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NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch 1st Gateway station pieces to the moon SpaceX

NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy to launch 1st Gateway station pieces to the moon

Home News Spaceflight Artist's concept of the Gateway power and propulsion and Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) in orbit around the moon. (Image: © NASA) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver the first two segments of the moon-orbiting Gateway space station for its upcoming Artemis program,…
bubmag
February 10, 2021
NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy for $332M mission to launch lunar Gateway components in 2024 SpaceX

NASA picks SpaceX Falcon Heavy for $332M mission to launch lunar Gateway components in 2024

NASA has announced that SpaceX will take two major parts of the Gateway lunar orbiter that will function as a pit stop for future moon missions. The Power and Propulsion Element and Habitation and Logistics Outpost — which together will form the first usable lunar space station — will go…
bubmag
February 10, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing SpaceX

NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to attempt a supersonic plunge to Mars, complete with a jetpack landing

An artist's illustration of NASA's Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on Mars. NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA's Perseverance rover is set to land on Mars on Thursday, February 18. Entry, descent, and landing are the trickiest parts of a Mars mission, often called the "seven minutes of terror." To land in the Jezero…
bubmag
February 8, 2021
FCC filing suggests SpaceX planning to offer Starlink phone service SpaceX

FCC filing suggests SpaceX planning to offer Starlink phone service

The filing details future plans for Starlink SpaceX’s latest petition to the FCC in the United States outlines that it’s planning to offer a Starlink phone service. The petition details SpaceX’s request to receive status as an Eligible Telecommunications Carrier, as reported by Ars Technica. Although Starlink’s current beta only…
bubmag
February 7, 2021
SpaceX Will Replace Cargo Planes on Its Path to $1 Trillion per Year in Revenue SpaceX

SpaceX Will Replace Cargo Planes on Its Path to $1 Trillion per Year in Revenue

The reality of SpaceX mass production rockets is unfolding before our eyes. SpaceX Starships will cost over ten times less than current cargo planes, have over twice the range and will be thirty times faster. These massive advantages will give SpaceX dominance of the cargo business. The global cargo airline…
bubmag
February 6, 2021