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What Was The Top Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

Did you know there was a very secret payload on board the Dragon spacecraft, the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth? SpaceX didn’t reveal what it was until today. The answer is deliciously funny. https://gizmodo.com/first-private-spacecraft-in-orbit-after-perfect-launch-5709153 It was a wheel of cheese! SpaceX CEO originally dropped a hint that if you…

Space & Spaceflight Casey Chan Dec 9

Welcome To The Future, Where The Stars Belong To Corporations

Today’s successful launch of the privately-owned SpaceX rocket marks the beginning of a new era in space travel. Welcome to the age of corporate astronauts, orbital mansions, and Moon holidays for those who can afford it. With the government-funded Space Shuttle retiring next year, space travel company SpaceX could step in to fill the void…

io9 Annalee Newitz Dec 8

Why the Dragon Spacecraft Success Opens a New Era In Space Exploration

The Dragon spacecraft is now the first private spaceship to reach orbit and return safely to Earth. It just splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, after a perfect mission. This is a huge milestone in the history of space exploration. https://gizmodo.com/first-private-spacecraft-in-orbit-after-perfect-launch-5709153 The view from the Dragon spacecraft’s camera, in orbit Dragon about to splash down…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Dec 8

First Private Spacecraft In Orbit After Perfect Launch (Updated)

The SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched successfully, carrying the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Dragon is the first private spaceship in history. It would be able to carry seven astronauts to orbit. Watch the launch and the separation videos here. Updated Launch video Separation and orbit Live coverage 14:13 The Dragon spacecraft has splashed down…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Dec 8

SpaceX, You’re Cleared For Reentry

The FAA granted aerospace outfit SpaceX the first-ever commercial license to reenter spacecrafts to earth from orbit. What it really means, however, is that SpaceX can finally start testing the reentry capabilities of the the Falcon 9 craft. https://gizmodo.com/video-of-spacex-falcon-9-successful-launch-5555588 The Falcon 9 has been designed to commercially transport supplies and crews to the International Space…

Space & Spaceflight Adrian Covert Nov 23

Could this rocket be the replacement for the space shuttles?

The co-founder of PayPal just launched a rocket, the Falcon 9, which hopes to put a space capsule, the Dragon, into orbit. We’re all hoping Elon Musk’s rocket works better than PayPal, because NASA wants to use it for missions. According to the latest reports, the Dragon space capsule successfully reached orbit, which is amazing…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 4

Video of SpaceX Falcon 9 Successful Launch

SpaceX is about to launch their Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, carrying a Dragon spacecraft prototype. In theory, the new ship will haul cargo and crews of seven astronauts to the ISS. Update: Launch has been aborted at the last second. No news on what happened, but they still have time to re-start…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Jun 4

Launch Your Own Satellite, For A Price

In the future, getting your own personal satellite into orbit might be as easy as chartering a flight. And after their first successful commercial launch launch this week, SpaceX is trying to make that possible. The Falcon 1 rocket, developed and operated by SpaceX, successfully transported a Malaysian satellite for Earth-imaging into orbit. The rocket…

io9 StephenGoldmeier Jul 14

Private Rocket Successfully Puts Satellite In Orbit for the First Time

It may not be as exciting as the Apollo 11, but I do find exciting that SpaceX has put a commercial satellite in orbit for the first time, launching a Falcon I rocket from the Marshall Islands. SpaceX launched a Malaysian satellite into orbit using the two-stage Falcon, a rocket developed and built from scratch…

Space & Spaceflight Jesus Diaz Jul 14

The Next Space Shuttles

500 days—or thereabouts: That’s the amount of time between now and the final flight of the awesome Space Transportation System, better known to you and me as the Space Shuttle. Here’s what comes next… It’s such a short time before the skies over Florida will no longer thunder to the sound of the Space Shuttle’s…

Space & Spaceflight Wilson Rothman May 5

NASA Begins Outsourcing ISS Supply Missions to Private Companies

Following (some) successful launches and prior rumors of deals, NASA has given SpaceX and Orbital massive contracts to send supplies to the ISS. https://gizmodo.com/james-doohans-son-speaks-up-poignantly-about-failed-spa-5033144 The contracts, for $1.6bn and $1.9bn respectively, demand each company to deliver about 20 tons of vital cargo to the International Space Station. The private flights will serve as a temporary…

Space & Spaceflight John Herrman Dec 24

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Will Hold NASA Cargo, Humans

Now that SpaceX has finally sent a rocket into orbit successfully, the Elon Musk-headed company is now focusing on its next goal—hauling cargo for NASA on the Falcon 9, sending people to the International Space Station with its Dragon capsule, and possibly a moon landing as well! Quite a list for a company that only…

