Russian Rocket Poised For Crucial Supply Run To Space Station
After a string of launch failures, NASA says astronauts have just four months of supplies left. A Russian rocket launching early Friday could provide relief.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Breaks Up On Liftoff
The unmanned resupply mission had been intended to deliver much-needed supplies to the International Space Station.
Storm Clouds Delay SpaceX Spacecraft Launch
The rocket will carry supplies to the International Space Station. SpaceX hopes to land the reusable rocket on a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
16 Years After Its Inception, 'GoreSat' Set For Launch ... Soon
In 1998, then-Vice President Gore proposed the satellite, which has since been repurposed for NOAA's needs. It was set to take off Sunday, but the launch was scrubbed, and will be rescheduled.
A Side Of SpaceX You May Not Have Seen Before
CEO Elon Musk's decision to put photos in the public domain was spurred by a Twitter follower who asked: What is there to lose?
Google's Stake In SpaceX Puts It Closer To Goal Of Internet Access For All
Elon Musk's SpaceX received a $1 billion investment from Google and Fidelity, which now own slightly less than 10 percent of the firm. SpaceX is currently valued at $10 billion.
WATCH: SpaceX Booster Crashes On Barge
The company's resupply mission to the International Space Station went off without a hitch last week, but an attempt to land the spent booster on a floating platform didn't go as well.
SpaceX Launch Successful; Recovery Attempt 'Close, But No Cigar'
The private launch contractor resupplying the ISS said a plan to recover the rocket's spent first stage at sea hit a snag.
SpaceX Plans A Perfect Landing
The space firm will send a supply capsule into orbit, and then try a new way to recover the part of the rocket that carried it. If it works, the cost of going to space could be reduced dramatically.
Boeing And SpaceX Win $6.8 Billion In NASA Contracts
By 2017, the two American companies are expected to take over a job that NASA has relied upon Russia to perform: shuttling astronauts to the International Space Station.