(SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches Dragon from Cape Canaveral – Photo Credit: NASA/Frankie Martin)
Around 5,000 pounds of science and crew supplies, the first 3D printer in space and 20 mice are now on their way to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft after it launched from Cape Canaveral at 5:52 a.m. GMT (1:52 a.m. EDT) on Sunday 21st September. Continue reading
(Dragon grappled to the station during a previous resupply mission – Photo Credit: NASA/SpaceX)
NASA have confirmed that the fourth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station, under NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract, will launch on Saturday 20th September from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral, and will be broadcast live on NASA Television. Continue reading
(A long-exposure shot of the launch – Photo Credit: SpaceX)
On September 7th, SpaceX successfully launched a new commercial telecommunications satellite in a spectacular night-time liftoff that signalled the end of a nearly two-week delay for the mission. Continue reading
(A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch – Photo Credit: SpaceX)
SpaceX are planning to build the world’s first commercial vertical launchpad for orbital rockets and missions near Brownsville, south Texas. The facility is expected to become operational in 2016. Continue reading
(Orbcomm launch – Photo Credit: SpaceX)
Last week, the first stage of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket performed a controlled reentery into Earth’s atmosphere and soft landed into the Atlantic Ocean after launching six Orbcomm satellites into a low-Earth orbit. The private spaceflight company have now confirmed the results of the landing attempt and released video footage of the revolutionary technique. Continue reading
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