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Elon Musk is Determined to Setup a Martian Government, But Here’s Why It’s a Bad Idea

Colonizing Mars is practically mandatory considering the far future of humanity, and space agencies have already started to make the first ‘baby steps’ towards that goal. Elon Musk is one of the most important public figures who claim the feasibility…

December 26, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

SpaceX Lifts Into Space Another Lot of Starlink Satellites and Sets a New Record – Watch Video

SpaceX sticks to its word and intent of providing broadband internet access for as many regions across the planet as possible. The final goal is that all humanity will be online, and many Starlink satellites are needed for that. Another…

November 25, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

How People Will Be Living on Mars Before Terraforming The Planet

Building a human colony on Mars is practically mandatory if we want to talk about the survival of our species in the far future. The Earth’s resources are transient, and moving our entire lifestyle to another planet becomes pretty much…

November 22, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

Going To Mars: SpaceX’s 1st Starship Trip To The Red Planet Could Be In 4 Years, Elon Musk Says

It’s been revealed that SpaceX is almost ready to start building a permanent human settlement on Mars with the massive Starship rocket. The private spaceflight company is on track to launch the very first uncrewed mission to mars in about…

October 19, 2020 ·by Rada Mateescu· 0

Cosmic Achievement: SpaceX Could Send NASA To Jupiter’s Moon Europa

It’s been revealed that Congress has opened the door to a commercial rocket to launch a NASA mission to deep space. A Falcon Heavy or just another SpaceX rocket, as CNET calls it, could be soon carrying NASA’s planned Europa…

July 8, 2020 ·by Rada Mateescu· 0

SpaceX Plans To Launch The Sixth Batch Of Starlink Satellites

SpaceX remains hard at work, and the sixth batch of Starlink satellites will be launched next week with the help of a Falcon 9 rocket. Due to current concerns related to COVID-19, a skeleton crew and social distancing measures will…

April 11, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

SpaceX’s First Launch With Humans Is Still Happening, and Astronauts Are Getting Ready

NASA astronauts, Doug Hurley and Bob Bohnken paid a visit to Cape Carnaveral this week. They will ride the SpaceX crew capsule into orbit in May. Next week, astronauts will be in Houston, and they will continue their training for…

April 5, 2020 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

SpaceX Aborted The Crew Dragon Parachute Test Due To An Issue

A problem surfaced while SpaceX was preparing for the first crewed flight of the Crew Dragon. A test element was carried skyward with the help of a helicopter as the company aimed to test the parachute system of the vehicle…

March 27, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

The Last SpaceX Cargo Delivery Made With the Dragon 1 capsule Has Been Completed

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have secured a SpaceX Dragon 1 cargo capsule with the help of the Canadarm2. The robotic arm snatched the vessel and positioned it into the docking area. The event is significant since the CSR…

March 11, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

One Starlink Satellite May Have Been Deorbited

The Starlink initiative is one of the most controversial ventures of SpaceX, but the company has remained hard at work despite some intense criticism that has surfaced in recent times. More than 300 satellites have been launched in the last…

February 29, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Signed A Deal To Boost Space Tourism To The Next Level

A new partnership has been signed between SpaceX and the space tourism company Space Adventures. SpaceX will send four tourists into the upper orbit of Earth during a mission that will take place in 2022 and have an approximate cost…

February 20, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Crew Dragon Capsule To Fly Two Astronauts To The ISS In May

SpaceX and Boeing competed for NASA’s plan to put astronauts again in space. It’s been nine years since the last human mission in space via an American rocket. SpaceX got $2.6 billion to have the Crew Dragon capsule ready to…

February 16, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Significant SpaceX Crew Dragon Test To Take Place Soon

SpaceX has been hard at work as a recent static-fire test of the Falcon 9 booster was performed without issues on January 11. The Falcon 9 rocket fired its nine main engines at the Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX has confirmed…

January 15, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Launched 60 New Starlink Satellites, That Being Its First 2020 Launch

The year 2020 is just beginning but SpaceX doesn’t want to waste time. Tests showed the first mission for the year was ready, and the weather for Monday night was clear. So, the company launched 60 Starlink communications satellites from…

January 7, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Has Delayed the International Space Station Delivery – Find out Why

