Another day, another Johnny Cash-accompanied test of Elon Musk's SpaceX Grasshopper rocket — which is not to say this isn't exciting, because consistency is the name of the game for a commercial reusable rocket. Especially the Grasshopper, which can take off and land vertically. Read More >>
There's no doubt that the future of this country's space exploration lies in the hands of the private sector. And Elon Musk's SpaceX is clearly at the forefront and the company's reusable rocket, the Grasshopper, is a sight to see. In a recent test, the Grasshopper vertically took off, ascended to roughly 12 stories, hovered for a bit and then landed safely. Read More >>
Gentlemen, start your engines. SpaceX's CEO, Elon Musk, has laid down the challenge; a verbal slap in the face, if you will. He's had the bare-faced cheek to insult Europe's Ariane 5 rocket, saying that the "Ariane 5 has no chance" in the increasingly crowded rocket market. Well, to me, that just sounds like a challenge. Read More >>
Featured comment by mikeo:
"No. I think you'll find that NASA went with the lowest bidder. And seeing as the O ring fiasco was a result of that, hence that business practice is t..." More »
NASA may have shuttered its Space Shuttle program, but we knew that wasn't the end of manned American trips to space. Today, NASA shelled out 1.1 billion dollars to three private firms who have been working on spacecrafts of their own: Boeing, Sierra, and SpaceX. Read More >>
SpaceX made history with its Dragon spacecraft; the first ever commercial entity to dock with the International Space Station, and while you might have followed along live, here are the truly epic highlights in just 2:28 minutes. Read More >>
Ever wondered how our real life spacecraft like the recently announced Excalibur Almaz, and the SpaceX Dragon size up against the most famous of sci-fi spaceships? They're puny, truly puny. Even NASA's venerable Space Shuttle looks like a bug on the windshield of Star Trek's Enterprise. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jon D:
"Ya my comment was mostly tongue in cheek making fun of the thought of attaching enough solar panels (even at 100% efficiency) to a ship to get it off ..." More »
Good news for those following the intrepid private commercial space explorers. After successfully docking with the ISS, delivering its payload, and being loaded up with a bunch of stuff to take back home -- Dragon has landed safe and sound back on planet Earth. Read More >>
On Friday, history was made as SpaceX's Dragon docked with the International Space Station, marking the start of a future of privatised space exploration. Now, one of the astronauts aboard the ISS has shared his reactions to Dragon and posted them on his blog. Read More >>
We made a lot of hoopla over the recent SpaceX launch—and for good reason. A private company has done for the first time what previously took the efforts of enormous governments. It put cargo in space! But what exactly?Read More >>
We saw the first private, commercial spaceship finally set off for the ISS just three days ago, but today marks its first attempt to dock with the space station and resupply those astronauts aboard. You can watch along live as they prep for a 12.30pm mating with the ISS. Read More >>
First it was on, then it was off. Then on, then off. Then it had a little wobble. Now, SpaceX has finally launched, making it NASA's first successful involvement with the world of private space flight. Read More >>
Before it could slip the surly bonds of earth and dance the skies on laughter-silvered wings, SpaceX's Falcon 9's early morning launch was unfortunately scrapped by Nasa today due to higher than normal pressure readings in its number five engine. Read More >>
Featured comment by Simalacrum:
"Well, this is space rockets we're talking about here… stuff like this happens, can't be helped. Better safe than sorry after all eh?" More »
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