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NASA Sets Date for Historic SpaceX Astronaut Launch

The prospect of piloting a spacecraft through the edge of the atmosphere holds a sense of wonder for many with a passion for aviation. We now have the ability to come closer to a planned mission than ever: NASA has set the date for the historic launch of the crewed SpaceX mission utilizing the Dragon […]

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SpaceX Crew Dragon Takes Another Step Toward Flying Astronauts

Hawthorne, California-based SpaceX inched one step closer to bringing astronauts to space this weekend as it completed a test of the in-flight launch escape capabilities of its Crew Dragon. The Crew Dragon test flight, which launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, atop SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, showed the spaceship’s “ability to separate from Falcon 9 and […]

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Iridium Completes Constellation Replacement

It’s official. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday, delivering the final 10 Iridium Next satellites to low earth orbit. All have successfully communicated with the Iridium Satellite Network Operations Center. This was the eighth and final launch for Iridium, which included 75 new satellites deployed over […]

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Elon Musk Wants SpaceX’s Rockets to Take People Around the World

“I can’t think of anything more exciting than going out there and being among the stars,” Elon Musk told the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia, on Thursday. The SpaceX CEO and lead designer was the keynote speaker and presented the latest on his push for “Making Life Multiplanetary,” of which the ultimate goal […]

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Elon Musk Details His Vision for a Martian City

South African-born physicist and entrepreneur Elon Musk presented details of the Martian colony he conceived more than four years ago in a new article published by New Space. In “Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species,” Musk, developer of the Tesla electric automobile and currently CEO of SpaceX, explains what’s needed “for future manned trips to other […]

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SpaceX Set to Launch Final Inmarsat Global Xpress Satellite

Arguably the most exciting aspect of SpaceX’s most recent launch was watching the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket return to Landing Zone 1 (especially with the split-screen footage). Unfortunately, Monday night’s SpaceX launch won’t feature that same excitement, because this Falcon 9 rocket won’t have enough fuel to make a return trip. That’s […]

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SpaceX Says It Will Send Tourists Around the Moon

SpaceX this week unveiled a bold plan to send two private citizens around the moon by the end of next year. CEO Elon Musk told reporters Monday that the paying customers would “do a long loop around the moon” aboard one of SpaceX’s Dragon 2 capsules. The company plans to use its Falcon Heavy rocket, […]

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Aireon Launch Begins New Era for Satellite-Based Aircraft Surveillance

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday placed the first 10 Iridium Next satellites into low-Earth orbit, each with an Aerion cargo package carrying an ADS-B receiver. The launch represents the first successful effort in space to create Aireon’s global ADS-B-based aircraft-tracking system expected to be operational by the […]

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SpaceX Readies for First Launch Since Falcon 9 Explosion

Update: High winds and rain at Vandenberg Air Force Base caused SpaceX to cancel Monday’s mission, according to Iridium. The launch is now scheduled for January 14 at 9:54 a.m. PST. After completing its investigation into the explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in September, it appears SpaceX is ready to resume launches. The private […]

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Iridium Hopeful SpaceX Launches Will Resume Soon

Iridium isn’t sure when SpaceX will be ready to launch the company’s Iridium Next satellites following the explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket on September 1 in Florida, but the company is moving swiftly forward to offer business aviation new airborne hardware that will enable subscribers to take advantage of the new constellation’s faster data […]

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