SPACE: “Starman” Just Zipped Past Mars
Starman — the dummy riding a cherry-red Tesla Roadster through space — has made his closest approach ever to Mars. That electric convertible with its mannequin passenger bolted to the … Read more
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SPACE: SpaceX Could Launch Unmanned Mission to Mars in 2024
SpaceX is almost ready to start building a permanent human settlement on Mars with its massive Starship rocket. The private spaceflight company is on track to launch its first uncrewed … Read more
SpaceX to Test “Mars Colonizing Spaceship”
The next big leap for SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing Starship spacecraft appears to be right around the corner. Two full-size Starship prototypes, known as SN5 and SN6, recently performed 500-foot-high (150 meters) … Read more
They’re Baaack – SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down (Video)
Update 2:50 pm EDT: Everything went as planned, with SpaceX and NASA reporting a successful splashdown. The astronauts radioed in from inside the capsule that they were feeling good. A … Read more
A New Era of Human Spaceflight?
We’ve gotten our hopes up before. The success of NASA’s Apollo moon missions half a century ago, for example, made Mars seem very much within reach for human explorers. Indeed, … Read more
SpaceX’s 12,000 Starlink Satellites to Get Glare-Reducing ‘Sunshades’
SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites will soon sport an accessory to tamp down their surprising brightness. That brightness worries many astronomers, who say that the huge Starlink constellation could seriously disrupt … Read more
SPACE: NASA is Mad at Elon Musk
SpaceX has never flown a person into space in its Crew Dragon, its first crew-capable spacecraft. But already the company is showing off its much bigger, much shinier cousin: the … Read more
SPACE: Fly Me to the Moon
Well, here’s a bit of space news we weren’t expecting: Today, future Martian overlord and SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced that in 2018, the company will fly two private citizens … Read more
SpaceX Rocket Explodes On Launch Pad
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, meant to launch a satellite this weekend, exploded on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reports suggest the explosion occurred during a static fire test … Read more
News: Space X Success!
Company successfully lands reusable rocket onto a drone ship: “This was the fifth attempt in 15 months by SpaceX to land one of its rocket boosters on a drone ship; … Read more