Watch the First Private Moon Lander Ride to Orbit on a SpaceX Rocket
The Beresheet lander will attempt the first private Moon landing on April 11. Continue reading Watch the First Private Moon Lander Ride to Orbit on a SpaceX Rocket
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The “Impossible” Tech Behind SpaceX’s New Engine
Followers of the Church of Elon will no doubt already be aware of SpaceX’s latest technical triumph: the test firing of the first full-scale Raptor engine. Of course, it was hardly a secret. As he often does, Elon has been “leaking” behind the scenes information, pictures, and even video of the event on his Twitter account. Combined with the relative transparency of SpaceX to begin with, this gives us an exceptionally clear look at how literal rocket science is performed at the Hawthorne, California based company.
This openness has been a key part of SpaceX’s popularity on the Internet (that, …read more
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Hackaday Links: December 9, 2018
SpaceX launched a rocket this week, and things did not go as planned. The hydraulics on the grid fins were stuck when the first stage started its atmospheric recovery, and the booster became a fish. The booster landed about a mile or so offshore, which meant we got some great footage of a failed landing, and there are even better shots of the guts of a landed booster. [Scott Manley] whipped out a video showing the ‘new’ discoveries of what’s going on inside a Falcon 9 booster. Interestingly: the weight of the upper stage is carried through the thrust plate …read more
Watch a DIY Rocketeer Attempt to Land His Model Rocket Like SpaceX
Joe Barnard founded a company with the aim of matching the technical achievements in the space industry at the hobby rocket scale. Motherboard went to visit him to see how his tests of self-landing rockets are coming along. Continue reading Watch a DIY Rocketeer Attempt to Land His Model Rocket Like SpaceX
Watch SpaceX Launch 64 Satellites Aboard a Twice-Used Rocket
The “SmallSat Express” mission is launching a space sculpture and 63 other small satellites, making it the largest satellite launch in US history. Continue reading Watch SpaceX Launch 64 Satellites Aboard a Twice-Used Rocket
Community Activists Kill Elon Musk’s Plan for an Underground Freeway Tunnel in LA
Elon Musk tried to bypass a full environmental review for his test tunnel, but community groups sued and won. Continue reading Community Activists Kill Elon Musk’s Plan for an Underground Freeway Tunnel in LA
Elon Musk Smoking a Blunt Reportedly Sparks NASA Safety Review
After smoking a blunt on the Joe Rogan Experience in September, NASA officials ordered a safety review of SpaceX and Boeing. Continue reading Elon Musk Smoking a Blunt Reportedly Sparks NASA Safety Review
Canada’s $1B Surveillance Project Is Delayed Because a SpaceX Rocket Exploded
The constellation of three satellites will surveil 90 percent of the Earth from orbit, but a 2015 Falcon 9 explosion has delayed the launch. Continue reading Canada’s $1B Surveillance Project Is Delayed Because a SpaceX Rocket Exploded
HPE and NASA make supercomputer on ISS available for experiments
Last year, HPE successfully built and installed a supercomputer on the International Space Station that could withstand the rigors of being in space. Today, the company announced that it is making that computer available for earth-based developers and scientists to conduct experiments. Mark Fernandez, who has the lofty title of America’s HPC Technology Officer at […] Continue reading HPE and NASA make supercomputer on ISS available for experiments
NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds
“At its current rate, we project Boeing will expend at least $8.9 billion through 2021—double the amount initially planned—while delivery of the first Core Stage has slipped 2½ years.” Continue reading NASA’s Mars Rocket is Over Budget and Behind Schedule, Audit Finds