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Tag Archives: spacex
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
Last Tuesday, SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket. Excluding the Saturn 5 rocket, this is the most powerful rocket system ever developed. The goal of the launch was test the Falcon Heavy’s ability to deliver a payload to orbit and land safely to earth. Then rocket launch commenced at 2:45 PM CST on Tuesday, … Continue reading SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch → Continue reading
SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch
Last Tuesday, SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon Heavy rocket. Excluding the Saturn 5 rocket, this is the most powerful rocket system ever developed. The goal of the launch was test the Falcon Heavy’s ability to deliver a payload to orbit and land safely to earth. Then rocket launch commenced at 2:45 PM CST on Tuesday, … Continue reading SpaceX Falcon Heavy Launch → Continue reading
SpaceX Makes History
On March 30th, 2017, SpaceX made history by successfully launching and landing a used rocket. The company created by Elon Musk used the Falcon 9 to to send a satellite into space and then landed in on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean. This rocket was initially launched in April of 2016, and the launch […]
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SpaceX Continues to do Cool Stuff
Spaceflight continues to get cheaper every day.
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SpaceX
Elon Musk is well known for his innovative publicly-traded companies Tesla and SolarCity. However, it may be SpaceX, the private company that he founded, that has the most promise to change the world. SpaceX made history on Friday (April 8) when it landed … Continue reading →
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Another Step Toward the Stars
Unless you missed it somehow, you’ll know that today Elon Musk’s company Space X successfully landed a reusable rocket on a drone ship in the ocean. This rocket returned from space immediately after detaching from the supply ship headed toward the International Space Station. This is an important feat since it means so much less …
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Another Step Toward the Stars
Unless you missed it somehow, you’ll know that today Elon Musk’s company Space X successfully landed a reusable rocket on a drone ship in the ocean. This rocket returned from space immediately after detaching from the supply ship headed toward the International Space Station. This is an important feat since it means so much less […]
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Public and private solutions to space exploration
I firmly believe that for space exploration to grow by leaps and bounds, there has to be economic incentives for entrepreneurs to create companies that explore the universe. Governmental agencies can do incredible things, but they are often held back by politics and budgetary shortfalls. Thankfully we are at the forefront of this change from […]
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Space X and the Capitalism of Space
Spurred on by the Cold War, and aided by military research on ballistics and rocket fuel, NASA and the Soviet Space Program competed to complete more and more exceptional missions. In today’s less hostile international climate, the governments of the world are much less interested in space exploration than they once were. To continue the … Continue reading Space X and the Capitalism of Space →
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