Falcon 9

SpaceX nails landing on drone ship

Kassie Perlongo 11 Apr 2016

After several unsuccessful attempts, SpaceX finally made a perfect touchdown with its Falcon 9 rocket on the drone ship, aptly named: 'Of Course I Still Love You.' A historic moment with the help...

Despite hard landing, Falcon 9 recovery attempt bodes well for future of reusable spacecraft

Ioannis K. Erripis 14 Jan 2015

Several hours ago, ISS astronauts opened the cargo bay of the Dragon spacecraft that was recently berthed to the space station. It was both the 7th successful Dragon mission and the 5th successful I...

SpaceX unveils its next generation Dragon V2

Ioannis K. Erripis 29 May 2014

Tonight at 7PM PT SpaceX will reveal Dragon V2 -their next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts to space. UPDATE: read our de-briefing of the presentation below...

SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully completes 100m lateral maneuver before returning to launchpad

Robohub Editors 14 Aug 2013

Yesterday SpaceX's Falcon 9 test rig (code name Grasshopper) successfully completed a 100m lateral maneuver, beginning at an altitude of 250m, before returning to the center of the pad from which it w...

SpaceX awarded launch reservation contract with MDA Robotics for Canadian satellite program

Hallie Siegel 30 Jul 2013

The Falcon 9 rocket in the hangar at SpaceX's launch site at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Photo credit: SpaceX. Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) announced today that, in 2018, it will...