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Virgin Galactic spins off dedicated satellite launch company

Posted in Science on 3rd Mar, 2017
by Alex Muller

Virgin Orbit will launch satellites into orbit using the LauncherOne vehicle, which is released from a 747-400 aircraft.

SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch pad, completes relanding

Posted in Hardware on 19th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

A Falcon rocket blasted off from a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center, then succeeded in landing itself back on the ground nine minutes later.

SpaceX plans worldwide satellite Internet with low latency, gigabit speed

Posted in Business on 13th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

SpaceX designing low-Earth orbit satellites to dramatically reduce latency.

SpaceX could relaunch a first stage booster in March

Posted in Science on 8th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

SpaceX could relaunch a first stage booster in March and is working towards dozens of reuses to eventually lower costs by up to 50+ percent.

Spacex could nearly launch as many times in 2017 as they did from 2010 to 2016

Posted in Science on 7th Feb, 2017
by Alex Muller

Spacex plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks.