SpaceX’s attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk’s space company. A billionaire entrepreneur, a retired military fighter pilot and two SpaceX employees are poised to launch on …
SpaceX suffered a rare failure of its Falcon 9 rocket in space on Thursday, marking the first major in-flight mishap in hundreds of launches of the workhorse vehicle. The uncrewed rocket was carrying 20 of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with the company’s new “direct to cell” capabilities that allow connection to unmodified smartphones. …
On June 25, SpaceX achieved a successful launch of the fourth and final satellite for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program. According to NASA’s statement, the GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) constellation represents a state-of-the-art system designed to deliver continuous monitoring of weather and potentially dangerous environmental conditions across large parts of the …
Space Weather Satellite Launch: SpaceX successfully launched the fourth and final satellite for NASA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) programme on June 25. The series of advanced satellites called GOES-R (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite) are expected to aid with “continuous coverage of weather and hazardous environmental conditions across much of the Western Hemisphere”, NASA …
Mr Musk also discussed about his company SpaceX. Billionaire Elon Musk recently said that he was an “alien” and “nobody believes” him during a recent appearance at the Viva Tech event in Paris. The presenter questioned him about rumours of his extraterrestrial origins, the SpaceX and Tesla Chief laughed and replied, “I am an alien. …
During Elon Musk’s ‘successful’ test flight of “world’s most powerful rocket”, the Starship flew further and faster on Thursday, but got lost eventually as it attempted re-entry into the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, said SpaceX. This was the third test flight of the Starship bearing Musk’s hope of colonizing Mars some day. The rocket …