U.S. space company to launch first private Moon mission in 2013
Pennsylvania-based Astrobotic Technology Inc. has announced a contract with SpaceX to launch Astrobotic's robotic payload to the Moon on a Falcon 9 rocket as early as December 2013.
SpaceX Brings First Commercial Spacecraft Back From Orbit
For the first time, a private company has successfully launched a spacecraft to orbit and returned it to Earth.
NASA, NORCAT test terrestrial mining as SpaceX's Dragon capsule returns to Earth successfully
In less than a day after the successful launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 commercial rocket and Dragon capsule on Wednesday, NASA's Glenn Research Center and the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) of Canada are conducting tests that simulate the mining on Mars and the moon.
SpaceX Gets License From FAA
SpaceX, which aims to be the first private company to launch manned space vehicles, reached another milestone with its Federal Aviation Administration License for re-entry to Earth's atmosphere.
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Tesla's Musk to stay CEO through Model S launch
Tesla Motors Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that he will remain in the company's top job at least through the 2011 launch of its second model, an electric sedan known as the Model S.
Virgin sees space tourism as just the beginning
Long-haul trips could be made in spaceships instead of planes in 20 years' time if Virgin's efforts to commercialize space travel succeed, the president of Virgin Galactic told Reuters in an interview.
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