the success of the first and second launches of the Falcon 9 rocket as well as the successful…

13 years ago

SpaceX Reveals Dragon’s “Secret” Payload

[/caption] During Wednesday's post-flight press conference, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed the rumor of a secret payload on board the…

13 years ago

The SpaceX Business Plan: Help Build a Spacefaring Civilization

[/caption] Elon Musk conceded that the space business world is an extraordinarily difficult place to make money. But that isn’t…

13 years ago

Gallery: Dragon/Falcon 9 Launch and Recovery Photos, Videos

[/caption] Enjoy a few glimpses at history from the Dec. 8 launch of Falcon 9 and Dragon. Here is video…

13 years ago

The Future is Now: SpaceX Flight 100% Successful

[/caption] Hailed as a both a great day for commercial spaceflight as well as for NASA, SpaceX made history on…

13 years ago