Commercial Space
SpaceX Hopeful For Successful Flight Test of Falcon 9
[/caption] The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sits poised on Cape Canaveral to begin a new era in space flight, as…
Masten Successfully Re-Ignites Rocket Engine During Test Flight
“This was by far the coolest rocket flight I’ve ever seen!” said Ian Garcia, Guidance, Navigation, and Controls Engineer for…
Study Says 11,800 Jobs to be Created Per Year by Commercial Space Flight
[/caption] The Commercial Spaceflight Federations says that an independent study reveals the new NASA Commercial Crew and Cargo Program funding…
Video of Falcon 9 Hotfire Test
Unfortunately, I was not in Florida over the weekend to see SpaceX's successful static testfire of the Falcon 9’s rocket’s…
Successful Engine Test Firing for SpaceX Inaugural Falcon 9
[/caption] SpaceX announced that today’s (Mar 13) test firing of all 9 Merlin first stage engines was successful at Pad…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Test Fire Ends with Abort
[/caption] Updated at 9:40 EST Tuesday: SpaceX just released the official word on what happened with Tuesday's 3.5 second test-fire…
KSC Workers Rally to Continue Constellation and Extend Shuttle
[/caption] About 2,000 people turned out for a "Save Our Space Exploration" rally in Titusville, Florida on Saturday. Organized by…
Photo Gallery: Falcon 9 Now Vertical on the Launchpad
[/caption] Is the future here? Over the weekend, SpaceX rolled their Falcon 9 launch vehicle out to the launchpad at…
NASA to Invest $75 Million for Suborbital Science Flights
[/caption] NASA Deputy Administrator Lori Garver announced today the space agency will fund dozens of science and education payloads to…
Falcon 9 Flight Hardware Arrives at Cape Canaveral
[/caption] SpaceX announced Thursday that all flight hardware for the first launch of the Falcon 9 rocket has arrived at…