SpaceX Dragon all set for its 11th resupply mission to space station
The 230-foot-tall SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a Dragon spacecraft, is scheduled to lift off at 5:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, June 1 (3.25 a.m Friday India time) from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the US space agency said.
May 31, 2017, 12:29 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon becomes the delivery boy; to supply equipment, research to ISS
It will lift into orbit carrying crew supplies, equipment and scientific research to crewmembers aboard the ISS.
May 20, 2017, 17:38 PM IST
SpaceX launches Inmarsat communications satellite atop Falcon 9 rocket
The Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite, built by Boeing, lifted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 7.21 PM (2321 GMT) Monday, May 15.
May 16, 2017, 09:05 AM IST
SpaceX all set for Falcon 9/Inmarsat-5 F4 satellite launch today
The Inmarsat-5 satellite, weighing in at nearly 13,500 pounds (6,123.4 kgs), atop the rocket, will blast off from SpaceX’s seaside Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 7:21 p.m. EDT (or 23:21 UTC) Monday, May 15.
May 15, 2017, 12:23 PM IST
SpaceX launches its first 'secretive' satellite for the US government!
No details were made public about the payload, known only as NROL-76, which was first announced last year.
May 01, 2017, 19:52 PM IST
SpaceX postpones 'secretive' US military launch for 24 hours
Due to a sensor issue, SpaceX on Sunday has postponed the launch of a secretive US governmnent payload untill Monday.
Apr 30, 2017, 18:23 PM IST
SpaceX scheduled to make its first military launch on Sunday!
SpaceX in 2014 filed suit against the US Air Force, saying it unfairly awarded billions of dollars to a single company for national security launches.
Apr 29, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
Extra portion of SpaceX rocket recovered from launch
Shortly after the main section of SpaceX’s first recycled Falcon 9 booster landed itself on a platform in the ocean, half of the rocket’s nosecone, which protected a communications satellite during launch, splashed down via parachute nearby.
Apr 01, 2017, 09:33 AM IST
SpaceX makes history by launching its 'used' Falcon 9 rocket and bringing it back to Earth
The two-stage rocket, carrying a communications satellite into orbit for Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES, blasted off at 6:37 p.m. EDT (4:07 a.m. Indian time) from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Mar 31, 2017, 09:53 AM IST
Testing cost-cutting model, SpaceX to relaunch Falcon 9 rocket
Elon Musk's SpaceX is aiming to make history in space industry as it plans to relaunch its used Falcon 9 rocket at 6:37 pm EDT on Thursday.
Mar 30, 2017, 21:11 PM IST
SpaceX set for Numero Uno recycled rocket launch
The goal of the launch, scheduled for 6:27 pm (2227 GMT) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, is to send a communications satellite for Luxembourg-based company SES into a distant orbit.
Mar 30, 2017, 11:30 AM IST
SpaceX working with NASA to identify Mars landing sites for Red Dragon spacecraft
We are working with scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and elsewhere, have identified several potential landing sites, including one that looks particularly promising, SpaceNews quoted SpaceX's Paul Wooster as saying.
Mar 21, 2017, 16:20 PM IST
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft returns to Earth with Pacific Ocean splashdown
The Dragon cargo craft returned to the Earth with approximately 3,600 pounds of science experiments and other gear from space station.
Mar 20, 2017, 10:04 AM IST
SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft all set to leave space station on Sunday!
After delivering about 5,500 pounds of cargo, the SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is all set to leave the International Space Station (ISS) and return to Earth on Sunday, March 19.
Mar 18, 2017, 23:08 PM IST
SpaceX's EchoStar mission takes flight from historical NASA launch pad! - Watch video
Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, and conducting business around the globe, EchoStar Corporation is global provider of satellite communication solutions.
Mar 16, 2017, 14:08 PM IST
SpaceX postpones launch of Falcon 9 rocket/EchoStar satellite; next attempt on Thursday
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket was to deliver EchoStar XXIII, a commercial communications satellite for EchoStar Corporation, to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO).
Mar 14, 2017, 12:23 PM IST
SpaceX's tourist trip will allow visitors to travel around moon next year – Read story
The launch of the first privately funded tourist flight beyond the orbit of the International Space Station is tentatively targeted for late 2018
Feb 28, 2017, 09:32 AM IST
SpaceX Dargon cargo vehicle finally docks with International Space Station
SpaceX Dargon spacecraft carrying an unmanned cargo ship packed with food and supplies for astronauts has safely arrived at International Space Station on Thursday.
Feb 23, 2017, 19:10 PM IST
SpaceX Dragon cargo craft to dock with space station today
SpaceX Dragon cargo craft's rendezvous to the space station was aborted early Wednesday morning after the spacecraft’s computers received an incorrect navigational update, triggering an automatic wave off.
Feb 23, 2017, 10:42 AM IST
SpaceX aborts approach to International Space Station, cargo delivery delayed
SpaceX has delayed its shipment to the International Space Station on Wednesday due to a navigation error and following an otherwise flawless flight from NASA's historic moon pad.
Feb 22, 2017, 19:03 PM IST
