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Dragon packed and ready for reentry
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/30 01:51 CDT | 1 comments
After making history at the International Space Station, SpaceX's Dragon capsule has been re-loaded with cargo and is preparing for reentry.
Inspiring Neil Armstrong videos
Posted by Andrea Carroll on 2012/05/30 08:34 CDT | 1 comments
Videos capture a conversation between Armstrong and CPA Alex Malley. He speaks in detail about his lunar landing; he talks about our future in space. He holds no punches, and pushes for an innovative future in space
In which I visit Mojave Spaceport and meet WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/05/29 11:51 CDT | 4 comments
It was just a coincidence, but a cool one, that I got a chance to visit the Mojave Spaceport so soon after the dramatic "New Space" success of the launch and Space Station docking of SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Dragon. My host was Will Pomerantz. Bill Nye, Mat Kaplan, and I visited The Spaceship Company and Scaled Composites, where they are building the next SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo craft.
Dragon makes history, berths with International Space Station
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/25 02:24 CDT | 1 comments
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft has been successfully grappled with the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 and berthed with the station's Harmony module.
Posted by Bill Nye on 2012/05/24 07:57 CDT | 1 comments
On May 22, the Space-X Falcon rocket with its cargo capsule on top launched from Cape Canaveral and reached orbit ready to dock with the International Space Station. So far everything is going perfectly. It’s a huge step. Congratulations to Space-X, Elon Musk and his team.
Dragon completes initial ISS fly-under
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/24 02:25 CDT
SpaceX's Dragon capsule performed a successful fly-under of the International Space Station last night, at a distance of 2.5 kilometers.
Customary International Law: Herding Cats in Zero Gravity
Posted by Andrew Rush on 2012/05/24 11:14 CDT | 1 comments
When it comes to emerging industries like extraterrestrial resource mining, customary international law can seem like attempting to herd cats in zero gravity. Pinning down what is “fair” and “customary” in areas where no man has gone before can seem daunting but it also presents the unique opportunity to shape international custom by establishing them.
SpaceX successfully launches Dragon into orbit
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/22 03:24 CDT | 7 comments
SpaceX moved closer to spaceflight history last night as their Falcon 9 rocket rose from its launch pad, sending the Dragon capsule on a journey to berth with the International Space Station.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 aborts liftoff due to abnormal engine reading
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/19 10:51 CDT | 2 comments
The launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule was aborted last night a half-second before liftoff, due to abnormally high pressure readings in engine number five.
SpaceX set to launch COTS 2 flight this Saturday
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/05/18 09:45 CDT | 1 comments
This Saturday, SpaceX will attempt to make history by launching the first commercial spacecraft to berth with the International Space Station.
SpaceX Dragon flight to ISS draws near
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/04/16 09:45 CDT | 1 comments
SpaceX and NASA have completed a successful flight readiness review (FRR) for the Dragon's upcoming visit to the International Space Station.
NASA collects round three of CCDev proposals
Posted by Jason Davis on 2012/04/13 08:15 CDT
NASA is soliciting a third round of proposals from private spaceflight companies looking to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Posted by Andrew Rush on 2012/04/06 11:25 CDT
Obviously the Earth ends and space begins somewhere, but today, as it has been for the entirety of humanity's manned and unmanned exploration of "up there", there is no international legal definition of space, no clear indication of where space law applies! This ambiguity is a potential source of confusion and unease for aerospace companies.
Visiting a Solar Sail in the OC
Posted by Mat Kaplan on 2012/03/16 06:33 CDT
The city of Tustin is about an hour's drive from Planetary Society HQ in Pasadena. That's when the freeway gods are kind, which they never are. The trip I made there yesterday was well worth the trouble.
Cool stuff brewing at Honeybee Robotics
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla on 2012/03/15 03:05 CDT
Yesterday I was treated to a little tour (little, because it's a little building) of Honeybee Robotics' office here in Pasadena. They were putting on a show for a state visit by the new NASA Chief Technology Officer Mason Peck, and had invited media. I was one of only two media who showed up, and I have to say that people who stayed away missed a cool show. Honeybee is developing some great technology for future space missions for Earth, Mars, and beyond.
Expedition 30, SpaceX and Stratolaunch
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/12/16 10:25 CST
An update on upcoming missions to the International Space Station (ISS).
Checking in with NASA's Commercial Partners
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/11/11 02:59 CST
Checking in with SpaceX's launch abort system progress, Boeing's CST-100 drop tests, and a recent Space, Science and Technology Committee meeting on Capitol Hill.
Decoding SpaceX's re-usable spacecraft concept
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/10/07 10:45 CDT
Breaking down the futuristic technologies for SpaceX's reusable Grasshopper spacecraft, as shown in a recent promotional video.
What's up in human spaceflight: a Dragon approaches
Posted by Jason Davis on 2011/07/29 11:58 CDT
Private spaceflight company SpaceX has secured tentative approval with NASA to combine its next test flight with an actual ISS docking.
SpaceX announces new Falcon Heavy
Posted by Susan Lendroth on 2011/04/05 04:30 CDT
Today, Elon Musk, CEO and chief rocket designer of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) -- as well as member of the Planetary Society Board of Directors -- unveiled plans and price points for their new Falcon Heavy.
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