Space Exploration Technologies

SpaceX Resets Launch of Upgraded Falcon 9 Rocket for Serene Sunday Sunset on Feb. 28 – Watch Live

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL - Following a pair of back to back launch scrubs this week on Wednesday…

9 years ago

NASA Thinks There’s a Way to Get to Mars in 3 Days

A new system holds the promise of interstellar travel, asteroid deflection, and even interstellar communication.

9 years ago

SpaceX Crew Dragon Conducts Propulsive Hover and Parachute Drop Tests; Videos

On the road to restoring US Human spaceflight from US soil, SpaceX conducted a pair of key tests involving a…

9 years ago

Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Almost Stick Droneship Landing, then Tip and Explode; Video

SpaceX came much closer to sticking the landing of their Falcon 9 rocket on a tiny droneship at sea than…

9 years ago

SpaceX Targeting Dec. 19 ‘Return to Flight’ Liftoff for Falcon 9 after June Mishap

SpaceX announced today (Dec. 10) that the aerospace firm is now targeting Dec. 19 as the target date for the…

9 years ago

NASA Orders First Commercial Crew Mission to Space Station from SpaceX

Restoring America’s ability to once again launch US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) from US soil on US…

9 years ago

Ion Propulsion: The Key to Deep Space Exploration

When we think of space travel, we tend to picture a massive rocket blasting off from Earth, with huge blast…

9 years ago

One Year after Antares Failure, Orbital ATK Revamps Rocket for 2016 ‘Return to Flight’

One year after the catastrophic launch failure of Orbital ATK’s private Antares rocket seconds after liftoff with the Cygnus cargo…

9 years ago

Bio-Mimicry and Space Exploration

"Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain." -Leonardo…

9 years ago