Dragon
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SpaceX scored a double success today by sending a Dragon cargo ship into orbit and nailing another ground landing - the first such landing since the Orbcomm 2 mission last December.
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Today, SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft has completed its round trip to the International Space Station, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean with more than a tonne of valuable scientific samples in tow.
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It seems the SpaceX project was a bit conservative with its payload predictions for the Falcon spacecraft. Updates to the capabilities of the Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy published online have revealed the rockets will be able to carry much larger payloads than first thought.
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Either Elon Musk really can't wait to get to Mars or his engineers are building the necessary technologies a bit faster than expected. SpaceX has just announced plans to have one of its Dragon spacecraft on its way to the Red Planet as soon as 2018, four years earlier than anticipated.
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SpaceX scored a double first today as the Dragon spacecraft returned to service and the Falcon 9 booster nailed the first ever powered landing at sea.
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When the SpaceX CRS-8 mission heads for the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, it will be carrying the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), which is intended to test the feasibility of expandable module technology.
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SpaceX has successfully carried out a drop test for the four main parachutes that will form the principal stage of the Crew Dragon's descent system.
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SpaceX has shown off its new party trick with the release of a video of the Crew Dragon manned space capsule conducting a powered hover test.
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NASA has added Sierra Nevada Corporation's unmanned Dream Chaser to the privately owned fleets bringing cargo to the ISS from the United States. New Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contracts to keep the station stocked through 2024 have also been awarded to Orbital ATK and SpaceX.
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NASA announced that it's ordered the first mission by SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft to ferry astronauts from Cape Canaveral to the International Space Station (ISS).
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SpaceX has completed design testing of its SuperDraco engines, which, as a key element of the Crew Dragon's launch abort system (LAS), would be responsible for carrying a crew of astronauts out of harms way in the event of a launch failure.
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SpaceX is giving the public a look at the interior of the Crew Dragon spacecraft. Sporting a minimalist design, it's intended to not only provide safety, but a considerable degree of comfort.
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