Tag: Spacex

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Dragon Spacecraft Delivers Cargo To ISS

Washington: A Dragon cargo spacecraft belonging to private space services company SpaceX delivered its payload to the International Space Station (ISS), providing the crew with 2,587 kilos of supplies, including materials, such as mice, worms and a robot, for scientific research. ISS commander Luca Parmitano, of Italy, and other astronauts used a large robotic arm […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Cheaper Internet Service 'Fully Mobile' By 2021 End: Musk

San Francisco: Elon Musk has said that the new Starlink internet service by SpaceX that will make web access more affordable for people in remote areas worldwide including in India…

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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NASA selects SpaceX, Blue Origin to land humans on Moon in 2024

Washington: The US space agency NASA on Thursday announced it has selected Elon Musk-run SpaceX, Jeff Bezos-owned Blue Origin and Dynetics (a Leidos company) to design and develop human landing systems (HLS) for the agency’s Artemis programme, one of which will land the first woman and next man on the surface of the Moon by […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Elon Musk shares photo of newborn son, names him 'X AE A-12 Musk'

San Francisco: Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has posted the first picture of his newly-born son in response to demand coming from his fans, naming the baby ‘X AE A-12 Musk’. Musk and his girlfriend Canadian singer Claire Boucher aka Grimes welcomed their first child together on Monday. In response to a follower’s tweet asking […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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We're ready, say NASA crewmates on maiden SpaceX flight to ISS

Washington: Ahead of their historic launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on Wednesday, NASA astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken said that they were ready for the upcoming journey. “…The teams are ready and we are ready. #LaunchAmerica,” Hurley said in a tweet. This “Crew Demo-2” mission will […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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NASA, SpaceX postpones historic astronauts launch due to bad weather, reschedules for Saturday

Washington: NASA and SpaceX postponed historic launch of two astronauts to space from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday due to bad weather. “Due to the weather conditions, the launch is scrubbing,” NASA tweeted, Xinhua reported. The crewed mission will be the first time since 2011 that American astronauts launch on an American […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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NASA, SpaceX Reassess Weather Conditions As Get Ready For 2nd Attempt

Washington: NASA and SpaceX will reassess weather conditions before they make another attempt to send two astronauts to the International Space Station onboard a historic flight on Saturday. The first attempt to launch the “Crew Demo-2” mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida was […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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SpaceX Sends Two NASA Astronauts Into Orbit In Historic Mission

Washington: A rocket ship built by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company on Saturday successfully blasted off with two NASA astronauts into orbit from the US state of Florida on their way to the International Space Station, marking the dawn of a new age in commercial space travel. The blastoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida also […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
SpaceX Rocket To Deliver Astrobotic Lander To Moon In 2023
SpaceX Rocket To Deliver Astrobotic Lander To Moon In 2023

San Francisco: Space start-up Astrobotic has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch its Griffin lunar lander to the Moon in late 2023. Griffin will be carrying NASA’s water-hunting Volatiles…

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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NASA SpaceX Crew Return: Astronauts Set For Splashdown In The Gulf Of Mexico

Washington: NASA and SpaceX are targeting Pensacola in Florida as the primary return location for Crew Dragon with two American astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS), said NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine. “We are targeting undocking at 7.34 p.m. EDT today,” he tweeted on Saturday. BREAKING: @NASA and @SpaceX are targeting Pensacola as the primary […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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NASA SpaceX Crew Return: Dragon Capsule Splashes Down

Washington: Nasa astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken have returned to Earth after a two-month stay on the space station. The crew’s SpaceX Dragon Capsule splashed down just south of Pensacola on Florida’s Gulf coast, the BBC reported. The successful end to the crew’s mission initiates a new era for the American space agency. All […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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SpaceX's Mars Starship Prototype Soars On Test Flight

San Francisco: A prototype of SpaceX’s Mars Starship spacecraft got off the ground in a test flight, marking a small step that could one day prove to be a giant leap towards the human exploration of the Red Planet. The vehicle, Starship SN5, performed a small hop as it took to the skies for about […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Spacex, NASA Send Four Astronauts To International Space Station In Milestone Commercial Flight

Washington: SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by privately owned spacecraft. The Falcon rocket on Sunday thundered into the night from Kennedy Space Center with three Americans and one Japanese, the second crew to be launched by SpaceX. The Crew Dragon lifted off atop […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
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SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites For Cheaper Internet

San Francisco: Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Wednesday launched another successful mission carrying 60 more Starlink satellites onboard a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit that will join the rest in beaming affordable Internet. The reusable Falcon 9 rocket made a record-breaking seventh trip this time. This was SpaceX’s 16th Starlink mission and the company has […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
NASA Selects Elon Musk's SpaceX To Launch Astrophysics Mission
NASA Selects Elon Musk's SpaceX To Launch Astrophysics Mission

Washington: NASA has selected tech billionaire Elon Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX to provide launch services for an astrophysics mission to survey the sky in the near-infrared light. The planned two-year mission is called SPHEREx, short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer. The near-infrared light, which, though […]

  • Monday, 05 April 2021
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