SpaceX’s DragonFly test vehicle has arrived at its test facility in McGregor, Texas. DragonFly will be attached to a large crane, ahead of a series of test firings of its SuperDraco thrusters to set the stage towards the eventual goal of propulsive landings. The first test is set to take place in the next few weeks to kick start around two years of incremental testing.
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SpaceX is getting ever closer to successfully returning the first stage of its Falcon 9 v1.1,…
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SpaceX successfully launched its seventh Dragon resupply mission en route to the International Space Station…
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SpaceX’s reusability aspirations will receive further testing at Spaceport America, in the shape of the…
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The mystery behind the “floating platform” – set to welcome home a returning Falcon 9…
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SpaceX has had a dramatic end to the week, with a successful Static Fire test…
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Following the recent success of the Falcon 9 launch with six ORBCOMM spacecraft, SpaceX is…
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a draft environmental impact report on SpaceX’s…
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SpaceX is continuing to advance the technology that is aimed at creating a fully –…
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SpaceX outlines CRS-3 landing legs plan toward first stage recovery ambitions
by Chris BerginSpaceX believes they have “all the necessary pieces” to achieve a full recovery of the booster…
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SpaceX is expected to take another leap towards the full reusability of their Falcon 9…
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With the SES-8 satellite happily undergoing initial preparations for its life in geostationary orbit, SpaceX…
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The next flight of SpaceX’s Dragon has been realigned to a February 11, 2014 NET…
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SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk has laid out his plans for recovery and…
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SpaceX have published a series of photographs showing an array of launch vehicles and spacecraft…
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Several commercial space companies are in the midst of critical testing and launch preparations. While…
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SpaceX are continuing to make progress on several key projects as they head into a…
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SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is continuing to make solid progress during the early years of its…
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SpaceX have noted they are happy with the technical progress being made on their new…
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Engineers at SpaceX’s Rocket Development and Test Facility in McGregor, Texas are continuing to conduct…