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Blue Origin and SpaceX among winners of NASA exploration technology contracts
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — NASA announced Sept. 27 the award of more than $40 million in contracts to 14 companies, including Blue Origin and SpaceX, to develop technologies that can support NASA’s long-term exploration plans. The awards, with a total value of $43.2 million, are the fourth in a series of “Tipping Point” contracts from NASA’s …
European Space Agency satellite changed course to avoid SpaceX craft
The ESA Aeolus Earth observation satellite fired its thrusters as part of a “collision avoidance maneuver,” according to a statement from ESA. In its original path lay a satellite owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX that is part of the company’s Starlink system, which aims to set up a constellation of thousands of satellites capable of …
‘Starhopper’: SpaceX engine testbed makes minute-long jump
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch the video of Starhopper making its 150m-high jump The American rocket company SpaceX conducted a successful flight of its “Starhopper” testbed on Tuesday. The vehicle lifted 150m into the air, moved sideways and then gently put itself back down onto the ground. Starhopper is part of …
NASA news: Apollo can’t take us to the Moon but Elon Musk and SpaceX can | Science | News
NASA landed the first man on the Moon 50 years ago this year, on July 20, 1969. The incredible achievement of the Apollo space programme saw three men fly the world’s most powerful rocket – the Saturn V – into space. But half-a-century later, long after the Cold War space race has ended, NASA is no longer …
SpaceX flies Starship prototype rocket Starhopper for the first time
SpaceX’s prototype rocket “Starhopper” flies for the first time on a short flight, which saw the rocket launch and land. @elonmusk | gif by @thesheetztweetz SpaceX on Thursday launched and landed its “Starhopper” rocket in its first flight, a short test that saw the company take a notable step forward in its development of a …
Leaky component led to SpaceX explosion
Image copyright SpaceX Image caption The Crew Dragon is designed to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) A leaky component may have been to blame for the dramatic explosion of a SpaceX capsule during testing in April. No one was hurt in the ground test at Cape Canaveral in Florida, but the failure …
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk & Raptor engine make surprise visit to Florida Starship
While on the East Coast for Falcon Heavy’s third launch, also described as SpaceX’s most difficult launch yet, CEO Elon Musk dropped by the company’s Florida Starship campus and recorded a small acceptance speech for his 2019 Stephen Hawking Medal. On the very same day, at the very same site, a lone Raptor was effectively …
SpaceX: Another step to breaking a monopoly | USA News
SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket on Tuesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying 24 experimental satellites in what Elon Musk’s rocket company called one of the most difficult launches it has attempted. The craft blasted off to cheers from onlookers at 2:30am (06:30 GMT) after a three-hour delay from the original launch time …
New NASA-JPL Technology Launching on SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Next week Earth will rumble and the night will light up as a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying new NASA technology. That includes a technology demonstration from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to improve deep space navigation, as well as other instruments to benefit spacecraft design and climate …
