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10:06 29.08.2019

The Starhopper from SpaceX rose to a height of 150 meters: how it was

Well, it will definitely work the second time! . This is probably what Elon Musk thought about when there were a few seconds left on the timer before the Starhopper launch of the prototype Starship spacecraft. The first launch was canceled on August 26, 1 second before launch, but the second time the device successfully took off and sat down smoothly after a short flight, which Musk happily announced on his Twitter. Guys, how are you rolling pepelats out of the garage without a gravitap? It's a mess The second flight of the Starhopper A few seconds after the launch of the Starhopper During

17:02 27.08.2019

Tesla Roadster and Starman dummy complete orbit around the sun

Launched into space on a Falcon Heavy rocket last year, the Tesla Roadster and Starman dummy have completed their first orbit around the Sun, according to online sources. Recall that in February 2018, SpaceX successfully launched its own Falcon Heavy rocket. To demonstrate the capabilities of the rocket, it was necessary to provide a fictitious load. As a result, the roadster of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk went into space. Due to the high risk of any unforeseen circumstances

17:16 12.08.2019

Video: SpaceX autonomous platform catches the falling fairing of the Falcon 9 rocket

Private aerospace company SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 launch vehicle at 19:23 EDT Tuesday, August 6 at 19:23 EDT (August 7, 02:23 Moscow time). Canaveral in Florida, the rocket delivered the Israeli space communications satellite Spacecom AMOS-17 into orbit. AMOS-17 satellite (Photo by SPACECOM) 31 minutes after the launch, the AMOS-17 satellite was launched into a given orbit. Its launch was performed free of charge since last year due to the explosion of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle

15:14 09.08.2019

SpaceX launches 'rideshare' service for small satellite operators

SpaceX has announced a new satellite-launch rocket offering that will allow companies to launch their small satellites into orbit along with other similar spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket. So far, SpaceX has mainly focused on sending more than large satellites or bulky cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. A new program called the SmallSat Rideshare Program offers tiny satellite operators more

16:11 07.08.2019

SpaceX successfully launched Falcon 9 rocket, which has already been used twice

SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket, the first stage of which has already been used twice for launches in July and November 2018. The rocket launched into space a payload in the form of a geostationary communications satellite AMOS-17 for Spacecomm. Its mass is more than 6350 kg. Given such a large mass, the Falcon 9 rocket worked in the expenditure mode as part of this mission. She used the entire supply of fuel to put the satellite into orbit, so there was no fuel left for a controlled descent and landing.

16:24 05.08.2019

NASA to help Spacex and Blue Origin develop technologies for future missions

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to land astronauts on the moon again in 2024 as part of the Artemis (Artemis) program. To prepare for this and future missions, the space agency has selected 13 US companies to help develop new technologies for future projects. Jim Reuter, Deputy Head of the NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD),

17:02 29.07.2019

SpaceX has successfully tested a prototype spacecraft for flights to Mars

Today, the main stars for the private space company SpaceX are its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles. They are used by the company to launch satellites and deliver cargo to the International Space Station. However, SpaceX is not going to be limited to these rockets and is developing a completely new launch system. With its help, the company is going to implement much more ambitious projects. Nothing less than sending people to the Moon and Mars. The company is currently testing a prototype of this spacecraft.

15:57 26.06.2019

SpaceX sends Falcon Heavy on third flight with complete success

While you were awake, Elon Musk sent SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket on its third (and first overnight) spaceflight. Everything went according to plan. The launch took place at 09:30 Moscow time (2:30 am local time EDT) at Launch Complex 39A at the Space Center. Kennedy in Florida. During its first-ever launch, the STP-2 Falcon Heavy mission will carry valuable cargo from a range of commercial customers, as well as the US Department of Defense, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA. First Falcon Heavy launch

07:51 25.06.2019

SpaceX delays Falcon Heavy launch by three hours

The launch of the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle with 24 research satellites has been postponed by three hours, SpaceX announced on Twitter. It is known that the launch window, that is, the time when the launch can be performed, will last four hours. The reasons for the transfer are not named. At the same time, the company notes that specialists have completed an additional check of ground systems, the rocket and cargo look good. The weather forecast promised only a 20% chance of canceling the launch due to adverse weather conditions, RIA Novosti notes.

15:14 29.05.2019

SpaceX prepares for first short Starhopper flights

During the spring, SpaceX continued to actively work on the Super Heavy/Starship super-heavy reusable system. This rocket-space system is similar in concept to shuttles: its second stage simultaneously acts as a spacecraft, but, unlike a shuttle, Starship can refuel in space and land on other bodies of the solar system. The first stage of Super Heavy uses oxygen-methane engines. She will return to the launch pad in the same way as the first stage of the rocket does.

16:29 24.05.2019

SpaceX successfully launched 60 Starlink Internet satellites into orbit

SpaceX intends to create a globally accessible Internet as part of the Starlink project by launching 12,000 communication satellites into low Earth orbit. The launch of the first sixty satellites was supposed to take place in May, but the mission was postponed twice in a row: first due to strong winds, and then because of the need to check the equipment. Finally, a week after the series of problems began, the company successfully launched a dozen satellites, the launch took place from Cape Canaveral on May 24 at 5:30 am Moscow time. As mentioned earlier, to run

16:27 20.05.2019

SpaceX is betting on satellite internet. In vain?