SpaceX has delayed its delivery to the International Space Station because there are dangerous wind gusts. The Falcon 9 rocket came in about an hour from launching on Wednesday. The company halted the countdown, because of the excessive upper-level wind…

December 7, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Starhopper Test Flight Aborted Seconds Before Launch

The latest flight test of Starhopper was scheduled to happen on August 26th at 7 p.m. EDT (23.00GMT). Starhopper’s one of the test articles designed by SpaceX with the sole purpose to test the technologies intended for the rocket and…

August 28, 2019 ·by Diana Vizireanu· 0

Old SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Donated to Space Center Huston

An old SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been donated to the Space Center Huston facility, the official visitor’s core for Johnson Space Center. The rocket which launched a Dragon spacecraft into orbit in 2017, a few days before Christmas it…

May 12, 2019 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

SpaceX Launched To The ISS After The Power Shortage Was Solved

SpaceX has launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station while it was running at full power following repairs. This load of supplies is of high importance for the International Space Station as they rely on what they…

May 5, 2019 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

SpaceX Crew Dragon Test Ended Up With A Small Explosion

SpaceX had numerous successful projects. However, errors happen, and unfortunately, this was the case recently. The emergency escape system of the new spacecraft was tested, but it appears that things did not function properly. The tests took place on Saturday…

April 22, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX and NASA Are Joining Forces To Crash A Space Probe Into An Asteroid

Earth will have a new team of superheroes against an apocalyptic asteroid impact. NASA asked Elon Musk for help regarding the mission of deflecting an asteroid by crashing into it. So, NASA and SpaceX will be teaming up for DART,…

April 15, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch Might Not Take Place Tomorrow Because Of The Bad Weather

According to Air Force, the launch of SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket might be affected by the weather forecast as it no longer is that favorable for its first operational mission that will take place on Tuesday. The launch that is…

April 8, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Starship Hopper Explained By Elon Musk

SpaceX popularizes space exploration, and it is amazing how. Aside from the fantastic work they do in delivering cargo and humans to space, which you can see in the efforts made by them to transport astronauts and supplies to the…

March 31, 2019 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

SpaceX Private Space Company Would Lay Off 10 Percent of Its Employees

Despite the sustained launches and deep space mission that SpaceX has under development as we speak, the Elon Musk’s private space company is announcing that it will lay off 10% of its workforce. SpaceX, which is headed by Elon Musk,…

January 14, 2019 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

Elon Musk Renamed SpaceX Big Falcon Rocket To “Starship”

According to Elon Musk, the BFR, a 118-meter-high ship, is expected to circle the Moon by 2023 and it would possibly reach Mars one day. It will no longer be named “BFR,” an acronym for “Big Falcon Rocket,” however, but…

November 20, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

SpaceX’s Mars-Bound BFR will be Soon Ready for a Mission

SpaceX is going under test at Boca Chica, Texas to get its first mission on Mars started. The rocket from the SpaceX in expected to go in a mission around the moon in 2023 and on Mars in 2024. The…

October 31, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Elon Musk Reveals Rare Glimpses of SpaceX

Elon Musk has recently shared several meaningful glimpses about the process of building a spacecraft able to reach the Red Planet. On the 17th of September, SpaceX revealed that millionaire Yusaku Maezawa will be the first person to fly around…

September 25, 2018 ·by Asheley Rice· 0

Japanese Billionaire Yasaku Maezawa To Fly Around The Moon With SpaceX

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, revealed the name of the first tourist to be sent aboard the Big Falcon Rocket (also known as the BFR) in the first space tourism flight around the Moon, an ambitious project by the…

September 18, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

SpaceX And Boeing Won’t Make Manned Flights To The ISS In 2019

As mentioned in a US government audit report, SpaceX and Boeing won’t be able to make manned flights to ISS (the International Space Station) in 2019. This situation might result in a gap in the Americans presence on the space…

July 15, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 2

Blue Origin Will Commence Selling Space Tourism Tickets In 2019, And Competes With SpaceX

Blue Origin, the private space company, owned by Jeff Bezos, the renowned American entrepreneur, is competing with SpaceX in different fields, including space tourism. However, Bezos’ company looks like taking more big leaps in this direction that Musk’s company, as…

July 1, 2018 ·by Vadim Caraiman· 0

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