Commercial Space

Lunar Exploration Company Offers the Public a Chance to Participate

Last December, when a private space exploration company named Golden Spike announced they are working to offer human expeditions to…

11 years ago

Antares Rocket Critical Hotfire Engine Test Set for Feb. 12

Orbital Sciences Corporation has at last scheduled a critical engine test for the firm’s new commercially developed Antares medium class…

11 years ago

Bigelow Inflatable Module Will be Added to Space Station

The next addition to the International Space Station will likely be an inflatable module from Bigelow Aerospace. NASA announced today…

11 years ago

SpaceX Grasshopper Takes Off and Lands Vertically in New 12-Story Hop

SpaceX recently released video of the latest test of their Grasshopper Vertical Take Off and Landing Vehicle, where it rose…

11 years ago

Golden Spike to Offer Commercial Human Missions to the Moon

A proposed Golden Spike lunar lander on the Moon. Credit: Golden Spike Company A group of space experts, media figures…

11 years ago

SpaceX’s 10-Story Re-useable Grasshopper Rocket Takes a Bigger Hop

SpaceX is developing the "Grasshopper" reusable vertical takeoff, vertical landing rocket. Back in September, the 32-meter- (106-ft-) tall Grasshopper made…

11 years ago

Timelapse: Dragon’s Departure from the ISS

This video shows various views of the Dragon capsule being unberthed and moving away from the International Space Station, and…

12 years ago

SpaceX’s Dragon Splashes Down Safely

The Dragon capsule after splashing down successfully on October 28, 2012. Credit: SpaceX After leaving the International Space Station earlier…

12 years ago

Dragon Successfully Captured and Berthed at Space Station

Dragon captured by the ISS's CanadArm2. Via NASA TV. Running ahead of time, the International Space Station Expedition 33 crew…

12 years ago

Falcon 9 Experienced Engine Anomaly But Kept Going to Orbit

During last night’s launch of the Dragon capsule by SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, there was an anomaly on one of…

12 years ago