13 November 2020
NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission gets ready for launch tomorrow
...Human Exploration and Operation Mission Directorate. Crew-1 is SpaceX’s second crewed trip to the ISS - the first...human spaceflight system in history to be certified by NASA,” said SpaceX boss Elon Musk. “This is a great honor that inspires confidence...
12 April 2016
SpaceX booster back in port
... Air Force Station in December but roughly half of SpaceX's missions cannot return to land because of their speed... hangar for inspections. If it is in good enough condition, SpaceX hopes to test-fire the booster's nine Merlin engines multiple times...
29 April 2016
SpaceX Announces Plans for Mars Mission.
... system would be used to slow the spacecraft's descent through the Martian atmosphere and to land on the surface. SpaceX and NASA signed an amended agreement on April 25 and 26 respectively, which changes the original schedule to a mission-oriented...
30 September 2019
Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's massive new Starship
... Texas on Saturday. Musk has been giving regular updates on SpaceX’s ambitions over the years, but this time he had something... the ground. Mk 1 is currently equipped with three of SpaceX’s next generation Raptor engines at its base, however this could...
03 May 2021
NASA tells SpaceX to halt HLS development after protest by rivals
... the lunar surface in 2024, NASA has now instructed SpaceX to halt its progress following protests submitted by its rivals... funding amounting to $579 million, Dynetics: $253 million and SpaceX: $135 million. Bids tended by two other companies, Vivace ...
05 November 2021
Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX lunar lander contract
... to and from the International Space Station (ISS), only SpaceX’s Crew Dragon has made it to the orbital station, Boeing... respect the court’s judgment, and wish full success for NASA and SpaceX on the contract.” His rival, Musk, also took to Twitter ...
