SpaceX – A News Week

SpaceX rocket comes back to shore after historic astronaut dispatch

4Jun

By Dimple JaucianNo Comments

Science

SpaceX rocket comes back to shore after historic astronaut dispatch

The rocket that launched SpaceX's first-at any point manned crucial came back to terra firma. That crucial, Demo-2, lifted off on a two-phase Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday (May 30) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending NASA space travelers Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley toward the International Space Station (ISS) on board a Crew Dragon capsule. Around 9 minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage aced a pinpoint arrival on the SpaceX drone transport "Of Course I Still Love You," which was positioned a couple hundred miles off the Florida coast. The boat before long began making a beeline for shore, and on Tuesday (June 2) its ocean journey reached a conclusion: "Of Course I Still Love You," with the rocket made sure about to its deck, showed up at Florida's Port Canaveral,...

For Boeing’s ‘First Starliner Test Launch’ Friday, Builds Excitement

17Dec

By Karen CampbellNo Comments

Science

For Boeing’s ‘First Starliner Test Launch’ Friday, Builds Excitement

The introduction experimental flight of a Boeing Starliner space traveler taxi for NASA is prepared to fly, with incredible climate expected for its launch to the International Space Station Friday (Dec. 20). A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the uncrewed CST-100 Starliner spacecraft from Space Launch Compex 41 here at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station just before dawn on Friday. Liftoff is set for 6:36 a.m. EST (1136 GMT). "It's just incredibly proud and humbling to be here this week. It's really a culmination of years of really hard work by integrated NASA, Boeing and ULA teams," John Mulholland, VP and program director of Boeing's Commercial Crew program, said in a prelaunch news meeting at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Dec. 17). "This is really settin...

NASA: Will launch a ‘robot hotel’ to the Space Station on its next SpaceX resupply mission

4Dec

By Luke HartwigNo Comments

Science

NASA: Will launch a ‘robot hotel’ to the Space Station on its next SpaceX resupply mission

NASA will be sending something it calls a "robot hotel" to the International Space Station on board the following business resupply strategic, is set to launch on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week. The robot inn is all the more officially known as the "Robotic Tool Stowage" unit, or the RiTS for short, since NASA adores nothing to such an extent as it cherishes abbreviations. Depending upon the fact that they are so anxious to humanize robots, the "hotel" assignment probably won't be very as suitable as "garage" — this unit is basically an ensured parking spot for robots when not being used, shielding them from potential threats exhibited by being in space, including presentation to radiation, and the possibility to get hit by micrometeors and different garbage. The principal visi...

Russia is making more Soyuz rocket to help NASA’s ISS missions

4Nov

By Jack CooperNo Comments

Technology

Russia is making more Soyuz rocket to help NASA’s ISS missions

While the US needs to lessen its reliance on Russian rockets, Russia itself is hoping to help for some time yet. Roscosmos boss Dmitry Rogozin as of late arranged the development of two more Soyuz MS shuttle, one of which will assist NASA with conveying space explorers to the International Space Station. The choice pursues a letter from NASA executive Jim Bridenstine cautioning of a deferral in beginning American business shuttle flights. The US may require additional seats in 2020 and 2021, Rogozin stated, and this additional shuttle will help when absolutely necessary. The other Soyuz vessel would be utilized for a space visitor trip due in late 2021, in spite of the fact that this would help free assets for different missions. As anyone might expect, Russia utilized the request as an ...

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have in excess of 40 Raptor engines

22Jul

By Dimple JaucianNo Comments

Science

SpaceX’s Elon Musk says Starship, Super Heavy will have in excess of 40 Raptor engines

As indicated by tweets published by CEO Elon Musk on July 21st, SpaceX's joined Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicle (BFR) could have upwards of 41 Raptor engines at liftoff. Likewise with every single other part of SpaceX's next-generation rocket, this is an indication that things stay in flux as the organization nears the point when a particular design should be settled on for the first flight-prepared prototype(s). With 6 Raptors on the upper stage (Starship) and 35 Raptors on the first stage/booster (Super Heavy), the rocket will – undoubtedly – be the most dominant launch vehicle at any point created when it endeavors its inaugural launch. Presently expected to include 35 Raptors in its final iteration, SpaceX's Super Heavy booster would now be able to be required to create a...

Elon Musk Just Couldn’t Remain Silent Regarding Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

11May

By Dimple JaucianNo Comments

Science

Elon Musk Just Couldn’t Remain Silent Regarding Jeff Bezos’ Moon Lander

On Thursday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' space organization Blue Origin displayed its arrangements to reach the Moon, including a brand new design for its "Blue Moon" lander. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk at that point took to Twitter to roughly suggest that Bezos was building unwarranted publicity for an arrangement that wasn't going anywhere — a move that could be read as a ultimate example of "pot calling the kettle black" irony. In the tweet, Musk states "Oh stop teasing, Jeff," alongside a winky face emoticon and a photoshopped picture of the lander with "Blue Moon" supplanted by the words "Blue Balls," a reference to the uncomfortable inclination that can follow sexual excitement without release. Possibly Elon Musk has never heard the proverb about how visionary CEOs who consistently ne...

SpaceX to Raise $500 Million in Funds for Building Satellite Broadband Network

18Dec

By Luke HartwigNo Comments

Business

SpaceX to Raise $500 Million in Funds for Building Satellite Broadband Network

SpaceX is raising $500 million from financial specialists to help manufacture its overall satellite broadband system, The Wall Street Journal detailed today. The organization kept running by Elon Musk has concurred on financing terms with existing investors and new speculator Baillie Gifford and Co., who will pay $186 per share for new stock, esteeming the organization at $30.5 billion, as per Journal sources. SpaceX hasn't gotten the cash yet could declare the arrangement before the finish of December, the Journal announced. The financing round would pay for beginning expenses yet not the whole task, which the Journal report said could cost as much as $10 billion. We reached SpaceX about the financing today however the organization declined to remark. SpaceX a month ago gotten...