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Space race redux: Despite SpaceX setback, a wave of Southern California rocket-makers capitalize on new economyThe Pasadena Star-News - 7 hours ago North American Aviation, Inglewood, CA Woman working on an airplane motor at North American Aviation, Inc., plant in Inglewood, Calif. Credit: Library of Congress. By Sandy Mazza, Daily Breeze. Posted: 09/17/16, 3:26 PM PDT | Updated: 26 secs ago.  OPINION: Sell space station, and get going to MarsDaily Record - 1 hour ago What should NASA do with the International Space Station? Officially, it is slated to end its operational life in 2024, about the time that NASA's Journey to Mars program is scheduled to shift into high gear with “proving ground” missions in cislunar ...  Could NASA Lose Mars Race to SpaceX?CDA News - 1 hour ago At the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautic's annual Explore SPACE Forum, a question posed at the “Journey to Mars” panel discussion stood out. The question was, what happens if SpaceX sends humans to Mars before NASA? Elon Musk ...  Abort! SpaceX, Boeing Taking Different Tacks in Launch Escape TestsSpace.com - Sep 15, 2016 LONG BEACH, Calif. — One of the difficult lessons learned from the space shuttle Challenger disaster in 1986 was the need for human-carrying spacecraft to come with emergency escape systems, a means of ejecting the crew vehicle from the rocket in an ...  It's a Blowout: ULA 111, Ariane 73, SpaceX 0Bloomington Pantagraph - 14 hours ago SpaceX's winning streak went up in a ball of fire and a puff of smoke in September. Image source: U.S. 45th Space Wing. Americans love to cheer for an underdog. So let me preface today's column with a hearty three cheers for SpaceX -- the first company ...  Could SpaceX Resume Its Falcon 9 Rocket Launch In November?Tech Times - Sep 16, 2016 After facing a major setback on Sept. 1, the Elon Musk-led SpaceX is planning to recover and return to flight immediately in November. But could they do it? ( Steve Jurvetson | Flickr ). Advertisement. After hitting a major setback in early September ...  Could SpaceX's Falcon 9 Really Launch Again By November?Popular Science - Sep 16, 2016 SpaceX is grounded after a Falcon 9 rocket caught fire on the launch pad on September 1. Yet despite the fact that CEO Elon Musk has called the explosion “the most difficult and complex failure we have ever had in 14 years,” SpaceX president Gwynne ...  SpaceX Is Back To Taking Flights On November And Their MCT Is In Need Of A New NameParent Herald - 4 hours ago In this handout provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), landed SpaceX rockets sit in Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center on May 14, 2016 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo : NASA via Getty Images). After the ... How SpaceX is looking past its failed rocket launch (+video)Christian Science Monitor - Sep 16, 2016 Even as Elon Musk's space company SpaceX continues to investigate the failed launch of Sept. 1, it's looking ahead to the next in a long backlog of missions. By David Iaconangelo, Staff September 14, 2016. Save for later Saved. close. An explosion on ...  SpaceX faces a more crowded rocket launch market, even when it returns to flightLos Angeles Times - Sep 15, 2016 SpaceX has a good reason to get back on the launch pad as soon as possible. At least 10 rocket companies are fighting for satellite customers — and more could be on the way. Hawthorne-based SpaceX said this week that it hoped to resume launches in ...  SpaceX may be too rosy in projecting Falcon 9 rocket launch in NovemberModern Readers - 1 hour ago SpaceX may be too rosy in projecting Falcon 9 rocket launch in November SpaceX had a very eventful September in terms of Falcon 9 rocket launches, but it wasn't eventful in the way one would want things to be. But it might be too early to try once ... "With enough funding from the government, people may land on Mars in 10 years"Global Times - 1 hour ago The crowd that had gathered in New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum sat transfixed, as the astronomer in charge of operating the Hubble Space Telescope described the latest findings from outer space. "As of this morning, we know that there are ...  SpaceX is 'unlikely' to start launching rockets again as quickly as it has saidBusiness Insider - Sep 15, 2016 No one was hurt, but SpaceX founder Elon Musk has said this accident is "the most difficult and complex failure" his company has ever seen. Despite an ongoing internal investigation into the fireball, whose root cause remains elusive, SpaceX president ...  SpaceX could be in big troubleMorning Ticker - 10 hours ago The explosion of a rocket on the launch pad a couple weeks ago may have much longer lasting effects for Elon Musk's company than most people realize. It's been a couple weeks since a huge explosion ripped through the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the ...  SpaceX to resume rocket launches in November: MuskPerfScience - 17 hours ago SpaceX has announced its plans for November rocket launch after witnessing a major setback in September when its rocket exploded while undergoing preparations for a test fire at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. As per Elon Musk, CEO and ...  