Credit: SpaceXWatch live as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space…
SpaceX has tested the emergency chutes that could save astronauts’ lives during a launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A new video shared by the company on X-formerly-Twitter shows a person dressed in a black and white SpaceX spacesuit zipping down from the tower’s crew pad inside a tube of red and white fabric, an equally exhilarating and terrifying ordeal — especially considering the threat of an exploding rocket right behind you.
“Even though it’s meant to be used for emergencies, it looks like a lot of fun!” SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented in a tweet.
NASA is debating whether to work with commercial partners to get to Mars.
And while SpaceX is the “elephant in the room,” as Ars Technica put it, NASA is keeping its options wide open.
It’s a notable change, as the first time the space agency has openly raised the possibility of working with private space companies to reach Mars.
April’s space watch list includes a Chinese space station mission and the test flight of a new Russian rocket.
Andreas Mogensen was impressed by how smooth a landing it was.
The first European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut (and first non-American) to serve as a pilot on a U.S. commercial crew spacecraft, Mogensen and his SpaceX Crew-7 crewmates returned to Earth after a 197-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on March 12.
The experimental authorization means SpaceX can test its cellular Starlink system statewide in California, Texas, and Hawaii.
Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets could take to the skies over Florida in back-to-back Saturday evening launches.
SpaceX is currently listing starting aerospace engineer positions at $95,000 to $115,000 a year. NASA offers along a range that starts at $54,557.
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SpaceX’s Starship, despite facing challenges and setbacks, is on the verge of its fourth flight with upgraded engines and is poised to revolutionize space travel with its unprecedented lift capacity.
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SpaceX’s president and COO has one priority for the next test-flight: ‘getting reentry right.’
