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Falcon 9 performs another perfect soft landing SpaceX now confident it can land back at the launch pad (video)
2014-07-23 18:38:48| Extremetech
Following the tenth launch of a Falcon 9 rocket last week, SpaceX is reporting that the rocket's first stage carried out a perfect soft landing back here on Earth. This is the second time that SpaceX has successfully soft-landed a Falcon 9 rocket launch, and now Musk's commercial space exploration company is confident enough that it can take the next, most important step: soft landing the Falcon 9 on a solid surface, so that it can be reused in future launches, instantly cutting down the cost of a space launch by tens of millions of dollars. If all goes to plan, SpaceX will attempt a soft landing on a solid surface in October, and then again in December.
SpaceX says it will put humans on Mars by 2026, almost 10 years ahead of NASA
2014-06-18 14:56:06| Extremetech
Elon Musk, speaking to CNBC about how the future of humankind is rather closely tied to our ability to get off this planet, is "hopeful that the first people could be taken to Mars in 10 to 12 years" -- with SpaceX rockets and spacecraft, of course. This lines up with some of his previous comments about establishing a Mars colony in the 2020s. Meanwhile, NASA recently announced that it would try to put a human on Mars in 2035 -- and only if it can secure the necessary funding and carry out a number of important milestone missions beforehand. Tantalizingly, Musk also spoke about SpaceX going public on the stock market -- perhaps to raise the necessary funds to fly (and establish a colony?) on Mars.
Space giants join forces to battle SpaceX: This is how cheap space travel begins
2014-06-16 15:40:18| Extremetech
Two of Europe's largest companies, Airbus and Safran, are joining forces to fight SpaceX's attempts to steal away their majority share of the lucrative commercial space launch business. This is one of the first times that one of the larger, entrenched, government-backed aerospace consortia has deigned to raise a quizzical eyebrow in acknowledgement at the presence of SpaceX -- but it certainly won't be the last.
SpaceX unveils Dragon V2, the worlds first commercial manned reusable spaceship
2014-05-30 15:11:36| Extremetech
SpaceX has unveiled what it hopes will be the future of manned, commercial spaceflight: The seven-seater Dragon V2 spaceship. It is very similar to the current, unmanned Dragon resupply spacecraft, but with the new ability to soft 'land anywhere on Earth with the accuracy of a helicopter,' rather than the normal method of parachuting from the atmosphere into the ocean. This will allow the Dragon V2 to be reused up to 10 times before needing a full service, massively reducing the total launch cost. NASA currently pays Russia $63 million for a seat in a Soyuz capsule; a seat on the Dragon V2 would cost just $20 million. Viva la commercial space travel!
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SpaceX sues US government for secretly awarding multi-billion-dollar military launch contract to Boeing and Lockheed
2014-04-28 22:21:26| Extremetech
SpaceX is claiming unfair competition as long-time government contractors Lockheed Martin and Boeing are awarded a juicy launch contract before it has a chance to make a bid.
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