Commercial Space
SpaceX Test Fires Recovered Falcon 9 Booster in Major Step To Reusable Rockets
In a major advance towards the dream of rocket reusability, SpaceX successfully test fired the first stage engines of the…
Dream Chaser Spaceplane Gets ‘GO’ as NASA Awards Trio of Space Station Cargo Contracts
A shuttle will soar again from American soil before this decade is out, following NASA’s announcement today (Jan 14) that…
SpaceX Trying Ambitious 2nd Rocket Recovery Landing in 4 Weeks
SpaceX is on course to move ahead with an ambitious spaceflight agenda, trying a 2nd rocket recovery landing of their…
What’s Ahead for Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster?
Now that SpaceX has successfully and safely demonstrated the upright recovery of their Falcon 9 booster that flew to the…
Will 2016 Be the Year Elon Musk Reveals his Mars Colonial Transporter Plans?
There are several space stories we’re anticipating for 2016 but one story might appear -- to some -- to belong…
Orbital ATK Integration of Upgraded Antares Kicks Into High Gear For 2016 ‘Return to Flight’
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA - Assembly and testing of a significantly upgraded version of Orbital ATK’s commercially developed Antares…
Buildup Of First Boeing Starliner Crew Vehicle Ramps Up at Kennedy Space Center
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – Buildup of the first of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew spaceships is ramping up at the…
SpaceX Nails Perfect Return to Flight Launch and Historic Vertical Return Landing – Gallery
“There and back again,” said SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk after the amazing successful ‘Return to Flight’ launch of…
“The Falcon Has Landed” – SpaceX Soft Lands Rocket after Launch in Historic Feat
"The Falcon Has Landed!" gushed exuberant SpaceX officials following tonight’s (Dec 21) history making ground landing of the firms spent…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket and Landing Zone 1 Ready for Historic Dec. 21 Blastoff – Live Webcast
All is “GO” in the final hours of the countdown to leading up to tonight’s, Dec. 21, the high stakes…