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SpaceX Completes Another Successful Dragon Launch

SpaceX Resupply Ship Launches Towards The International Space Station, Slight Engine Anomaly Observed

2012-10-09 11:00:14

[ Watch the Launch Video ] Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Oct. 9, 2012: 11:00AM - Engine Anomaly News broke yesterday that SpaceX was able to successfully launch (see below) its Dragon spacecraft towards the International Space Station, despite an engine "anomaly." The company said that about a minute and 19 seconds into the launch, the Falcon 9 rocket detected an anomaly on one first-stage engine. "Initial data suggests that one of the rocket's nine Merlin...

First SpaceX Cargo Flight To Launch Sunday Evening

2012-10-07 08:22:32

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe Online Later today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) will become the first private company to depart for the International Space Station (ISS) as it looks to complete the inaugural outsourced, third-party cargo resupply flight in American space history. According to Reuters reporter Irene Klotz, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule is scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:35pm EDT. It...

Google+ Hangout With NASA Administrator And SpaceX CEO

2012-10-03 16:28:07

NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will discuss the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station during a Google+ Hangout from 1-1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 5. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7 from at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Bolden and Musk will talk about the flight, which will be the first of 12 contracted for NASA by SpaceX to resupply...

Google+ Hangout Oct. 5 With NASA Administrator and SpaceX CEO

2012-10-03 10:20:35

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will discuss the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station during a Google+ Hangout from 1-1:30 p.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 5. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon cargo spacecraft are scheduled to lift off at 8:35 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 7 from at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Logo:...

American Resupply Missions To The Space Station Are Progressing

2012-10-02 08:44:34

Orbital Sciences Corporation Monday rolled the first stage of its Antares rocket to the launch pad of the nation's newest spaceport - the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va. - while in Florida, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) moves ahead with preparations for an Oct. 7 launch to the International Space Station for NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission. These developments mark progress in returning space station resupply missions to American soil....

Rocket Launch Companies Orbital And SpaceX Ready For Lift-Off

2012-10-02 07:51:44

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Two commercial space resupply companies announced this week they are now ready to launch their rockets into space. Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital) and Space Explorations Technologies (SpaceX) both have multi-year contracts with NASA to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS). On Monday Orbital moved its Antares rocket to the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia for the first time...

American Resupply Missions To The Space Station Progressing

2012-10-01 14:20:18

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Orbital Sciences Corporation Monday rolled the first stage of its Antares rocket to the launch pad of the nation's newest spaceport - the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Va. - while in Florida, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) moves ahead with preparations for an Oct. 7 launch to the International Space Station for NASA's first Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) mission. These developments mark progress in...

NASA Coverage For SpaceX Launch To Space Station Set For Oct. 7

2012-09-29 09:05:29

The first SpaceX launch for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7, from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There is a single instantaneous launch opportunity for the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule at 8:35 p.m. EDT. Backup launch opportunities are available on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, if needed. NASA Television launch coverage from Cape Canaveral begins at 7 p.m. on Oct. 7. The launch of the Dragon...

NASA Coverage Set For Oct. 7 SpaceX Launch To Space Station

2012-09-28 10:21:00

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first SpaceX launch for NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 7, from Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. There is a single instantaneous launch opportunity for the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule at 8:35 p.m. EDT. Backup launch opportunities are available on Oct. 8 and Oct. 9, if needed. (Logo:...

Accreditation Opened By NASA To Social Media For Spacex Launch

2012-09-26 07:49:30

NASA is inviting social media users to apply for credentials for the Oct. 7 launch of the first contracted cargo resupply flight to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is targeted to liftoff at 8:34 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. A back up launch opportunity is available on Oct. 8. Social media users selected to attend the SpaceX launch will be given the same...