Elon Musk Unveils His Plan For Colonizing Mars
In a speech at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico, the billionaire tech entrepreneur is detailing his vision for sending humans to the red planet.
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SpaceX Rocket And Its Cargo Explode On Launch Pad In Florida [VIDEO]
A "significant explosion" hit the SpaceX launch pad at Cape Canaveral early Thursday, destroying the unmanned rocket that was set to launch this weekend.
SpaceX Rocket Sends A New Door To Space Station
A new standardized docking port is bound for the International Space Station, in a mission that caused a sonic boom over Central Florida early Monday morning.
SpaceX Lands Falcon 9 On A Barge At Sea (Again)
Despite uncertain odds, the company landed part of its Falcon 9 rocket in the open ocean for a second time. The rest of the spacecraft continued on to put a communications satellite into orbit.
Mars By 2018? SpaceX And NASA Announce A New Space Project
The Red Dragon missions are aimed at figuring out what's needed "to land large payloads propulsively on Mars." For now, the plan doesn't include sending astronauts to the red planet.
SpaceX Rocket Lands Safely On A Ship At Sea For the First Time
A resupply capsule, bearing an inflatable habitat, is en route to the International Space Station, and the first stage of the rocket that launched it has returned for a sea landing without exploding.
WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Explodes In Attempt To Land On A Barge
SpaceX was coming off a huge win last month when it landed a rocket on solid ground. Elon Musk took Sunday's failure in stride, saying at least the leftover pieces were bigger.
WATCH: SpaceX Celebrates A Spectacular Accomplishment
The SpaceX team just lost it after one of their rockets launched satellites to space and then landed back on Earth upright.
SpaceX Rocket Successfully Lands After Launching Satellites
It's the first launch since a Falcon 9 rocket exploded in June, and the first recovery of a spent booster for SpaceX. Previous attempts were close but ended in failure.
Failed Strut Likely Caused SpaceX Rocket To Explode, Elon Musk Says
The Falcon 9 rocket was carrying supplies to the International Space Station when it exploded June 28. Musk, the SpaceX CEO, said that going forward, the company will individually test each strut.