In the wee hours of tomorrow morning (3/2/19), SpaceX will be launching its Crew Dragon for the first time. While it will not be carrying people, this is a big deal. Continue reading “SpaceX Demo-1”
SpaceX Demo-1
Starship test hopper
What we know so far about Starship and its prototype taking shape in Texas.
Ars Technica SpaceX Falcon 9 water landing
X (formerly Twitter) Falcon 9 and Golden Gate Bridge
Here’s a nifty shot of October 7th’s Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg. This launch included SpaceX’s first landing of a booster on the West Coast.
No ordinary spacecraft
I’m not sure there is such a thing as an “ordinary spacecraft”, but there certainly has never been a spacecraft like SpaceX’s BFR. The sheer audacity of someone trying this is balanced by the earnestness of the effort, and the whole process is fascinating to watch unfold. This article investigates some of the challenges SpaceX is facing.
“To be able to launch, refuel in orbit, endure months of flying through space, land on Mars, leave that planet, and safely return to Earth — then do all that over again — the BFR can’t be an ordinary spacecraft.”
Business Insider Mr. Steven
The fairings that surround the payloads at the top of rockets have typically been considered disposable. SpaceX, in its quest to trim every possible bit of waste from the price of lifting things into space, wants to reuse theirs. Mr. Steven is the name of their fairing-catching ship.
To Mars, dammit
With the perfection of the Falcon 9, SpaceX is turning its attention to the BFR.
