DC Download: SpaceX and Blue Origin Compete and VR in 2016
Get excited for SpaceX and Blue Origin Being excited about space travel doesn't just mean cheering on the latest SpaceX launch. Competition from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin and other companies enriches...
View ArticleWhy This Winter Has Been Weird in DC
If you were looking up at about 7:30 Monday morning in D.C. you might have noticed small white flakes tumbling out of the sky for about half a minute before they instantly melted upon hitting the...
View ArticleSpaceX & Incubus Want You to Get Pumped About Space Travel [Video]
SpaceX's successful landing of a large rocket set the stage for a huge increase in space travel. No surprise then that the company's employees seemed nearly delirious with excitement. The upright,...
View ArticleSpaceX Faces New Competition for NASA Missions
Sierra Nevada Corporation will join SpaceX and Dulles, Va.-based Orbital ATK in helping NASA supply the International Space Station. It's a surprise move from the space agency, which had been expected...
View ArticleObama Says SpaceX Will Help NASA Get to Mars
President Obama believes SpaceX and other private, commercial space companies are the key to getting humanity to Mars. Obama laid out his reasoning for why Elon Musk's company and competitors like...
View ArticleWhat the Latest Rocket Failure Means for SpaceX
Well, at least the pieces were bigger this time! Won't be last RUD, but am optimistic about upcoming ship landing. pic.twitter.com/w007TccANJ — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 17, 2016 The latest SpaceX...
View ArticleHow a Va. Startup Plans to Launch 648 Satellites
Low orbit internet satellite company OneWeb, who is backed by celebrity investor and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson, announced in early January that it planned to relocate its headquarters...
View ArticleDC Download: Co-Working Goes National and Satellites Go into Orbit
MakeOffices makes big moves D.C.-based co-working space chain MakeOffices is looking to take its brand of shared space innovation national. I spoke with CEO Raymond Rahbar about his plans to turn grow...
View ArticleHere's When SpaceX Is Planning Its Next Launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch scheduled for Saturday has been delayed until at least March. It's the latest delay to the mission for Luxembourg-based SES to place its SES-9 communications...
View Article3 Things to Watch for From SpaceX This Spring
At SpaceX, the stakes remain high for Elon Musk and his team as they pursue out the short-term successes necessary for the rocketry company's long-term goals. It'll be a busy spring for Musk & co....
View ArticleWhere 7 Former SpaceX Execs Landed
Elon Musk has attracted a wealth of talented people to SpaceX over the years, but those engineers and executives haven't all stuck around since then. But, where do you go when your last job was...
View ArticleWill Congress Kill SpaceX's Biggest Rival?
SpaceX rival United Launch Alliance could be completely wiped out if Congress decides that its Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines used with its Atlas V rockets, violate U.S. sanctions against Russia....
View ArticleHow to Watch the Next SpaceX Rocket Launch
Update: Countdown halted at the last minute. The launch is now being held pending the decision to pick another launch time. Countdown held for the day. Teams are reviewing the data and next available...
View ArticleWhere 6 More SpaceX Alums Landed
SpaceX is hungry for talent as it gobbles up launch contracts and continues testing the rockets that will eventually carry humans into space. However, as we pointed out last week, not all of Elon...
View ArticleWatch the SpaceX Rocket Launch Finally Happen
After a very, very long delay, SpaceX finally launched its Falcon 9 rocket Friday evening. The launch comes six months after its original date, and carried the SES-9 communications satellite for...
View ArticleWhy SpaceX Will Be at the Center of the NASA Hearings This Week
SpaceX and its rivals in the commercial space flight industry will be watching closely as President Obama's proposed $19 billion 2017 NASA budget comes under Congressional scrutiny on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleWhy Jeff Bezos Will Go Further in Space Than Richard Branson
Jeff Bezos wants Blue Origin to do for space tourism what Amazon did for e-commerce and he plans to start launching people into orbit as soon as 2018, according to a New York Times report. Bezos is...
View ArticleHere's When SpaceX Is Planning Its Next Cargo Launch
SpaceX is planning to get back on schedule for its launches after a long delay for its most recent cargo flight. NASA announced Friday that SpaceX will be sending a resupply mission to the...
View Article3 Things to Watch for From SpaceX in April
SpaceX probably isn't looking forward to April showers. Elon Musk and his team have way too much planned and will need some clear skies to make it all come about. Here's what to keep an eye on from...
View ArticleSpaceX Just Had a Huge Success
Update: SpaceX successfully landed the first-stage rocket on the drone barge, a huge success for the company, see below for more. The 1st stage of the Falcon 9 just landed on our Of Course I Still...
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