Space Exploration Technologies
SpaceX Awaits FAA Falcon 9 Launch License for 1st Pad 39A Blastoff on NASA ISS Cargo Flight
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - With liftoff tentatively penciled in for mid-February, SpaceX still awaits FAA approval of a launch…
A Novel Concept For Braking Breakthrough Starshot
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute have come up with an interesting way to slow down Starshot's mission to Alpha…
What is the Alcubierre “Warp” Drive?
In 1994, Mexican physicist Miguel Alcubierre proposed a way to travel faster than light without violating the laws of relativity,…
Bullseye: Amazing SpaceX Images Highlight Perfect Falcon 9 Landing
SpaceX was able to celebrate a successful return to flight this week with a picture-perfect launch of the Falcon 9…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Comes Roaring Back to Life with Dramatically Successful Iridium Fleet Launch and Ocean Ship Landing
With Billions and Billions of dollars at stake and their reputation riding on the line, SpaceX came roaring back to…
SpaceX Set for High Stakes Falcon 9 Blastoff Resumption with Iridium Satellite Fleet on Jan. 14 – Watch Live
The stakes could almost not be higher for SpaceX as the firm readies their twice failed Falcon 9 rocket for…
Poor Weather Pushes SpaceX Return Debut with Revolutionary Iridium Relay Sats to Jan. 14
In the face of unrelenting days of very poor weather and a range conflict with another very critical rocket launch,…
FAA Accepts Accident Report, Grants SpaceX License for Falcon 9 ‘Return to Flight’
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today “accepted the investigation report” regarding the results of SpaceX’s investigation into the cause of…
SpaceX Finds Failure Cause, Announces Sunday Jan. 8 as Target for Falcon 9 Flight Resumption
After an intensive four month investigation into why a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded without warning on the launch pad…
Iridium Satellites Fueled and Tucked In For SpaceX Falcon 9 ‘Return to Flight’ Blastoff
Technicians have fueled, stacked and tucked the first ten advanced IridiumNEXT mobile voice and data relay satellites inside the nose…