SPACEA month ago from today space probe called Dragon set up on a mission to International Space Station, now it's time to get back home. On 19th March, Sunday at 5:11 a.m. EDT Dragon finally said goodbye to ISS.
Another successful mission by SpaceX. Falon 9 finally delivered EchoStar XXIII communication satellite into the orbit. It was launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday(March 16) at 2:00 a.m. EDT.
Recently, NASA has shown an image of an icy moon. It was the Saturn's moon Tethys that according to people's perception, the moon looks exactly like the Death Star from the movie "Star Wars."
It is just the begining of what could be the next big thing. Till now spcae traveling has been restricted to astraunauts but by next year Space X is facilitating tourists for a moon visit.
As revealed on Feb. 27, SpaceX informed the public that they will be sending their most-awaited Falcon Heavy to the moon next year. As if that's not enough to entice the space enthusiasts, the CEO of SpaceX, Elon Musk, also shared that two civilians who already paid for the private moon viewing shall be on board the Falcon Heavy.
Dragon cargo ship of SpaceX finally gets attached to the International Space Station. There was a problem in GPS which was responsible for the late delivery. The Dragon was carrying foods and other scientific equipment for the ISS
Carrying around three tons of supplies, SpaceX's Dragon failed to have a rendezvous with the International Space Station (ISS) on Feb. 22. This is actually due to glitch with the navigation system of the Dragon.
SpaceX made another historic feat as it launched its Falcon 9 into space on February 19. It might sound ordinary to some space enthusiasts especially to Elon Musk's fans, but this is extraordinary as the Falcon 9 was launched in the famous launchpad 39A.
Two high school students are having a literal out of this world experience. Both Will Casto and Danielle Gibson of Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics just launched their biology experiment into space which can help future studies.
SpaceX just had another out of this world record! Its engineers were able to successfully test-fire a used SpaceX booster, an orbit class rocket, last week in McGregor, Texas.
Although it took millions of dollars, some heated words and even a court case, Elon Musk's SpaceX has finally earned the right to launch satellites for the Pentagon. The Air Force announced that SpaceX has completed and won certification from the Pentagon after a long certification process.
SpaceX is one step closer to being the first privately-owned company to send astronauts to space. And one of the most important aspects of any mission is protecting the lives of the crew. So they recently tested an abort system that would propel astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency. And a point-of-view camera let us come along for the ride.
SpaceX confirmed yesterday that their Dragon capsule successfully departed the International Space Station and successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean both on time and on target.