je.st
news
Tag: spacex
SpaceX rocket carries the first ever zero-g 3D printer to the Space Station
2014-09-22 15:58:21| Extremetech
Early Sunday morning, SpaceX mission CRS-4 lifted off from Cape Canaveral towards the International Space Station, carrying with it the first 3D printer that will operate in zero gravity. When the astronauts aboard the ISS use the 3D printer, they will become the first humans to ever manufacture goods away from planet Earth. It's not quite the Moon- or Mars-based factory that we've always dreamed of, but it's a very important first step towards manufacturing goods outside of Earth's gravity, and thus the eventual colonization and industrialization of the Solar System.
NASA awards $6.8 billion contract to Boeing and SpaceX for human spaceflight to the ISS
2014-09-17 01:43:38| Extremetech
Boeing and SpaceX are both winners in the race to take US astronauts into space. Boeings CST-100 and SpaceX's Dragon V2 will soon make test flights to the ISS to prove their mettle.
SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off with communications satellite
2014-09-07 22:10:50| Telecom - Topix.net
A Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday to put a commercial communications satellite into orbit. The 224-foot tall rocket lifted off from its seaside launch pad at 1 a.m. EDT/0500 GMT, dashing through partly cloudy, nighttime skies as it headed toward space.
Tags: communications
satellite
rocket
falcon
SpaceX Falcon Rocket Lifts Off With Communications Satellite
2014-09-07 17:14:38| IT Services - Topix.net
A Space Exploration Technologies Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Sunday to put a commercial communications satellite into orbit. The 224-foot tall rocket lifted off from its seaside launch pad at 1 a.m. EDT/0500 GMT, dashing through partly cloudy, nighttime skies as it headed toward space.
Tags: communications
satellite
rocket
falcon
SpaceX rocket self-destructs after detecting an anomaly reusable space launchers are tricky business
2014-08-25 16:10:12| Extremetech
At its test site in Texas, a new SpaceX rocket has exploded in mid-air. As far as we're aware, this marks the first major failure for SpaceX's commercial space launch program. In a statement, SpaceX says the rocket detected an anomaly and automatically initiated its self-destruct sequence. No one (and no cows) were harmed in the explosion. A commercial Falcon 9 launch, which was scheduled to put AsiaSat 6 into orbit on Tuesday, has been delayed while SpaceX analyzes the data from the failed test rocket.
Tags: are
business
space
rocket
Sites : [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] next »