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SpaceX just announced a new ridesharing program for small satellites last night thatll allow companies to get a seat on the Falcon 9 rocket for as little as $2.25 million. This base package will let organizations load a payload of up to 150 kg and launch it i…

SpaceXs SmallSat Rideshare Program will provide small satellite operators with regularly scheduled, dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare missions to SSO for ESPA class payloads for as low as $2.25M per mission, which includes up to 150 kg of payload mass. Unlike tra…

When the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft reached orbit for the first time in 2010, it was a historic achievement. But to qualify for NASA’s Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) program, the capsule also needed to demonstrate that it could return safely …

SpaceX plans to build facilities at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for launches and, eventually, landings of its next-generation launch vehicle, according to a newly released report. An environment assessment prepared by SpaceX, and released b…

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced via a tweet on Saturday that he would be launching The Boring Company China, the first international extension of his infrastructure and tunneling construction company, in late August while in Shanghai for the second W…

By Joey Roulette ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is expanding its facilities in Florida to make room for the space company's forthcoming super heavy-lift launch vehicle dubbed Starship, according to a draft of the plans seen by Reuters on Friday…

Ubiquitilink’s payload attached to a Cygnus cargo capsule in February | Image: NASA The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that launched to the International Space Station last week carried a tiny package that could eventually lead to the smartphone you have in your pock…

Enlarge/ The Electron launch vehicle is ready to soar. 0 with 0 posters participating Welcome to Edition 2.09 of the Rocket Report! This week, we've got a few highs but more lowsincluding small-rocket launch failures in Australia and Japan. We've also got s…

Elon Musk wants to recycle even more parts of SpaceX rockets. SpaceX SpaceX's workhorse rocket, the Falcon 9, has had a pretty successful year of launches. With seven flights and seven successful landings under its belt, SpaceX is gearing up for Number 8 wi…

(MENAFN - The Conversation) We've just celebrated the50th anniversary of the first moon landing , glorying in the achievements of three astronauts and the team of engineers and scientists behind them. From that perspective, we can look back and see what we ha…