Space & Spaceflight Elaine Chow Oct 2

SpaceX Falcon Video Shows How Simple a 10-Minute Ride to Orbit Is

This is the on-rocket video of SpaceX’s successful Falcon 1 launch. The Earth gets smaller, the sky gets darker, the engines burn cleanly, all systems remain nominal, and 10 minutes later the little rocket that finally could is in orbit…as simply as that. Check out the jubilant cheers from the SpaceX team at about 2:40…

Space & Spaceflight Kit Eaton Sep 29

SpaceX Falcon 1 Finally Gets Into Orbit, Makes History

After three failed attempts, one scattering of Scotty’s ashes over the Pacific Ocean, and a few mid-air explosions, the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has finally reached orbit. The achievement marks a major milestone for Elon Musk, whose visions of a privately-funded rocket program appeared just out of reach until today’s success.At the SpaceX web site,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 28

SpaceX Moves Launches to Cape Canaveral, Closer to Rockets That Don’t Always Explode

After three fiery failed test launches of its Falcon 1 rocket (the last one carrying NASA’s first solar sail craft and Scotty from Star Trek’s ashes), Elon Musk’s SpaceX is setting up shop at a new launch site-Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40, which is just south of SLC-39A/B, from which the Space Shuttle and…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney Sep 10

Scotty’s Ashes Cannae Change The Laws Of Physics

The failure of spacecraft Falcon 1 to launch this weekend wasn’t just a blow to the dream of privately-funded space travel – it was also the universe’s ironic commentary on the infamous abilities of Canada’s most famous space-faring Scot. What links Star Trek’s Scotty with the future of our corporate destiny in the stars? We’ll…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 6

James Doohan’s Son Speaks Up Poignantly About Failed SpaceX Rocket Flight

As you know by now, SpaceX’s most recent rocket launch attempt failed early in its flight, destroying the vehicle and sending its satellite payload and the ashes of James Doohan—Star Trek’s original Scotty— into the ocean. It’s just what happens sometimes with space technology: there’s so much complexity, so much technology/aerodynamics/engine chemistry and engineering that…

Space & Spaceflight Kit Eaton Aug 5

Update: SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket Blew Up, Fourth Time’s the Charm?

Bad news for private space flight aficionados-SpaceX’s Falcon 1 rocket lifted off live via webcast last night, and then proceded to blow up spectacularly in the sky over the Pacific Ocean. If you were following along on the official SpaceX website, you probably saw this: “20:38 PDT — We have heard from launch control that…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 3

SpaceX’s Falcon 1, Dreams of Space Conquest Begin in 10, 9, 8…

Like watching rocket launches? Then check out the live webcast of SpaceX’s Falcon 1 launch from the Marshall Islands at 7pm EST. The Falcon 1 measures 90 feet, weighs roughly 103,000 pounds and uses a two stage, liquid oxygen and rocket grade kerosene vehicle to blast off. SpaceX, started up by Elon Musk of PayPal…

Space & Spaceflight Elaine Chow Aug 2

NASA’s First Solar-Sail Powered Craft Set to Ride on a Stream of Photons Next Week

NASA’s getting set to launch the NanoSail-D next week, its first solar-sail powered spacecraft which catches photons like wind on a 10 square-meter sail made of a thin metallic polymer. The craft uses a crazy Rube Goldberg-like method to deploy the sail that involves burning fishing line at critical moments to release the spring-loaded sail,…

Space & Spaceflight John Mahoney Jul 24

What Was The Top Secret Payload Inside SpaceX’s Dragon Spacecraft?

Welcome To The Future, Where The Stars Belong To Corporations

Why the Dragon Spacecraft Success Opens a New Era In Space Exploration

First Private Spacecraft In Orbit After Perfect Launch (Updated)

SpaceX, You’re Cleared For Reentry

Could this rocket be the replacement for the space shuttles?

Video of SpaceX Falcon 9 Successful Launch

Launch Your Own Satellite, For A Price

Private Rocket Successfully Puts Satellite In Orbit for the First Time

The Next Space Shuttles

NASA Begins Outsourcing ISS Supply Missions to Private Companies

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Will Hold NASA Cargo, Humans

SpaceX Falcon Video Shows How Simple a 10-Minute Ride to Orbit Is

SpaceX Falcon 1 Finally Gets Into Orbit, Makes History

SpaceX Moves Launches to Cape Canaveral, Closer to Rockets That Don’t Always Explode

Scotty’s Ashes Cannae Change The Laws Of Physics

James Doohan’s Son Speaks Up Poignantly About Failed SpaceX Rocket Flight

Update: SpaceX Falcon 1 Rocket Blew Up, Fourth Time’s the Charm?

SpaceX’s Falcon 1, Dreams of Space Conquest Begin in 10, 9, 8…

NASA’s First Solar-Sail Powered Craft Set to Ride on a Stream of Photons Next Week

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