Tag: SpaceX

Catching up with the companies from 10 years ago

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Blue Origin, Companies, Lockheed Martin, News, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Reaction Engines, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic, XCOR Aerospace

There’s been some remarkable progress in the industry between 2014 and 2024. SpaceX dominated headlines with numerous achievements. They perfected their reusable rocket technology, dramatically reducing launch costs. The Falcon Heavy made its debut, and the Starship program progressed rapidly. By 2024, SpaceX had conducted multiple crewed missions to the International Space Station and was … Read More “Catching up with the companies from 10 years ago” »

How to get hired by a spaceline

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Companies, News

As is becoming more obvious every day to those reading up on the latest in space travel, humanity will soon enter a new era. The day a friend or family member will be sitting at the dinner table, talking about how an acquaintance flew into space with one of these entrepreneurial companies will not be … Read More “How to get hired by a spaceline” »

How to put a human on Mars

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News, Technology

When the BBC starts making interactive sites ( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23349496 ), you know something is a hot topic, so read on… Scientists at Imperial College London have designed a concept mission to land astronauts on Mars. It would entail a craft existing of two parts: the Martian lander with a heat shield, in which the crew … Read More “How to put a human on Mars” »

How Does A Rocket Engine Work?

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News, SpaceX, Technology

Ever wondered how rockets create all that trust to blast off into space? Queue Tom Mueller, SpaceX’s Vice President of Propulsion Development, who will tell you all about it with his narrated schematic of SpaceX‘s Merlin rocket engine here. Don’t forget to toggle the full screen option. Of course, this engine isn’t your run of … Read More “How Does A Rocket Engine Work?” »

Spaceport America

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Companies, News, Other Companies

Spaceport America can be found in New Mexico, United States and is the world’s first purpose-built, commercial spaceport. It opened for business in October 2011 and since then has already signed up several permanent tenants: UP Aerospace was the first, Sir Richard Branson‘s Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo fleet, and just this May Elon Musk‘s … Read More “Spaceport America” »