SpaceX says accident probe will not slow space taxi effortReuters - Sep 15, 2016 An explosion on the launch site of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is shown in Cape Canaveral, Florida September 1, 2016. Courtesy of Twitter.com/GirlieToNerdy/Handout via REUTERS. By Irene Klotz | CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. SpaceX ...  SpaceX aims to resume launches in November, says president Gwynne ShotwellThe Indian Express - Sep 14, 2016 The customer for SpaceX's return-to-flight mission has not yet been named. Before the accident, the next satellite slated to fly aboard a Falcon 9 from Florida was owned by Luxembourg-based SES SA. By: Reuters Cape Canaveral Published:Sep 14, 2016, ...  Elon Musk says launch-pad rocket fireball poses SpaceX's biggest puzzle yetCosumnes Connection (subscription) - Sep 16, 2016 This is a major setback in the plans Musk has, and for the investors who already spent money in SpaceX's space exploration projects. Earlier this month, a Falcon 9 rocket built by SpaceX exploded on the launchpad, causing a blast that reportedly shook ...  SpaceX News: Elon Musk Company Continuing Space Taxi Effort Despite Accident ProbeInternational Business Times - Sep 16, 2016 Despite a widely seen and disastrous launch pad fire earlier this month that slowed its efforts to help NASA taxi astronauts, Space X says the setback will not hinder its mission. The Elon Musk-owned company said Thursday it's still pointed toward its ...  SpaceX Eager To Start Operations Soon After Falcon 9 ExplosioniTech Post - Sep 16, 2016 SpaceX is said to be resuming flights this November following the Falcon 9 exploosion last Sept. 1. Shown is a Falcon 9 rocket at launch last March 4. (NASA/Getty Images). A few weeks back SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket exploded. An investigation into the ...  SpaceX Hopes to Get Back to Launching Rockets in NovemberNature World News - Sep 16, 2016 SpaceX is hoping that the Falcon 9 could return to flight and launch in November of this year, after the Sept. 1 launch pad explosion at Cape Canaveral. (Photo : NASA via Getty Images). SpaceX is anticipating a return-to-flight launch in November of ... Doubts on SpaceX's announcement of resuming Falcon 9 in NovemberNORCAL - Sep 16, 2016 SpaceX founder Elon Musk has termed the incident in which the company's rocket exploded dramatically during a regular launch pad test. The accident that was termed to be the most difficult and complex failure made Musk announced that the company ...  SpaceX President Hopes to Launch Rockets Again in NovemberInverse - Sep 16, 2016 SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rockets have been grounded since the still unexplained launch pad explosion of one of the rockets at Cape Canaveral on September 1, but they could be back in the air soon. Company president Gwynne Shotwell said earlier this ...  Investigations into the explosion wont slow down Space Taxi program: SpaceXThe Tech Portal - Sep 15, 2016 SpaceX has been having some tough times ever since its Falcon 9 rockets exploded while being fueled for a routine pre-launch test at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. With the investigation following the blast making little headway, we are left ... SpaceX Might Face Up to 1 Year Suspension After Rocket ExplosionCosumnes Connection (subscription) - 20 hours ago He also said that the investigation is particularly curious about a first, "quieter bang sound" which happens just a bit before the fireball and larger noise from the explosion. "As I'm here in Africa, I'm deeply disappointed to hear that SpaceX's ...  SpaceX Races To Launch As Competitors Battle For Satellite CustomersEastern Daily News - 6 hours ago Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, which is more widely recognized as SpaceX, is hoping to resume launches come November, but the question arises: will it be soon enough or will the company's numerous competitors begin to eat ...  SpaceX plans to resume launching rockets in NovemberThe Space Reporter - Sep 16, 2016 spacex paceX claims that its future launch plans have not been slowed by the recent rocket explosion. 143. SHARES. ShareTweetGoogleReddit · LinkedinSubscribeMail. Sign up to receive our weekly newsletter of the most popular space stories: SpaceX ... SpaceX Undeterred By Explosion: Plans To Return To Space In NovemberDaily Caller - Sep 15, 2016 SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks after unveiling the Dragon V2 spacecraft in Hawthorne, California May 29, 2014. Space Exploration Technologies announced April 27, 2016, it will send uncrewed Dragon spacecraft to Mars as early as 2018, a first step in ... If SpaceX fails to deliver November Mission, reaching Mars Before NASA is its only hopeMo4ch News (press release) (blog) - 10 hours ago SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion was a deadly, if not a death blow to the company. The mission sank before the countdown could begin and with it drowned many futuristic ambitions including the one Facebook pledged: deliver the internet access to low-access ...  Falcon 9 rocket could be relaunched in NovemberBABW News - 22 hours ago Two weeks after the explosion that caused Falcon 9 rocket to delay its launch, SpaceX claim it will only take two months to launch again. In early September, Elon Musk's company SpaceX hit a bump in the road when its Falcon 9 rocket burst into flames ... |
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