By Talia Landman, on July 29th, 2015
The National Transportation and Safety Board met on July 28, 2015, to discuss the probably cause surrounding the fatal SpaceShipTwo accident that occurred in late-October 2014. Photo Credit: NTSB
After a series of delays on the morning of Oct. 31, 2014, pilot Peter Siebold and co-pilot Michael Alsbury soared over the Mojave Desert […]
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By Press Release, on September 5th, 2013 XCOR welder, machinist and fabricator Eber West performs a test weld for a fixture to mount the Lynx truss to a firewall test stand. Photo Credit: XCOR
For many weeks and months the XCOR Team has been hard at work on a journey like no other, building Lynx. We would like to share […]
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By News Release, on April 21st, 2013 Image Credit: XCOR
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif (April 2, 2013) — Are you a hardware hacker? Do you have the right stuff to become a citizen scientist or citizen astronaut? Here’s your chance to find out.
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By Jason Rhian, on April 28th, 2012 NASA is opening its doors to fans of social media to witness the historic launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket with its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Alan Walters/awaltersphoto.com
Fans of Social Media and NewSpace have a rare opportunity to tweet about their passion – and experience history. Their […]
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By Jason Rhian, on April 26th, 2012 [youtube_video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVxeXhsw3V8[/youtube_video]
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NASA will be hosting a “tweet chat” tomorrow with the space agency’s Commercial Crew & Cargo Program Office manager Ed Mango. The chat will take place at 2 p.m. EDT. The chat is being held to detail NASA’s efforts to regain the ability to launch U.S. […]
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By Jason Rhian, on April 23rd, 2012 The launch of a Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon spacecraft payload has been delayed until no-earlier-than May 3. Photo Credit: Alan Walters/awaltersphoto.com
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla –Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has opted to delay the launch of one of the company’s Falcon 9 rocket with its Dragon spacecraft payload to the International Space […]
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By Jason Rhian, on April 8th, 2012 Former shuttle astronaut Ed Lu is part of a five-person Safety Advisory Panel that has been formed to review SpaceX's launch vehicles, spacecraft and procedures. Image Credit: SpaceX
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has recently announced the formation of an independent safety advisory panel. The company has several space initiatives underway besides the Commercial […]
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By Jason Rhian, on April 3rd, 2012 SpaceX has been working to prepare the Dragon spacecraft seen here for its history-making flight to the International Space Station. To accomplish this NASA astronauts have been training on the spacecraft so as to get familiar with Dragon's operating systems. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com
NASA and Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) are […]
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By Jason Rhian, on March 29th, 2012 Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has announced the formation of a safety advisory board to assess the company's human space flight efforts. Photo Credit: Alan Walters / awaltersphoto.com
Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), the builder of the Falcon family of rockets and Dragon spacecraft, has announced the creation of a safety advisory panel for commercial, […]
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By Craig Covault, on March 16th, 2012 Dragon Spacecraft is depicted in orbit firing thrusters to rendezvous with the ISS, a scene SpaceX and NASA hope will take place April 30. Photo Credit: SpaceX
SpaceX is working to uncover routine man/machine interface issues between astronauts and its Dragon spacecraft. It is also pressing Falcon 9 rocket engine tests to prevent […]
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