SpaceX

On March 7 the SpaceX Grasshopper, a vertical takeoff and landing vehicle currently in development at the company’s McGregor, Texas, facility, completed a nearly 263-foot leap and hovered at that altitude for about 34 seconds before landing at the center of its launch pad. In addition to landing on its target, SpaceX said the Grasshopper’s […]

The first privately built spacecraft to travel to the International Space Station returned home on Thursday after successfully completing a historic mission that proved commercial firms can indeed take over duties that until now have been reserved for large governmental space agencies. Descending beneath three giant red-and-white parachutes, the SpaceX Dragon capsule ended its nine-day […]

The Dragon has achieved a major milestone, becoming the first commercial spacecraft to dock with the International Space Station.

Saturday’s launch attempt proved a successful one for the SpaceX Dragon.

After aborting Saturday’s scheduled launch because of a faulty engine valve, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket made a successful second attempt early Tuesday morning, shooting the Dragon cargo capsule into orbit for its historic attempt to become the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station. The Dragon – which has only entered orbit once […]

SpaceX is slated to launch its unmanned Dragon spacecraft to the international space station this weekend for what will mark the first time a commercial vehicle has made the trip, if all goes according to plan. Final preparations are currently under way at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Central Florida, where engineers are […]

The Dragon is one of a handful of spacecraft making waves in the pursuit of commercial space exploration.

SpaceX recently gave NASA astronauts their first real glimpse inside the craft that will eventually ferry them to and from space if the company’s bid to provide one of the first commercial space shuttles is successful. The prototype interior of the Dragon, a spacecraft that has already been awarded a $1.6 billion NASA contract to […]

The first launch of SpaceX‘s unmanned commercial cargo ship to the International Space Station has been delayed, officials confirmed on Friday. The company says it needs to conduct further testing on the spacecraft, known as the Dragon, and that consequently the launch, originally slated for Feb. 7, will not take place before late March. A […]