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February 10, 2018

What's next for SpaceX? Washington (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 - In successfully sending the world's most powerful rocket into space, SpaceX founder Elon Musk has pulled off yet another spectacular gamble. The question now is what's next for SpaceX and the space industry following the launch of Musk's Tesla roadster into space aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket? - Satellites - Falcon Heavy can launch far heavier payloads than other rockets - more than ... more World's biggest rocket soars toward Mars after perfect launch Cape Canaveral (AFP) Feb 7, 2018 - The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla Roadster toward an orbit near Mars. Screams and cheers erupted at mission control in Cape Canaveral, Florida as the massive rocket fired its 27 engines and rumbled into the blue sky over the same NASA launchpad that served as a b ... more Elon Musk, visionary Tesla and SpaceX founder San Francisco (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 - From cars to rockets, Elon Musk dreams big. On Tuesday, the South African-born entrepreneur combined both of those passions, blasting one of his Tesla electric cars into space aboard his own rocket. It was the latest feat for the 46-year-old Silicon Valley billionaire who has been hailed as a leading innovator and visionary. Born in Pretoria, on June 28, 1971, the son of an engineer ... more SpaceX launches world's most powerful rocket toward Mars Cape Canaveral, Feb 6, 2018 (AFP) - - The world's most powerful rocket, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, blasted off Tuesday on its highly anticipated maiden test flight, carrying CEO Elon Musk's cherry red Tesla roadster to an orbit near Mars. Screams and cheers erupted at Cape Canaveral, Florida as the massive rocket fired its 27 engines and rumbled into the blue sky over the same NASA launchpad that served as a base for the US missio ... more Elon Musk is launching a Tesla into space - here's how SpaceX will do it Sydney, Australia (The Conversation) Feb 06, 2018 - Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket is scheduled for launch on February 6, and the entire space industry is watching with anticipation. What is so special about this rocket? This vehicle will be the first of its kind, the world's most powerful launch vehicle and targeting an unprecedented level of reusability. The launch has been delayed on numerous occasions since 2013, but if the miss ... more SpaceX poised to launch 'world's most powerful rocket' Miami (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 - SpaceX is poised for the first test launch Tuesday of its Falcon Heavy, which aims to become the world's most powerful rocket in operation, capable of reaching the Moon or Mars some day. The launch, scheduled for 1:30 pm (1830 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is the most ambitious yet for SpaceX, and has been hailed by industry experts as a game-changer because of its potential to propel t ... more Genius or joker: Elon Musk flamethrowers spark controversy Washington (AFP) Feb 1, 2018 - After raising $1 million by hawking baseball caps, the visionary entrepreneur behind electric carmaker Tesla and private space firm SpaceX says he's set the market alight with his latest idea. Elon Musk announced on his Twitter account Thursday that he has sold out 20,000 flamethrowers, which he joked are useful against a "zombie apocalypse," at $500 each over about five days. He did not ... more SpaceX blasts off Luxembourg government satellite Miami (AFP) Jan 31, 2018 - SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership between the government of Luxembourg and the satellite operator SES. The prime minister and deputy prime minister of Luxembourg were in Florida for the launch, along with the prince and princess of Luxembourg, SpaceX said. "There you saw a successful liftoff of the Falcon 9, ... more Falcon Heavy rocket ready for fueling, static fire test Washington (UPI) Jan 24, 2018 - SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket - the self-proclaimed "most powerful rocked in the world" - is preparing to conduct a static fire test on Wednesday afternoon. The static test will feature the ignition of all 27 engines at once. The engine test must prove successful before the aerospace company can proceed with the inaugural test flight of Falcon Heavy, originally scheduled for late Janua ... more SpaceX says rocket worked fine as spy satellite reported lost Miami (AFP) Jan 09, 2018 - A SpaceX rocket worked fine in its weekend launch of a secretive government satellite, named Zuma, the company said Tuesday after reports the payload did not make it into orbit. "For clarity: after review of all data to date, Falcon 9 did everything correctly on Sunday night," said Gwynne Shotwell, president and chief operating officer of California-based SpaceX. "If we or others fin ... more

