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SpaceX Finally Tested a Starship That Didn’t Blow Up
A possibly huge moment in the history of space travel went down with the SpaceX Starship not blowing up this time.
Elon Musk Reveals He’s Planning For A Bunch Of People To Die In His Quest For Mars
Are many people likely to sign up for Elon Musk’s mission to Mars?
See SpaceX’s SN11 Starship Explode In Mid-Air And Fall Through A Fog
The high-altitude test for SpaceX Starship SN11 ended with a bang.
SpaceX Finally Landed A Rocket, And Then It Exploded
SpaceX launched a rocket into the atmosphere and even landed it successfully. But just when they thought all was good, it exploded.
The New SpaceX Starship Just Crashed And Exploded, Watch It Happen
SpaceX launched its SN9 rocket on Monday in a data collection test. The going up part worked like a charm. The coming down was a problem
Jeff Bezos Replaced As The Richest Person In The World
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is no longer the richest person in the world, as this billionaire passed him, and didn’t seem that excited by the news.
Watch Elon Musk’s Mars Starship Fly, Fall, And Explode
Elon Musk celebrated the flight and explosion of his Starship rocket. Watch the whole thing here!
Watch SpaceX Fly Starship In First High-Altitude Test
The next big step for Elon Musk’s mission to colonize Mars is happening today with the first high-altitude test for SpaceX Starship SN8.
Elon Musk Facing Backlash For Questioning COVID Testing Accuracy
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is facing heat for several tweets questioning the validity of COVID-19 pandemic testing, after multiple positive tests.
SpaceX Just Made History Launching 4 Astronauts Into Space
On Sunday night, SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station in the first taxi flight for NASA by the company.
The SpaceX Starship: Watch It Fly For The First Time
Starship is a 100-passenger stainless steel spaceship powered by Super Heavy, a giant SpaceX rocket.
First Photo Of NASA Astronauts Back On Earth After Historic SpaceX Splashdown
It marks the first time in a decade that human spaceflight will launch from United States soil.
Elon Musk Comes Out Against Government Stimulus
Who is Elon Musk? Some think he’s a real-life Tony Stark, others think he’s something else.
The New Space Race: Japan’s MOMO Spins Out OF Control
This time the space race isn’t the sole providence of governments; massive global entities with near unlimited funds and infrastructure.
Starlink: How SpaceX Will Speed Up Your Internet From Space
Starlink is a satellite constellation being built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and it will change the way you get your internet service.
Elon Musk Plans To Use Satellites To Create Global Internet Access, Here’s How
Billionaire PayPal founder Elon Musk is an ambitious sort. You don’t generally get “billionaire” in front of your name without …
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SpaceX Plans To Use These Drones For Reusable Rocket Landings
If you’ve been following Elon Musk and SpaceX, you know that one of the ways the company drastically decreases the …
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You’re Going To Hear Phantom Of The Opera Belted Out From Space Before Long
By now you’ve all probably heard that both Boeing and SpaceX received bids from NASA to continue developing its manned …
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SpaceX F9R Test Rocket Self-Detonates In Mid Flight
It’s hard to watch anything in the sky explode and not think: holy shit, what a disaster! But when a …
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SpaceX Wants To Put People On Mars Before NASA Does
The race to Mars is on. And by race I mean “painfully slow planning and plodding.” Not that I’m complaining, …
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SpaceX Will Unveil The Dragon V2 Spacecraft Tonight
What are you doing tonight at 10:00 PM EST? For most of us science and tech geeks, that’s a rhetorical …
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SpaceX Files A Formal Protest Against The Federal Government
Back in March, GFR reported on SpaceX’s plans to conduct missions for the U.S. military. The private contractor has been …
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SpaceX Sends Microbes And A Space Farm To The ISS
UPDATE: A helium leak nixed plans for today’s launch. It has tentatively been rescheduled for 12:25PM PT/3:25 PM ET on …
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NASA Cuts Ties With Russia, Except For ISS
Even though three new ISS crew members, including one American, launched into space aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule just over …
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SpaceX To Launch Missions for the U.S. Military
SpaceX seems to be taking the world—make that the universe—by storm. The private contractor hauls cargo to the ISS, and …
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Meet Dream Chaser, America’s Next Space Shuttle
As you probably know, President Obama announced his decision to end NASA’s space shuttle program Constellation back in 2010. Since …
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3, 2, 1 — Uh Oh, SpaceX Reschedules Falcon 9 Rocket Launch For Thursday
Earlier today, SpaceX’s website was counting down, stopping, then counting down again, then stopping again, scrubbing the launch that was …
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SpaceX Is One Step Closer To Manned Flight Capability
Back in 2009, NASA began the Commercial Crew Program (CCP), designed to promote private sector development of human spaceflight. The …
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Orbital Science’s Cygnus Spacecraft Docks With The ISS
This morning, Orbital Sciences became the second commercial space company to dock a ship to the International Space Station (SpaceX …
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SpaceX’s Grasshopper Rocket Scares The Cow Pie Out Of Some Cattle
The recent remarkable test flight of SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket didn’t impress everyone — in fact, it scared the living shit …
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