SpaceX astronaut mission looking 'increasingly difficult' in 2019
As Elon Musk's SpaceX closes in on the possible cause of a fiery explosion in April that destroyed one of its astronaut capsules, a company executive said on Monday its plan to launch humans into space this year looked "increasingly difficult." One of the space ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX lifts 24 satellites into orbit after 'most difficult launch'
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, putting 24 experimental satellites into orbit after what Elon Musk's rocket company called one of its "most difficult" launches ever. The craft lifted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30 ...
SpaceX says its 60 Starlink satellites will grow harder to see as they reach final orbit
SpaceX said Friday that the first 60 satellites in its Starlink constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space, will grow less visible from Earth as they reach their final orbit. Elon Musk's company created a must-see event for space enthusiasts when it launched ...
It looked like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster: An astronomer in the Netherlands captured footage of a train of brightly lit SpaceX satellites ascending through the night sky last week, stunning space enthusiasts across the globe. But the sight has also provoked an outcry ...
NASA on Thursday unveiled the calendar for the Artemis program that will return astronauts to the Moon for the first time in half a century, including eight scheduled launches and a mini-station in lunar orbit by 2024. The original lunar missions were named for Apollo ...
Days after the first successful launch of his privately built rocket, entrepreneur Takafumi Horie said Wednesday his aerospace startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. may soon catch up with industry leaders such as SpaceX in the commercial space rocket-launching business. Horie also said the company will be ...
Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos said Thursday he is going to send a spaceship to the moon, joining a resurgence of lunar interest half a century after people first set foot there. Bezos said his space company Blue Origin will land a robotic ship the size ...
SpaceX confirms crew capsule destroyed in ground test, and site still inaccessible due to toxic fuel
SpaceX has confirmed its crew capsule was destroyed in ground testing two weeks ago. A company vice president told reporters Friday it's too soon to know what went wrong during the April 20 test or whether the capsule's March space flight contributed to the failure. ...
'Anomaly' incident on SpaceX pad could delay its first manned flight
A mysterious but apparently serious incident occurred Saturday in Cape Canaveral, Florida, involving the SpaceX capsule intended to carry American astronauts into space late this year, the private company and NASA announced. "Earlier today, SpaceX conducted a series of engine tests on a Crew Dragon ...
Stratolaunch, world's largest plane, makes first flight over California
The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp., started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market. The white airplane ...
The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission on Thursday from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts. The 23-story-tall Heavy, which previously ...
Mission failure: Contact lost with Israeli spacecraft moments before it crashed on the moon
An Israeli spacecraft lost contact with Earth and crashed just moments before it was to land on the moon late Thursday, failing in an ambitious attempt to make history as the first privately funded lunar mission. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control as it ...