Dragon space truck set for departure from Space Station Washington DC (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 - After delivering more than 4,800 pounds of science and supplies to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the orbiting laboratory on Saturday, Jan. 13. NASA will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 4:30 a.m. EST. On Friday, Jan. 12, flight controllers will use the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Dragon from the Ear ... more

Elon Musk shares new photos of Falcon Heavy Rocket Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2017 - SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket is almost fully assembled, and Elon Musk has the pictures to prove it. On Wednesday, SpaceX's founder shared a series of images of the company's biggest rocket on Twitter. The images showcase the new rocket from a trio of angles. SpaceX touts the Falcon Heavy as the "world's most powerful rocket." Musk captioned the photos: "Falcon Heavy at the ... more

In first, SpaceX launches recycled rocket and spaceship Miami (AFP) Dec 15, 2017 - For the first time, SpaceX on Friday blasted off both a rocket and a cargo ship that have flown before, a step forward in the company's goal to lower the cost of spaceflight. After the launch, the California-based company headed by Internet tycoon Elon Musk landed its rocket booster upright on solid ground at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX has now managed to return 20 of its rocket boos ... more

SpaceX's Elon Musk to launch his own car into deep space Miami (AFP) Dec 6, 2017 - SpaceX confirmed Wednesday its CEO Elon Musk plans to blast his cherry red electric car off toward the Red Planet when the company's Falcon Heavy rocket launches for the first time next month. Many wondered if Musk was joking last week when he tweeted his plans for the Falcon Heavy's inaugural payload to be his "midnight cherry Tesla Roadster playing Space Oddity," the classic song by the la ... more

SpaceX postpones launch of secretive Zuma mission Miami (AFP) Nov 17, 2017 - SpaceX on Thursday postponed the launch of a secretive US government payload known as Zuma, a mission whose nature - and the agency behind it - is a mystery. "We have decided to stand down and take a closer look at data from recent fairing testing for another customer," SpaceX said in a statement issued late Thursday about two hours before the planned launch window was to open. The fairin ... more

SpaceX launches Korean satellite, sticks rocket landing Miami (AFP) Oct 30, 2017 - SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Monday carrying a South Korean communications satellite to boost broadband coverage for southeast Asia and the Middle East, and stuck its 19th rocket landing in two years. The tall, white rocket roared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral, Florida at 3:34 pm (1934 GMT), propelling Koreasat-5A toward a geostationary orbit some 22,000 miles (36,000 kilometers ... more

SpaceX launches, lands recycled rocket Miami (AFP) Oct 11, 2017 - SpaceX on Wednesday launched a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it successfully on an ocean platform, as part of its ongoing effort to recycle costly rocket components. On a clear autumn evening at 6:53 pm (2253 GMT), the tall, white Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying the Echostar 105/SES-11 satellite. "Couldn't be more perfect weather for ... more

Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With NASA Science Experiments Washington DC (SPX) Sep 19, 2017 - SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 10:14 a.m. EDT, southwest of Long Beach, California, and the recovery process is underway, marking the end of the company's twelfth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and International Space St ... more

45th Space Wing carries out successful launch while Irma looms off coast Patrick AFB FL (SPX) Sep 07, 2017 - Less than one year after Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, took a hit from Hurricane Matthew, the Sharks once again found themselves in a similar situation with one major twist. This time as Hurricane Irma barred down on the Florida coast Sept. 7, the 45th Space Wing had a launch to perform. SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch vehicle was due for its first flight with the Air Force's X-37B Orbital Tes ... more

Kacific selects SpaceX to provide launch service Port Vila, Vanuatu (SPX) Sep 05, 2017 - Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has selected SpaceX as the launch provider for its Kacific-1 satellite, which is being built by The Boeing Company. Kacific-1 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a two-stage orbit-class rocket designed from the ground-up for maximum reliability and reusability. "SpaceX has a breadth of vision that appeals to us," says Christian Patourau ... more

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