Space Exploration Technologies

SpaceX Set for Night Launch of Japanese Satellite and Drone Ship Landing Friday, May 6 – Watch Live

Less than 4 weeks after launching a Dragon cargo ship for NASA to the International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX is…

9 years ago

SpaceX Announces Plan to Launch Private Dragon Mission to Mars in 2018

SpaceX announced plans today, April 27, for the first ever private mission to Mars which involves sending an uncrewed version…

9 years ago

Recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster Moves Back to KSC for Eventual Reflight

The recovered SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage booster that successfully carried out history’s first upright touchdown from a just flown…

9 years ago

Space Station Gets Experimental New Room with Installation of BEAM Expandable Habitat

The International Space Station (ISS) grew in size today, April 16, following the successful installation of an experimental new room…

9 years ago

Sensational Photos Show ‘Super Smooth’ Droneship Touchdown of SpaceX Falcon 9 Booster – SpaceX VP

SpaceX has released a slew of up close photos showing the sensational “super smooth” touchdown last week of a Falcon…

9 years ago

Hawking Supports Tiny Spacecraft To Alpha Centauri

Stephen Hawking supports a plan to send tiny nano-spacecraft to the Centauri system within a generation.

9 years ago

SpaceX Falcon 9 Recovered 1st Stage Arrives Back in Port After Historic Upright Landing at Sea

The SpaceX Falcon 9 that triumphantly accomplished history’s first upright landing of the spent first stage of a rocket on…

9 years ago

SpaceX Dragon Carrying New Inflatable Room Captured and Mated to Space Station

A SpaceX commercial cargo freighter jam packed with more than three and a half tons of research experiments, essential crew…

9 years ago

SpaceX Launches to ISS with BEAM Habitat Prototype and Lands First Stage At Sea

All around, today, April 8, was a great day for the future of space exploration. SpaceX successfully restarted their critical…

9 years ago

It’s Going To Be A Blast! First RS-25 Flight Engine Test Set For March

The first flight test for the RS-25 rocket engine, which will power NASA's Space Launch System, is set for March…

9 years ago