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SpaceX SES-9 Mission Canceled Due to a Bothersome Boat and a Fuel Issue
SpaceX SES-9 Mission Canceled Due to a Bothersome Boat and a Fuel Issue

29 Feb 2016, 11:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Unfortunately for SpaceX and Elon Musk's ambitions, the third SES-9 mission had to be canceled due to two variables: a boat and the Falcon 9 rocket's propellant

 
Space X’s Falcon 9 Had a Hard Landing and Crashed on a Drone Ship
Space X’s Falcon 9 Had a Hard Landing and Crashed on a Drone Ship

18 Jan 2016, 11:01 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Minutes after launching a satellite into orbit, Space X’s Falcon 9 had a hard landing, broke a landing leg and crashed on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean

 
Falcon 9 Becomes the First Reusable Rocket After Safely Landing Back on Earth
Falcon 9 Becomes the First Reusable Rocket After Safely Landing Back on Earth

22 Dec 2015, 12:36 UTC · By: Alexandru Monenciu / Elon Musk’s SpaceX made a huge step forward in the race to develop a reusable spacecraft after its Falcon 9 safely landed back on Earth

 
Elon Musk Fears a New World War Would Put a Dent in His Plan to Colonize Mars
Elon Musk Fears a New World War Would Put a Dent in His Plan to Colonize Mars

14 Dec 2015, 16:16 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you really needed one, here is another reason to hope WWIII will never become reality: Elon Musk seems hell-bent on colonizing Mars, and that would be cool

 
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Safely Lands Rocket Leaving SpaceX One Step Behind
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Safely Lands Rocket Leaving SpaceX One Step Behind

24 Nov 2015, 13:30 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The space competition has started for some time now. The first important step towards developing commercial space trips is a reusable rocket

 
NASA Signs Contract with SpaceX for 2017 First Crew Mission
NASA Signs Contract with SpaceX for 2017 First Crew Mission

21 Nov 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / More than a year ago Boeing and SpaceX won the competition to become NASA's next commercial spaceflight providers. Now, the latter has sealed the deal for good

 
Best Part of Being a SpaceX Intern: Free Frozen Yogurt
Best Part of Being a SpaceX Intern: Free Frozen Yogurt

7 Oct 2015, 08:15 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / SpaceX is not just a space program currently working with NASA, it's a company that dreams of sending people to Mars. And they run internship programs

 
Elon Musk Officially Asks for Permission to Launch 4,000 Satellites: Internet
Elon Musk Officially Asks for Permission to Launch 4,000 Satellites: Internet

15 Sep 2015, 08:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Elon Musk is planning to rule the world. The world of internet that is, and we're pretty sure it his somehow related to the future self-driving EVs

 
First Look at the Interior of Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s Next-Generation Spacecraft
First Look at the Interior of Crew Dragon, SpaceX’s Next-Generation Spacecraft

11 Sep 2015, 12:13 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / SpaceX is currently working on the next crew spacecraft that will take American astronauts to the ISS. Elon Musk has just presented images with the interior

 
Elon Musk Says Nuking Mars Would Make It Habitable – Video
Elon Musk Says Nuking Mars Would Make It Habitable – Video

10 Sep 2015, 16:50 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Elon Musk was one of the first guests on Stephen Colbert's new show, but it appears that the host was not quite ready to have him

 
Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket Explodes on Mission to Resupply the Space Station
Elon Musk's SpaceX Rocket Explodes on Mission to Resupply the Space Station

30 Jun 2015, 14:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The next Falcon 9 rocket launch on SpaceX's schedule has been postponed. The launch was supposed to deliver NOAA's Jason-3 Earth observation satellite

 
SpaceX Officially Announces the Development of a Functional Hyperloop Prototype
SpaceX Officially Announces the Development of a Functional Hyperloop Prototype

15 Jun 2015, 16:29 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / We all know tha the Hyperloop is Elon Musk's idea, but until recently, the Tesla Motors CEO wasn't very active about it. That's about to change though

 
Elon Musk: Tunnels Could Make Flying Cars Unnecessary, Mission to Mars in 11 Years
Elon Musk: Tunnels Could Make Flying Cars Unnecessary, Mission to Mars in 11 Years

23 Mar 2015, 13:26 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Elon Musk spoke about how curiosity and the desire to create has turned him from a 9-year old aspiring video game programer into a billionaire

 
Here’s How SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Crash from Last Week Looked Like
Here’s How SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Crash from Last Week Looked Like

16 Jan 2015, 10:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / When SpaceX launched its fifth official mission to resupply the International Space Station, last Saturday, everybody watched closely to see if Elon Musk’s plans on reusing the Falcon 9 works....

 
Elon Musk Just Donated $10 Million to Stop Judgement Day, Keep AI Beneficial
Elon Musk Just Donated $10 Million to Stop Judgement Day, Keep AI Beneficial

16 Jan 2015, 09:24 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / When James Cameron wrote the epic science fiction thriller The Terminator, the movie that basically launched his film career and consolidated that of Arnold Schwarzenegger, the world would meet the ...

 
Elon Musk’s SpaceX 5th Official Mission Partially a Success, Rocket Lands Hard
Elon Musk’s SpaceX 5th Official Mission Partially a Success, Rocket Lands Hard

12 Jan 2015, 09:40 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Ever since the father of Tesla Model S announced his plans to create a cheaper space travel agency, fans around the world have been paying close attention to the program’s every step. Saturday...

 
Elon Musk Targets Internet Satellites Plans, Could Be Launched by SpaceX
Elon Musk Targets Internet Satellites Plans, Could Be Launched by SpaceX

8 Nov 2014, 12:37 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / He keeps changing the rules and there is nothing that will stop him from changing the world. Elon Musk’s plans on the electric vehicle industry have proved to be surprisingly smart and functio...

 
Boeing and SpaceX Win the $6.8 Billion Race for NASA's Flights
Boeing and SpaceX Win the $6.8 Billion Race for NASA's Flights

17 Sep 2014, 14:23 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After a pretty tight competition, NASA has decided that Boeing and Elon Musk’s SpaceX will be the companies to develop the agency’s future two-human spaceflight vehicles. Boeing has won ...

 
Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX Dragon V2 Spacecraft
Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX Dragon V2 Spacecraft

30 May 2014, 10:22 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Tesla's CEO, billionaire Elon Musk, has just unveiled SpaceX's newest product, the Dragon V2. Designed to be an reusable spacecraft able to transport astronauts into space and back to Eart...