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Officials from the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) and the American space agency say that the private space mission which was supposed to launch to the International Space Station on February 7 has again been delayed, this time to at least March 20.
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3 February 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) is currently getting ready to launch its second Dragon unmanned space capsule to orbit, this time on a mission to attempt a dock with the International Space Station (ISS). This will be Dragon's second flight ever.
Engineers with the comp... |
24 January 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Officials from the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce that they have decided to delay the launch of the Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery system and the unmanned Dragon space capsule, originally scheduled for February 7.
The combo was to be the first privately-built ... |
17 January 2012
05:14 GMT |
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Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will launch its next rocket into low-Earth orbit on February 7, 2012. The flight was originally scheduled to take place this December, but technical glitches and other delays forced the company to postpone it.
SpaceX is developing the... |
10 December 2011
04:50 GMT |
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Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announced recently that it planned to extend its Florida-based operations, by adding new hangars to its facility.
The goal of the move is to ensure that all customer payloads and contracts are prepared for flight very fast. The extensio... |
1 December 2011
05:50 GMT |
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Engineers at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) have just delivered their second unmanned Dragon space capsule to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), in Florida.
The spacecraft is scheduled to go out on another test flight for the NASA Commercial Crew Develo... |
25 October 2011
20:01 GMT |
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When the Falcon 9 rocket carried the unmanned Dragon space capsule to space last December, representatives from Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) were delighted about their success. However, they are now admitting that the delivery system suffered a glitch during the flight.
Until now, Falcon 9 f... |
13 September 2011
05:49 GMT |
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Mankind's very survival is entirely dependent on us colonizing other planets and moons, officials at Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) believe. To that end, they are intent on constructing a spacecraft that can fly to Mars.The researchers say that their Dragon unmann... |
4 August 2011
08:50 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they have technically agreed to allow Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) to merge its final two planned test spaceflights into a single mission.SpaceX is one of the main beneficiaries of the NASA Commercial Orbital Trans... |
26 July 2011
03:09 GMT |
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Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) has recently taken a major step in developing its new heavy-lift delivery system, which is called Falcon Heavy. On Wednesday, July 13, it broke ground at the rocket's future launch site. The site is now called Space Launch Complex 4-East (... |
14 July 2011
03:45 GMT |
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Officials at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) have brought Herndon, Virginia-based Valador Inc. to court, over claims the latter made that the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experienced a malfunction during its second flight. Valador Inc. and its vice president, Joe Fragola,... |
22 June 2011
10:04 GMT |
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The highly-successful rocket tests that engineers at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) managed to conclude last years did not go by without notice. The company has just signed a contract with an Asian satellite operator for a mid-2013 launch.The new Thaicom 6 telecomm... |
14 June 2011
04:28 GMT |
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With the inevitable retirement of the American space shuttle this summer, the United States will be left without any means of putting people or cargo in low-Earth orbit. This is why authorities are now starting to urge private spaceship builders to step up and fill the void left behind by the orbiters. Discovery alre... |
14 April 2011
04:14 GMT |
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Two private space companies signed an agreement yesterday, February 6, that draws the major guidelines for a new cooperative program. The corporations are planning to rely on each other to launch a robot to the Moon by as soon as December 2013. Astrobotic Technology is the company that will develop and construct the ... |
7 February 2011
04:32 GMT |
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At the end of last year, the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) became the first private company to achieve orbital insertion around Earth. After writing history, the corporation is now looking ahead towards the future.The groundbreaking moment the company has been waiting... |
19 January 2011
11:00 GMT |
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The Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) last week became the first private company to achieve a stable orbital flight, atmospheric reentry, and capsule recovery. Now, its leaders announce big plans for the future. Since it was first founded, back in 2002, the corporation ha... |
14 December 2010
05:53 GMT |
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Officials at the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce that they have aborted the first December 8 launch attempt of their new unmanned space capsule, called Dragon. The spacecraft was supposed to take off at 9:06 am EST (1406 GMT) from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station ... |
8 December 2010
10:43 GMT |
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Officials at the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announced that they will be delaying the maiden flight of the unmanned Dragon space capsule to December 9 at the earliest.The decision was made following concerns about one of the engine nozzles on the Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery systems, which en... |
7 December 2010
02:44 GMT |
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Officials with the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce that they were successful on Saturday, December 4, in conducting a planned static test fire of their second Falcon 9 rocket.The test was critical for allowing the medium-lift delivery system to take the Dragon unmanned space capsule to lo... |
6 December 2010
02:51 GMT |
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A static test fire of the nine engines powering the Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery system that is supposed to take the unmanned Dragon capsule to space on December 7 has failed yesterday, December 3.
