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SpaceX's Mars Plans Hit a Pothole. Up Next: the Moon?
It’s been less than a year since Elon Musk announced his plans to settle humans on Mars during a talk in Guadalajara, Mexico. On stage at the …
AerospaceSpaceX's big new rocket may crash on 1st flight, Elon Musk says
Elon Musk is tamping down expectations about the maiden launch of SpaceX's huge new Falcon Heavy rocket.<p>There's a "real good chance" the vehicle won't make it to orbit during the liftoff, Musk said Wednesday (July 19) at the 2017 International Space Station Research and Development (ISSR&D) …
Falcon 9Why Elon Musk Spends 80 Percent of His Time on This 1 Activity
He is a designer at heart<p>Elon Musk is doing right by design. Musk, who in a recent interview on Y Combinator, often called world's #1 start-up incubator, explained that he spends 80% of his time on engineering and design, developing next generation products, is what I call a designers' CEO.<p>Musk's …
Design ThinkingHow Much Does SpaceX Save By Reusing A Falcon Rocket?
(Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)<p><i>How much does SpaceX save by reusing a Falcon rocket? originally appeared on Quora:</i> <i>the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world</i>.<p><b>Answer by Jim Cantrell, CEO and Founder of Vector Space</b> …
AerospaceSpaceX has a 'Roomba' robot but no one knows what it really is
SpaceX fans are extremely curious about a new robot that keeps appearing on SpaceX's drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You." Some are calling it the "Roomba" robot while others insist it should be called "Optimus Prime." There are theories as to what this robot is for, but there's no confirmation …
ExplorationSpaceX Is Quitting Its Red Dragon Plan for Landing on Mars
Elon Musk confirms what many had suspected, that SpaceX would abandon the plan to land on Mars (and Earth) with thrusters.<p>20 articles<p>See the Photos of the First Real Tesla Model 3<p>Take a Look Inside a Tesla Battery<p>The First Tesla Model 3 Is Coming on Friday<p>When last we heard about Red Dragon, …
AerospaceWould you sign up to travel on a SpaceX rocket? Elon Musk says you must be 'brave'
by Alan Levin<p>Elon Musk has tamped down expectations about Space Exploration Technologies' new rocket designed to carry private citizens into space, …
Falcon 9WIRED Awake July 20: SpaceX will be relaunching rockets within 24 hours by 2018
SpaceX says it plans to land, refurbish and reuse rockets within 24 hours by next year, the UK is selling surveillance gear to Turkey despite human …
Guillermo del ToroElon Musk Will Give an Update on SpaceX's Mars Transport at IAC 2017
It's going to be a doozy.<p>SpaceX CEO Elon Musk provided quite a few new details about his company’s future spaceflight plans at the 2017 ISS R&D …
AerospaceElon Musk Would Like People to Hurry Up and Start Dying on the Moon Also
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose prior plan for stellar colonization involved sending people who are not Elon Musk to go die on Mars, thinks this noble …
MoonBlue Origin's "Rocket Factory" Video Has a Surprising Jeff Bezos Cameo
Featuring surprise Jeff Bezos.<p>Jeff Bezos is full of surprises. In the past month, the Amazon founder has bought Whole Foods on a whim and showed up …
ExplorationElon Musk knows what’s ailing NASA—costly contracting | Ars Technica
"As soon as you don’t have any competition, the sense of urgency goes away."<p>The seas were calm in early December 2010 when a spacecraft fell out of …
Falcon 9SpaceX aims to reuse rockets within 24 hours by 2018
Elon Musk shared more of SpaceX's plans to get its rockets to full reusability today at the International Space Station R&D conference. Those plans include faster turnaround for recycled Falcon 9 rockets and recovery of the rocket's nose cone.<p>SpaceX successfully relaunched and landed a Falcon 9 …
Falcon 9Elon Musk reveals what his tunnel under LA has to do with Mars
There’s been a significant amount of mystery and speculation around Elon Musk’s Boring Company—his effort to bore tunnels under LA to bypass traffic—and its possible connection to SpaceX.<p>On Wednesday, Musk removed some of that mystery.<p>Appearing as a guest at the International Space Station Research …
AerospaceHere's Why SpaceX's Next Mission Isn't Until August
The East Coast launch pads are closed for important repairs.<p>SpaceX has an incredibly ambitious schedule planned for the rest of 2017, but until …
AerospaceLaunchpad: Apollo 11 - Challenges of Landing on the Moon
Launchpad: Engineering Design to Support Scientific Discovery<p>Launchpad: Life Cycle of a Star<p>Launchpad: Maps<p>Launchpad: Space Age Technologies Measure …
Space StationNASA Will Not Release Public Report on SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon Failure
NASA will not publicly release the results of its own investigation into the catastrophic failure of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched a Dragon …
Falcon 9Sizmek to buy Rocket Fuel for $145m
Private ad tech company Sizmek has announced plans to buy publicly-listed programmatic company Rocket Fuel for $145m (£111m).<p>To continue reading this …
How SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Others Are Expanding Rocketry History
The sight of a rocket coming down to make a soft landing is a common one these days, and is very much the future of space exploration. Of course, …
Falcon 9DARPA trying to launch smallsat experiment on an Indian rocket
WASHINGTON — Citing delays with its original launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is trying to launch an experimental small satellite mission on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from India.<p>DARPA had originally planned to launch a mission called …
Falcon 9Arianespace prepares its Vega rocket for 1 August launch of two earth observation satellites
The <b>Vega launcher is being prepared</b> for its tenth flight by Arianespace at the launch facility in French Guiana. The four stage Vega is the smallest …
SpaceElon Musk: regulate AI to combat 'existential threat' before it's too late
Tesla and SpaceX CEO says AI represents a ‘fundamental risk to human civilisation’ and that waiting for something bad to happen is not an option<p>Tesla and Space X chief executive Elon Musk has pushed again for the proactive regulation of artificial intelligence because “by the time we are reactive …
AerospaceNew generation of giant rockets is about to blast off | Miami Herald
It’s been 44 years since the mighty Saturn V last thundered skyward from a launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The towering rocket, …
AerospaceSpaceX’s broadband internet satellite plan reportedly runs into opposition
SpaceX’s plan to provide global broadband internet access using thousands of satellites in low-earth orbit has come under fire from competitors, …
SpaceSpaceX Building Catches Fire in Florida
A SpaceX building on the Florida coast caught fire over the weekend, but firefighters put out the blaze before it damaged the spaceflight gear …
ExplorationThis Floating Robotic Camera Is the Cutest Thing Ever Sent Into Space
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have a new crew member—an adorable robotic ball capable of recording video while moving in zero …
NASANASA communications satellite damaged 3 weeks before launch | Miami Herald
NASA's newest, slickest communications satellite has been damaged, just three weeks before its planned August launch.<p>NASA said Monday that one of the …
NASAFire out at SpaceX Brevard County property, officials say
<b>by:</b> Updated: Jul 17, 2017 - 7:36 AM<p>Loading...<p><b>PORT CANAVERAL, Fla.</b> - Brevard County Fire Rescue assisted Canaveral Fire Rescue with a fire at a SpaceX …
OrlandoIn space, this is the age of reusabilty
Big programs are remaining created in place.<p>Expense banks want to mine asteroids for rare, useful metals. Japan wishes to construct a photo voltaic …
Falcon 9Will SpaceX become the world’s biggest telecoms provider? Probably.
By launching <b>11,943 satellites</b> SpaceX will do to telecoms what WhatsApp/Facebook Messenger did to SMS and in doing so capture a $1tn+ business — and …
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