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  SpaceX Mars prototype rocket explodes upon landing

  Science | February 03, 2021 7:25 IST

  The rocket's three engines ignited, turned off, and then re-ignited for the landing as planned, however, the rocket burst into a fireball when it returned to the launch pad. 

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  US billionaire to buy SpaceX flight to orbit with 3 others, take crew on mountain expedition

  Science | February 02, 2021 10:55 IST

  While Isaacman and his wife, Monica, managed to keep his space trip hush-hush over the months, their daughters couldn’t. The girls, ages 7 and 4, overheard their parents discussing the flight last year and told their teachers.

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  SpaceX to launch world's first all-civilian astronaut mission to orbit in late 2021

  Science | February 02, 2021 6:31 IST

  SpaceX announced on Monday that it will launch four private individuals on a Crew Dragon capsule into orbit around the Earth, dubbed as "the world's first all-civilian mission." It is scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

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  SpaceX targets April 20 to launch 4 astronauts to space station

  Science | January 31, 2021 14:50 IST

  SpaceX is targeting April 20 for the launch of the second crew rotation mission for NASA that will launch four astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station.

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  First private space station crew paying $55 million each to fly on a SpaceX rocket

  Science | January 27, 2021 18:17 IST

  The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They’ll be led by a former NASA astronaut now working for Axiom Space, the Houston company that arranged the trip for next January.  

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  SpaceX ridesharing mission launches record 143 satellites

  Science | January 25, 2021 11:08 IST

  According to SpaceX, the rideshare programme offers cheap access to space for small satellite companies, starting at $1 million for a 200-kg satellite.

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  Elon Musk now richest man on earth, pushes Amazon's Jeff Bezos to 2nd spot

  Business | January 08, 2021 15:50 IST

  Elon Musk, founder, CEO, CTO and chief designer of SpaceX and CEO and product architect of Tesla, Inc, has become the world's richest man, pushing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the second spot, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

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  Indian-American Raja Chari among 3 astronauts selected by NASA for SpaceX Crew-3 mission

  Science | December 16, 2020 13:10 IST

  This will be the first spaceflight for Chari, who became a NASA astronaut in 2017. He was born in Milwaukee, but considers Cedar Falls, Iowa, his hometown, NASA said.

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  Test flight of SpaceX’s Starship aborted at last second

  Science | December 09, 2020 20:28 IST

  The first high-altitude test flight of SpaceX’s futuristic Starship was aborted at the last second in Texas on Tuesday. SpaceX came close to launching a prototype of the rocketship that company chief Elon Musk is designing to carry people to Mars. 

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  SpaceX capsules parked side-by-side at station for 1st time

  Science | December 09, 2020 12:14 IST

  The cargo Dragon will remain at the space station for a month, before parachuting into the Atlantic with science samples and discarded gear. The crew Dragon will stay up until spring.

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  Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

  Science | December 06, 2020 23:05 IST

  SpaceX launched a newer, bigger version of its Dragon supply ship to the International Space Station on Sunday, marking the first time the company has two capsules in orbit at the same time.

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  Jio wants periodic spectrum auctions, SpaceX pushes for satellite use to promote broadband

  Business | November 17, 2020 21:40 IST

  Reliance Jio has urged telecom regulator Trai to work out a mandatory schedule for periodic spectrum auctions to ensure that telecom operators do not have to wait long for radiowaves to meet their network requirements.

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  SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station

  Science | November 17, 2020 10:05 IST

  SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring. The Dragon capsule pulled up and docked late Monday night, following a 27-hour, completely automated flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.    

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  SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin

  Science | November 16, 2020 7:31 IST

  SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company.

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  NASA delays SpaceX Crew-1 launch until Sunday

  Science | November 14, 2020 16:08 IST

  NASA and SpaceX are now targeting Sunday for the launch of the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) due to onshore winds and first-stage booster recovery readiness.

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  SpaceX's second crew flight delayed due to unfavourable weather; Elon Musk awaits COVID-19 results

  Science | November 14, 2020 6:43 IST

  SpaceX delayed its second astronaut flight by a day because of high wind and weather conditions that could jeopardize the recovery and recycling of the rocket booster, pushing the launch to Sunday.

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  SpaceX completes Falcon 9 static fire test ahead of Crew-1 launch

  Science | November 13, 2020 14:25 IST

  The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft that will launch four astronauts to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 mission, has completed a key prelaunch milestone, the integrated static fire. 

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  Astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center for 2nd SpaceX crew flight

  Science | November 09, 2020 7:17 IST

  Four astronauts arrived at Kennedy Space Center on Sunday for SpaceX’s second crew launch, coming up next weekend.

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  SpaceX replacing 2 rocket engines ahead of next crewed mission

  Science | October 29, 2020 14:03 IST

  Elon Musk-run SpaceX is replacing two engines on its Falcon 9 rocket which is scheduled to launch four space travellers to the International Space Station on November 14.

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  NASA moon-landing tech hitches ride to space on Bezos rocket

  Science | October 13, 2020 21:56 IST

  Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space company launched a New Shepard rocket for a seventh time from a remote corner of Texas on Tuesday, testing new lunar-landing technology for NASA that could help put astronauts back on the moon by 2024.