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This Retired Astronaut Says SpaceX and NASA Rockets ‘Will Never Go to Mars’

He compared the prospect to trying to.....»»

Category: europeSource: fortuneJun 17th, 2018

Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year

In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA expects to land the first helicopter on Mars. The .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 5th, 2021

Elon Musk"s new Starship would be a monster rocket if built. Here"s how the SpaceX launch system compares to NASA"s 2 biggest rockets and 2 early prototypes.

Samantha Lee/Business Insider SpaceX, the rocket company founded by Elon Musk, is developing Starship: a new launch system to send people to the moon and Mars. SpaceX has built two prototypes of the.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 5th, 2019

As NASA celebrates its diversity, astronaut and SpaceX crew member Victor Glover discussed how it felt to be the first Black astronaut to embark on a long-term ISS trip

SpaceX's Crew-1 members an.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 9th, 2021

Watch SpaceX launch its newest Starship prototype. The last 4 exploded.

Every high-flying Starship so far has exploded. Still, NASA plans to help SpaceX turn the launch system into a moon lander for astronauts. Elon Musk (center) wants Starships to fly to Mars. But so far the only prototyp.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMay 5th, 2021

NASA"s former Mars leader says the agency is "keeping their eye" on a crewed mission to the Red Planet

As NASA prepared to go back to the moon with SpaceX, Elon Musk and Scott Hubbard, a former NASA Mars program leader, eyed future crewed Mars missions. A photo of Mars.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 25th, 2021

SpaceX"s new astronaut flight for NASA has reached the space station, which is now crowded with 11 people

Crew-2 arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday morning. There are now 11 astronauts on the ISS for at .....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 24th, 2021

LIFTOFF: SpaceX launches 4 astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon Endeavour, its first time reusing a spaceship on a crewed mission

The Crew-2 mission to the International Space Station launched aboard the same Falcon 9 rocket booster that carried the astronaut mission before it. Left: The Crew-2 astronauts. Right: A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Cen.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 23rd, 2021

A SpaceX astronaut family: Megan McArthur is about to pilot the spaceship her husband, Bob Behnken, flew last year

Both partners in the astronaut couple are part of the SpaceX missions for NASA. But it's getting difficult for their son Theo, Mc.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 18th, 2021

Elon Musk says SpaceX will land rockets on Mars "well before 2030," and that his European rivals are "aiming too low"

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Category: personnelSource: nytMar 24th, 2021

2021 in space: This year will bring Mars landings, eclipses, and even more commercial astronaut launches. Here"s what to watch for.

In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 1st, 2021

SpaceX made a spaceship-flying video game that will make you wish a NASA astronaut was around to help

SpaceX vis YouTube SpaceX is about to launch its first-ever passengers — NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — on May .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 13th, 2020

SpaceX, Blue Origin get contracts to build NASA"s astronaut moon lander

NASA on.....»»

Category: videoSource: reutersApr 30th, 2020

Elon Musk says he plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050 by launching 3 Starship rockets every day and creating "a lot of jobs" on the red planet

© Kimi Talvitie; NASA; Mark Brake/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Elon Musk recently shared details on Twitter about his plans to send 1 million people to Mars by 2050.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 17th, 2020

Boeing astronaut capsule faces key test on trip to space station

Boeing Co is set to launch its new astronaut capsule on Friday on its first unmanned journey to the International Space Station, a milestone test for the U.S. aerospace firm that is vying with SpaceX to revive NASA's human spaceflight capabilities......»»

Category: topSource: reutersDec 19th, 2019

SpaceX"s biggest rivals are about to test-launch a new astronaut space taxi for the first time

Kim Shiflett/NASA O.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 17th, 2019

Elon Musk thinks it would take 1,000 rockets 20 years to set up a self-sustaining city on Mars

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted some maths for how long he thinks it would take SpaceX to transport the necessary materials to Mars to build a self-sustaining city. Musk said it would take 1,000 of SpaceX's Starship.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 8th, 2019

SpaceX nabs $3M to work on NASA"s plan to get to the moon

SpaceX chief Elon Musk may be feuding with the top dog at NASA, but the two entities still are working together — not only on the the space agency's Commercial Crew Program, but also on its moon-to-Mars initiative. The Hawthorne, California-base.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 3rd, 2019

Before we put people on Mars, we should infect the planet with Earthly microbes, a group of scientists says

NASA NASA and private companies like SpaceX want to send people to Mars. A group of scientists suggest in a new paper that we should infect Mars with Earth's microbes before pe.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 2nd, 2019

Elon Musk just unveiled SpaceX"s audacious new plan to build cities on Mars with giant Starship rockets. Here are the highlights of his talk.

SpaceX/YouTube Elon Musk on Saturday presented SpaceX's newest plan to develop a super-heavy launch system called Starship. Starship is a roughly .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 29th, 2019

Watch live: Elon Musk reveals SpaceX"s new plan for Starship, a rocket system designed to populate Mars

© Kimi Talvitie; NASA; Mark Brake/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Business Insider.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderSep 28th, 2019