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Successful SpaceX launch restarts operations after September explosion

Jan 14, 2017

On Saturday, SpaceX launched a Falcon rocket from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 AM local time. It marked the company’s first launch since a rocket exploded on its launch pad in September. Elon ...

SpaceX engineers have determined the cause of explosions in September, says Elon Musk

West Side Story

Nov 6, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

Elon Musk said Friday that SpaceX could resume launching rockets as soon as mid-December, and that engineers had established the cause of an explosion in September. “I think we’ve gotten to the bottom of the...

NASA to carry Microsoft HoloLens to International Space Station

Jamie Hacking

Jun 28, 2015

Innovation

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will have a veritable tool which will provide them superior vision for repairs and other operations. The tool is Microsoft’s virtual reality headset, HoloLens. ...

SpaceX gets clearance from US Air Force and Pentagon to Launch Spy Satellites

Kanisha Parks

May 28, 2015

Innovation

After two years of negotiations between SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. military officials, SpaceX has finally been cleared to launch satellites on behalf of the Pentagon, as was announced Tuesday, May 26, 2015. ...

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket receives NASA certification for Jason 3 mission

Abby Smith

May 17, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX has now received National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) certificate to launch the agency’s medium risk science mission. As per the reports, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will now be an inte...

SpaceX Falcon rocket fails to land on drone barrage as expected for the second time

Cody Gash

Apr 17, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX has successfully sent its supplies to the International Space Station, but the attempt to make Falcon rocket land at the lower stage did not go according to the planning. The aim was to make the rocket l...

SpaceX Supply mission to International Space Station includes an Espresso Maker

Cody Gash

Apr 13, 2015

Innovation

SpaceX, the renowned commercial space contractor is all set to launch its supply mission, including an espresso maker starting from Monday, April 13 to the International Space Station. The supply mission can be...

Joint venture of NASA, NOAA, US Air Force DSCOVR finally makes its maiden flight on SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

Ally Stackhouse

Feb 12, 2015

Innovation

After three false starts DSCOVR finally made its maiden flight with its declared intent of protecting Earth from solar storms. 15 years and innumerable delays DSCOVR or the Deep Space Climate Observatory spacec...

SpaceX Falcon rocket launch reschedules for Monday due to technical error in AF Radar tracking system

Charles Omedo

Feb 9, 2015

Innovation

It is no longer news that SpaceX’s attempts to land its Falcon 9 rockets on a floating platform on the Pacific ocean had flopped a number of times, with one of them exploding on touchdown. The company is attemp...

SpaceX welcomes Google and Fidelity aboard, raising $1 billion from them

Amanda

Jan 21, 2015

Innovation

After having set the rumor mills buzzing about the possibility of Google investing up to $1 billion in Elon Musk owned Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the official confirmation has come today. After be...

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