Falcon 9

SpaceX Rocket Blasts Off On Historic Trip To International Space Station

Posted 05.22.2012

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral early Tuesday morning. The 3:44 a.m. launch followed numerous technical delays, includin...

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SpaceX Fixes Glitch That Grounded Rocket As New Launch Window Approaches

Posted 05.21.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/20/2012 10:19 AM EDT on SPACE.com CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX engineers have replaced a faulty engine valv...

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SpaceX Identifies Cause Of Aborted Launch

Posted 05.20.2012

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By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 05/19/2012 08:01 AM EDT on SPACE.com This story was updated at 6:15 p.m. EDT. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A failed...

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WATCH: Company To Attempt To Build Reusable Rocket

Posted 12.03.2011

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SpaceX, a private rocket and spacecraft maker, wants to put an "x" through space junk. Its own space junk, at least. The company, also known as ...

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The Senate Launch System

Rick Tumlinson | Posted 06.01.2011

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At a time when politicians say we need to be trimming the budget, why are senators pushing to spend $2 billion on their Senate Launch System, which uses an outdated approach to space exploration?

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Can NASA Change In Order To Survive?

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Early this month, Hawthorne-based rocket venture SpaceX launched an unmanned version of its Dragon capsule into orbit, took it for a few spins around ...

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HISTORIC: SpaceX Launching First Privately Owned Spacecraft For NASA

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA took a giant leap away from the spaceflight business Wednesday as a private company launched a spacecraft into orbit...

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First Privately Owned Spacecraft To Launch This Week

NY Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

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The future of the space travel will undergo a crucial test Tuesday when the first privately owned spaceship attempts a launch into orbit. ...

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SpaceX Falcon9 Rocket Test Flight

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A multimillionaire's test rocket blasted off on its maiden voyage Friday and successfully reached orbit in a dry run for ...

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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Test SUCCESS: F

Yahoo! News | Irene Klotz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a private...

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