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Elon Musk's SpaceX returns to flight and pulls off dramatic, historic landing

2015-12-22 07:41:48| IT Services - Topix.net

Elon Musk 's SpaceX successfully landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket at its landing pad here on Monday evening in its first flight since its rocket exploded six months ago. The historic landing, the first time a rocket launched a payload into orbit and then returned safely to Earth, was cheered as a sign that SpaceX, the darling of the commercial space industry, has its momentum back.

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SpaceX may have run into trouble with Thursdays Falcon 9 rocket test

2015-12-18 14:58:10| Extremetech

The private space firm is currently planning to launch its newly upgraded Falcon 9 rocket for the first time since June, but some unexpected issues may have put Saturday's launch into question.

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SpaceX completes testing of SuperDraco engines (with video)

2015-11-13 15:30:25| Extremetech

The SpaceX SuperDraco engine has completed its 27th test firing and passed its development tests. The new engine is designed to be flexible, easily adapted, and to save the crew during an abort sequence.

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SpaceX plans to have revamped Falcon 9 ready for launch in December

2015-10-14 21:02:08| Extremetech

SpaceX has addressed the failure that caused June's launch explosion and hopes to have the new Falcon 9 ready to go late this year.

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SpaceX Dragon capsule could be used to return Mars samples to Earth

2015-09-15 21:00:15| Extremetech

A modified Dragon capsule could be the key to getting a little piece of Mars back to Earth on the cheap.

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