Officials at Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), the company that developed both the rocket and th... |
4 December 2010
04:29 GMT |
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Today, December 3, the private company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will be broadcasting a webcast showing a critical static test fire of the engines on its Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery system. This assessment is of critical important for the company, which is currently getting ready to launch... |
3 December 2010
05:16 GMT |
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About a week from now, Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will conduct the first flight test of the Falcon 9/Dragon space system, as stated in a contract it signed with the American space agency.Under the $1.3 billion contract, the company needs to conduct the first demo f... |
1 December 2010
10:47 GMT |
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Officials at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) are ecstatic to announce that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently approved their spacecraft reentry license.What this means is that Dragon space capsule that the company is developing under an agreement ... |
23 November 2010
04:51 GMT |
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The planned November 20 launch of the Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery system carrying the Dragon unmanned space capsule has been delayed by more than two weeks, to December 7, announce officials from the private company that constructed the two spacecrafts. Under a contract with NASA, Hawthorne, California-based Space ... |
10 November 2010
03:48 GMT |
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Officials at a private space company announce that the proposed launch data for their first cargo capsule flight has been pushed back to November 18. The spacecraft will fly to space about a medium-lift delivery system.The company, called Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), made the announcement three days ago. ... |
26 October 2010
02:27 GMT |
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Officials at Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce that they are now targeting a new launch date for the Dragon space capsule. Originally, the technology demonstrator spacecraft was supposed to launch aboard a Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery system on October 23, ... |
24 September 2010
18:01 GMT |
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Engineers at the private spaceflight company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announced that they were able to pass a key test this Wednesday, when they fueled the second Falcon 9 rocket the group built.SpaceX is under contract with NASA to develop capabilities that would ensure uninterrupted ... |
18 September 2010
02:56 GMT |
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According to officials at Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), preparations are already underway for modifying the Falcon 9 medium-lift delivery systems for a new spaceflight. Following the successful launch of the private rocket this June, experts at the company are now targeting an October launch date for a sec... |
8 September 2010
03:09 GMT |
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At 2:45 pm EDT (1845 GMT) yesterday, June 5, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Corporation made history, when it launched its commercial Falcon 9 delivery system. After months of glitches, delays and waiting for approvals, engineers at the Hawthorne, California-based company were able to send the rocket into sp... |
5 June 2010
04:13 GMT |
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In the words of some space industry analysts, the successful launch of the Falcon 9 rocket may change everything for the United States. Currently the top power in space, the country could easily lose its leading role in the near future, if appropriate measures are not taken immediately. With the planned retirement of... |
5 June 2010
04:11 GMT |
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The Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) was yesterday night the scene of an important rocket launch. The United States Air Force (USAF) managed to hurl into space its newest Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, which is the first of a new series of advanced devices, planned to improve the service considera... |
28 May 2010
07:02 GMT |
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Officials at Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce that the first launch of their new, medium-lift delivery system will take place no early than June 2. Over the past few weeks, the launch date for the Falcon 9 rocket has been slipping continuously, even though the company is un... |
27 May 2010
06:02 GMT |
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Officials at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce that they have set a launch date for their new medium-lift rocket, Falcon 9. The delivery system is now scheduled to take off on May 28, from a launch facility at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), in Florida. The... |
21 May 2010
03:04 GMT |
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Representatives of Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce that they plan to push ahead with their scheduled rocket launch this month. The company has yet to receive the final approval of a critical system, but officials say they are confident this will not delay the maiden flight... |
8 May 2010
03:58 GMT |
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Although officials at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) told the media that they were aiming for an April 12 launch date for their new, commercial space vehicle, it would now appear that the Falcon 9 medium-lift rocket is targeted for a May 8 lift-off. The new delay is due to the... |
6 April 2010
03:15 GMT |
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Officials from Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce that their Falcon 9 medium-class delivery system has successfully completed its first test fire. The rocket is currently being prepared for its maiden flight on Launch Complex 40, at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS... |
16 March 2010
04:06 GMT |
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Officials at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) announce that they have canceled a planned, 3.5-second test burn of their new medium-lift rocket, the Falcon 9. The rocket, which sits atop a Florida launch pad, experienced a small, unspecified glitch, and engineers decided to ... |
11 March 2010
01:43 GMT |
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The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) is making considerable headway in its efforts to launch its first medium-lift rocket later this year. The Falcon 9 prototype, which rests on Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Base (CCAFS), in Florida, was brought to life for the first time on Fri... |
4 March 2010
03:52 GMT |
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Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announces that its medium-lift delivery system, the Falcon 9, is currently undergoing final preparations at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. The rocket is one of the designs in which the American administration has placed great confi... |
23 February 2010
11:10 GMT |
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Representatives at the private company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announce that their delivery vehicle, the Falcon 9, has finally been integrated at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida. Located just a few miles away from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), the facility will be the primary launch... |
18 February 2010
06:48 GMT |
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Officials at the private spaceflight company Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) have recently announced that all the hardware components needed to launch the first full rocket into orbit have arrived at the launch pad. The take-off is scheduled to take place sometime in the spring, although no official launch da... |
11 February 2010
07:01 GMT |
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As NASA is getting ready to retire its space shuttle fleet, later this year, its ability to put astronauts in orbit will all but disappear. The agency will be able to continue using Russian-built Soyuz space capsules to get its crew members on the International Space Station (ISS), but will have no orbital capabiliti... |
8 January 2010
02:35 GMT |
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The private space company Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has officially requested a February 2, 2010, launch window for its new Falcon 9 delivery system. The announcement has been made by the US Air Force's 45th Space Wing, which has recently released a launch-range forecast for the Cape Can... |
3 November 2009
02:09 GMT |
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SpaceX is one of the largest and most successful private space companies, having already performed a number of launches on vehicles designed by its own experts. The Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Corporation is based in Hawthorne, California, and it plans to conduct the new test flight no later than the end ... |
26 September 2009
03:24 GMT |
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Citizens in the neighborhood of SpaceX's McGregor Test Facility in Texas have hopefully calmed down by now, following the panic stirred Saturday night. They must have been assured that no war, Sun explosion or alien invasion was in place at the time, as some appear to have believed. In fact, the reaction was cau... |
25 November 2008
07:51 GMT |
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Following a recent invitation-only conference held at its own headquarters in Hawthorne, California, and attended by nearly 50 experts from different fields and institutions, the Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) company hopes to find enough important customers interested in purchasing their DragonLab reusable ... |
10 November 2008
09:23 GMT |
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Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, commonly known as SpaceX, represents a space-transportation startup company founded in 2002, which has the goal to improve the cost and reliability of space travel. The Falcon 9 represents a stage of development that uses a multi-engine rocket in order to create a heavy-lif... |
31 January 2008
02:26 GMT |
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