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Space X set to launch Falcon Heavy rocket on record-breaking maiden voyage

Feb 2, 2018

As the culmination of seven years of development, Space X is set to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket on its maiden voyage next week. A successful launch would set the record for the most powerful launch vehicle e...

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to sell stock to fund spaceflight outfit

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Apr 8, 2017

Business, Innovation, Science

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday plans to sell 1 billion dollars of Amazon stock annually to fund his spaceflight company Blue Origin, at the 33rd Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Bezos also presen...

Space X reaches another spaceflight milestone, in successful launch of recycled rocket

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Apr 3, 2017

Business, Innovation, Science

In yet another milestone reached by the private spaceflight company, SpaceX launched and successfully landed a previously used booster rocket last Thursday. The successful launch, which delivered a communica...

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