[ad_1] Artist concept of Dawn spacecraft with an ion engine. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech NASA's Dawn spacecraft ran out of fuel on Wednesday and stopped transmitting to Earth, ending an eleven-year mission …
Read More »The second SpaceX launch in three days lofts 10 more Iridium satellites – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fires from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX Shooting a haze of fog on California's central coast, a Falcon 9 went into orbit Wednesday with 10 …
Read More »SpaceX's rifle catch boat heads for the sea, this time with a larger net – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] SpaceX's refit recovery ship, Mr. Steven, will launch a larger net on Wednesday's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. Credit: SpaceX After several attempts to …
Read More »SpaceX's first Space Dragon capsule lands at Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] The Crew Dragon spacecraft was scheduled to fly on the first orbital flight test of SpaceX's commercial crew, with no astronauts on board, arriving at Cape Canaveral this week. Credit: SpaceX …
Read More »SpaceX could try launching a rocket in California later this year – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] Photo of a Falcon 9 rocket propeller landing at the Cape Canaveral, Florida Air Station. Credit: SpaceX A recent federal regulatory filing by SpaceX suggests that the company may attempt to …
Read More »Scientists are delighted to see the famous salt crater of Ceres – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] This mosaic of a prominent mound located on the west side of Cerealia Facula was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 22, 2018, at an altitude of about 21 miles …
Read More »The dragon capsule reaches the space station with three tons of cargo – Spaceflight Now
[ad_1] The Dragon spaceship approaches the International Space Station on Monday, flying over the Nile Delta in Egypt. Credit: NASA / Ricky Arnold A commercial cargo carrier owned and operated by SpaceX …
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