Feb 28th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Earlier this week, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) fired up their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft in a successful test to prepare for launch to the International Space Station, set for Friday, March 1, at 10:10 a.m. EST. Space travel fans can follow along during the event via LiveStream starting at 9:30 a.m.
Monday, SpaceX teams ran through all the countdown processes as if ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Friday Rocket Blast To Be Streamed Live
Feb 28th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Earlier this week, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) fired up their Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft in a successful test to prepare for launch to the International Space Station, set for Friday, March 1, at 10:10 a.m. EST. Space travel fans can follow along during the event via LiveStream starting at 9:30 a.m.
Monday, SpaceX teams ran through all the countdown processes as if ...SpaceX Mission Viewing Available Live
Sep 30th, 2012 at 1:00PM:
The first SpaceX mission to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) happens October 7, 2012. The flight begins a series of missions to deliver and return cargo to the ISS under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract aboard the privately run Dragon spacecraft.
SpaceX's Dragon will bring 1,000 pounds of supplies to the six person Expedition 33 crew aboard the ISS. Those astronauts ...Space Travel Update: Man On Mars, Soon
Jun 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM: As the SpaceX Dragon mission to the International Space Station comes to a successful close, the future of space travel comes a bit closer. That's good news for NASA and America's refocused space program. But they better not get too comfortable with their accomplishments so far, another company already has plans for a human settlement on Mars by 2023.
Mars One plans to send the first crew of ...Commercial Space Travel Set Back But Not Discouraged
May 21st, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Commercial space travel, well on its way to replacing traditional space exploration, took a step back Saturday, aborting a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Just a little step back though – the launch is set to try again early Tuesday after swapping out a faulty part.
SpaceX scrubbed Saturday's mission less than a second before liftoff after high temperatures were ...Historic Space Travel Event Signals Start Of New Space Race
May 19th, 2012 at 6:00AM:
Space travel gets farther from the dream stage and closer to reality every day. Today, SpaceX will attempt to become the first private company to dock a capsule with the International Space Station. It's a critical step in NASA's plan for private contractors to transport cargo and crew into space and another step towards a new generation of space travel.
Called the Commercial Crew ...Future Of Space Travel Is Here, Next Month Anyway
Mar 29th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
If all goes according to plan, privately owned, space travel company SpaceX will send an unmanned capsule, launched from its own Falcon rocket, to dock with the International Space Station on April 30. It will be the first time a privately owned spaceship docks with a space station in orbit and it will mark a new era of private, manned space travel.
Under the watchful eye of NASA, the ...
