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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.
SpaceX is working t... |
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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At a site in California, construction works are already on their way on a new production facility that will assemble Stratolaunch Systems' massive carrier aircraft. The company is building an aircraft/rocket combo similar to what Virgin Galactic is currently using.
The design calls for the creation of one of t... |
24 January 2012
05:28 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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Officials from the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) say that the upcoming flight to be conducted by the Dragon space capsule to the International Space Station will feature deployable solar arrays attached to the spacecraft for the very first time.
Granted, the upcoming flight will only be the sec... |
9 January 2012
02:55 GMT |
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Next month will see an unprecedented event going on on the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts living and working there will receive the first visit ever from a privately-built spacecraft, the Dragon capsule designed by Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX).
The company is un... |
6 January 2012
05:59 GMT |
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Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen pledged some $200 million of his own wealth for founding and funding Stratolaunch Systems, a new commercial space venture that will transport cargo and tourists to low-Earth orbit.
In order to get things off the ground, he partnered with innovative aerospace engineer Burt Rutan and Pa... |
14 December 2011
05:45 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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The American space agency announces that it has approved the preliminary design review (PDR) that the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) carried out on its proposed Launch Abort System (LAS). Building the system can now move to its hardware phase.
An LAS is a system that space agencies and spacecr... |
29 October 2011
03:51 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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A press release from the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) indicates that the company has just finished a preliminary design review (PDR) of its DragonRider launch abort system (LAS). The new design is different from any other of its kind.
Over the past couple of years, SpaceX has distanced itself... |
21 October 2011
02:41 GMT |
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According to the American space agency, the two main competitors for resupplying the International Space Station (ISS) with proprietary spacecraft and rockets are now falling further behind schedule. A total of four companies are receiving NASA funds for this work, but two of them lead the way.
The current NASA fl... |
15 October 2011
04:08 GMT |
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Russian Federal Space Agency (RosCosmos) officials never stated that the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will not be allowed to dock its Dragon space capsule to the International Space Station, representatives from NASA said recently.
While this is how the Western media interpreted the announc... |
10 October 2011
06:56 GMT |
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Officials at the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) announce plans to augment their rocket and space capsule ranges with the world's first fully-reusable delivery system. The rocket would be able to deliver its cargo, and then return to land vertically near its launch pad.
In addition to the... |
1 October 2011
06:41 GMT |
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At an industry forum that took place on Friday, September 16, officials at the American space agency again emphasized their need for new spacecraft, capable of reaching the International Space Station (ISS) with both cargo and astronauts.
At this time, NASA is already engaged in efforts to ensure that this will h... |
20 September 2011
02:41 GMT |
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According to a statement quoted by the Russian news site RIA Novosti, it would appear that Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) will not be allowed to dock its Dragon unmanned space capsule to the International Space Station (ISS) this year.
The company wanted to launch the spacecraft aboard its Fal... |
19 September 2011
06:01 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 and the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) are considering the possibility of developing a joint mission to search for signs of life on Mars.
The endeavor could be called Red Dragon, as it would be headed towards the Red Planet, a... |
1 August 2011
02:37 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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In the effort to develop future commercial spacecraft, and to reduce the gap the United States will experience in human spaceflight capability, NASA has turned to the private sector. In a new report, officials at the agency are pleased to announce that all partners reached their respective milestones.Developing comme... |
29 June 2011
10:48 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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Officials with the Seattle, Washington-based company Andrews Space announce that they were finally able to deliver the first in a series of four critical components to Virginia-based Orbital Sciences Corporation (OSC). The latter will use the device for its Cygnus spacecraft.OSC is one of the companies involved with ... |
11 May 2011
05:58 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they will provide a $200 million research fund for the development of studies dealing with the creation of orbital refueling stations. Such structures are truly important if we are to move forward in space exploration. These stations could be critical for future mi... |
10 May 2011
02:34 GMT |
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According to a recent statement made by Russian officials, the country will not issue the necessary approvals for the Dragon space capsule to dock to the International Space Station, unless all security and reliability demands are thoroughly satisfied. The Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Co... |
26 April 2011
10:04 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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Whereas the first Space Race was a direct competition between the world's two largest superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, the second one, currently just beginning, will be a confrontation of private entities. Mirroring the international system, where the role of states is dwindling, and that of ... |
11 April 2011
09:00 GMT |
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The space industry became much more interesting yesterday, following an announcement that a private company would build the largest commercial space rocket yet. The Falcon Heavy will have the most similar capabilities with the Saturn rocket of any other delivery system in existence today.The announcement was made on ... |
6 April 2011
02:22 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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Officials at the American space agency announce that the organization has just received a funding boost of $40 million. The money are designed to support the Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program that NASA has set up for the private spaceflight industry.While Congress has yet to approved the relea... |
13 January 2011
03:45 GMT |
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According to officials from the European Space Agency (ESA) and European governments, it would appear that no consensus has been achieved among Member States to support the functioning of the International Space Station (ISS) beyond 2015, until 2020.NASA proposed that the life span of the orbital facility be extended... |
30 December 2010
02:54 GMT |
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Officials at the American space agency announce that they have just concluded a test firing for a new rocket motor, that will go on a delivery system currently being built by a private corporation.
The liquid-fueled AJ26 rocket engine was developed to power-up the Taurus II rocket, which is being constructed by Vi... |
18 December 2010
06:59 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 Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technology Corporation (SpaceX) announce big plans for their Dragon space capsule, which made its maiden flight on December 8.
The spacecraft is the first privately-built and owned capsule to launch to space aboard a private rocket, demonstrate orbital... |
11 December 2010
05:01 GMT |
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Officials at the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) are ecstatic over the successful completion of the maiden voyage of their unmanned Dragon space capsule. Developed to act as a lifeline to crews aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the capsule was took off yesterday for the first time from... |
9 December 2010
04:05 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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One of the first private space capsules to be developed in the United States has been programmed to launch in early November, announce representatives of its manufacturer. The Dragon spacecraft will blast off atop a Falcon 9 delivery system. Both instruments are being developed by Hawthorne, California-based company ... |
12 October 2010
02:53 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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