SpaceX

Huge Rocket Recovery Strides Accomplished, SpaceX Drone Ship Back in Port

“Huge strides towards [rocket] reusability” were achieved, says SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, following Saturday morning’s (Jan. 10) flawless launch of…

9 years ago

New Mission: DSCOVR Satellite will Monitor the Solar Wind

Solar wind - that is, the stream of charged electrons and protons that are released from the upper atmosphere of…

9 years ago

Weekly Space Hangout – Jan 9, 2015: Andy Weir of “The Martian”

Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Andy Weir , author of "The Martian" Andy was first hired as a programmer…

9 years ago

SpaceX’s Rocket Explained So Simply A Kid Could Understand

Rocket science is difficult stuff, but we don't always necessarily have to explain it that way. It's important at times…

9 years ago

Last Minute Scrub for SpaceX Dragon Launch; Try Again Friday for Historic 1st Stage Landing

An actuator that was “behaving strangely” on the SpaceX Falcon 9’s upper stage caused a last minute scrub for Tuesday's…

9 years ago

By Boots or Bots? How Shall We Explore?

With robotic spacecraft, we have explored, discovered and expanded our understanding of the Solar System and the Universe at large.…

9 years ago

Exoplanet-Hunting TESS Satellite to be Launched by SpaceX

The search for exoplanets is heating up, thanks to the deployment of space telescopes like Kepler and the development of…

9 years ago