Tag: commercial-space
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From drugs to fruit flies: What SpaceX took to the International Space Station
SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket during the CRS-11 resupply mission on June 3. (SpaceX Photo) SpaceX impressed the world yet again last week with a flawless ground landing of the Falcon 9 rocket and the fact that it became the first commercial space company to send a vehicle, the Dragon cargo capsule, into orbit…
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Prince gets a shout-out as reused SpaceX Dragon capsule links up with space station
What do Prince and SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule, freshly arrived at the International Space Station, have in common? NASA astronaut Jack Fischer referred to the late musician today after he and his crewmates used the station’s robotic arm to latch onto the Dragon for its berthing at 6:52 a.m. PT. The robotic spacecraft, which was launched…
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Photos: Falcon 9 rocket takes flight in 100th launch from pad 39A
Catching a break from nearby thunderstorms, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soared through mostly cloudy skies into space Saturday on the 100th launch from historic pad 39A in Florida, sending a fresh batch of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station. The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) launcher took off at 5:07:38 p.m. EDT (2107:38 GMT) from…
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SpaceX launches its first refurbished Dragon cargo ship to the space station
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Florida. (NASA TV) SpaceX took one more step in its campaign for rocket reusability today by sending a previously flown Dragon cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station for the first time. If all goes well, it should mark the first space station rendezvous for a reused spaceship since…
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Reused Dragon cargo capsule launched on journey to space station
Credit: SpaceX A refurbished robotic Dragon spaceship rocketed into orbit from Florida on Saturday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher, hauling nearly 6,000 pounds of crew provisions and biological, astrophysics and space technology experiments on a two-day trip to the International Space Station. The unpiloted capsule soared into a late afternoon sky from launch pad…
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SpaceX rocket again set for station delivery after scientists swap mice, fruit flies
The Falcon 9 rocket is raised at launch pad 39A early Saturday for a second launch attempt. Credit: Spaceflight Now A Falcon 9 rocket is again standing upright on launch pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after ground teams lowered the booster Friday to swap out mice heading to the International Space…
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Watch a replay of the Falcon 9 launch with Dragon
The launch of a commercial Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship on a supply run to the International Space Station. Liftoff from launch complex 39A occurred at 5:07pm EDT (2107 GMT) on June 3, 2017. This is a replay of the NASA Television live coverage.
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Ariane 5 succeeds in launch of two high-value communications satellites
Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – G. Barbaste A pair of ViaSat and Eutelsat communications satellites — one to broadcast unparalleled high-speed Internet from space, and another to connect the Asia-Pacific — streaked into space Thursday from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket, setting records for the heaviest and most valuable…
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SpaceShipTwo’s test flight makes a splash
A long contrail extends behind Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity rocket plane as it releases about 1,000 pounds of water from a ballast tank. (Virgin Galactic Photo) Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane took another step toward lighting up its engine in flight today, by simulating the shift in its weight with water instead of rocket fuel.…
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Live coverage: SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with SpaceX’s 11th operational Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.