Access to the Internet has become so widespread in the US and Western Europe that it has created a whole dependence of people on the Web. And yet, for about half of the world's population, this level of connectivity is simply out of reach. Over the past three months, almost 4 billion people have not been online and the UN has a very low threshold for representing someone as an Internet user, which means they are missing out on the many social, economic and educational benefits that come with connecting to the Internet. Silicon Valley entrepreneurs quickly realized that connecting the world

16:27 16.05.2019

SpaceX spoke about the capabilities of its Starlink satellites

Earlier this week, Elon Musk showed a photo of a Falcon 9 rocket loaded with several dozen compact Starlink internet communications satellites. The 60 vehicles that will be launched into low Earth orbit on May 16 are fairly densely packed into the head of the launch vehicle. Today, SpaceX shared some details about how these satellites will work. Each carrier satellite panel contains multiple high bandwidth antennas and one solar panel. The weight of each satellite is only 227

17:32 15.05.2019

SpaceX stands second prototype Starship spacecraft in Florida

SpaceX is working with might and main on the creation of a promising Starship spacecraft, which will be used for the colonization of Mars and fast flights within the earth's atmosphere. The prototype ship is called the Starhopper, and is being assembled at the company's private spaceport in the Chicago village of Boca Chica. As it turned out, in order to speed up the development and testing process, Elon Musk decided to start the assembly and the second prototype is being produced in a factory in Florida. A photo of the prototype under construction was shared by one of the users

15:29 14.05.2019

Elon Musk showed a rocket that will launch 60 satellites at once in one launch

In 2015, the head of SpaceX, Elon Musk, spoke about the Starlink project, in which 12,000 satellites will be launched into low Earth orbit to distribute the Internet. The first half will be shipped in the next six years, and the company is already in the process of launching test samples. So, in 2018, she launched the TinTin A and TinTin B satellites into orbit, and now she intends to conduct a larger mission to simultaneously launch 60 satellites at once. Elon Musk himself shared a photo of the loaded Falcon 9 rocket, judging by them, in low Earth orbit

21:48 04.05.2019

SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delay

SpaceX on Saturday launched a slew of deliveries to the International Space Station after a couple of delays. The Falcon rocket raced into the predawn darkness, carrying the Dragon capsule with 5,500 pounds (2,500 kg) of goods. This redesigned Dragon, making its second space trip, is due to arrive at the orbital laboratory on Monday. Delivery is delayed by several days due to power shortages, which arose first at the space station and then at the SpaceX rocket and landing platform in the Atlantic. Both issues were quickly resolved with

On Saturday, April 20, an accident occurred in Florida during tests of SpaceX's Dragon manned spacecraft. This event could have extremely negative consequences for the development schedule and certification of the new ship. SpaceX is developing a manned spacecraft for NASA under a contract that was awarded in September 2014. as part of the CCtCap commercial manned spacecraft program. The contract provides for the implementation of two flights, unmanned and manned, and also requires testing of the system.

16:04 18.04.2019

NASA selects SpaceX for asteroid ramming mission

Elon Musk's company has won a contract from the NASA aerospace agency to launch the DART space mission, the goal of which will be the first ever attempt to change the trajectory of an asteroid. According to sources, the state agency decided to choose SpaceX because the latter offered its services for a significantly lower amount than other potential contractors offered. The launch of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is scheduled for June 2021 from Vanderberg Air Force Base in California. For evaluation and

17:58 16.04.2019

SpaceX salvaged the nose cone of the Falcon Heavy rocket and is going to reuse it

SpaceX, after today's first and fully successful commercial launch of the Arabsat 6A telecommunications satellite, managed to keep intact not only the three used boosters of the Falcon Heavy super-heavy launch vehicle, but also its nose cone, which the company plans to reuse in one of the future space missions scheduled for 2019 year. This was announced through his Twitter page by the head of the company Elon Musk. Both parts of the thermal protection are matched. They are planned to be used in one of the Starlink missions.

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A video of the fire on the SpaceX spacecraft appeared on the Web ... vehicle engines too much fuel. According to Mirror, the device SpaceX received no significant damage. Earlier, on July 16, Roskosmos reported that they consult weekly with SpaceX about the safety of their spacecraft, but the company has ... about problems with Boeing manned spacecraft (CST-100 Starliner) and SpaceX(Crew Dragon). Disadvantages, according to NASA, may affect ... Roskosmos questioned the safety of SpaceX and Boeing spacecraft ... Roskosmos consults weekly with Boeing and SpaceX about the safety of their spacecraft, but to the companies yet "... about problems with Boeing manned spacecraft (CST-100 Starliner) and SpaceX(Crew Dragon) warned the American space agency NASA. These shortcomings can... Fire breaks out at SpaceX test site ... at the test site for the Starship spacecraft, which is being developed by SpaceX. This was reported by Florida Today with reference to a company representative ... managed to put out thanks to the fire brigades who quickly arrived at the scene. Representative SpaceX noted that the cause of the incident is being investigated, however, according to preliminary data, a fire ... SpaceX lost contact with three Starlink satellites At least three of the 60 satellites launched by the company SpaceX, stopped communicating, reports Buisness Insider, citing ... the satellites have not yet reached a given orbit, the publication clarifies. Former founder SpaceX Elon Musk did not rule out that during the implementation of the project something ... SpaceX launched a rocket with 24 satellites SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with a delay of several hours with ... and military purposes. on Twitter SpaceX the launch delay was explained by the need for additional checks before launch. Founder SpaceX Elon Musk previously called this launch ... - NASA scientists and employees who wished to end up in space after death. SpaceX carried out the third launch of the Falcon Heavy. The first one is test... SpaceX postpones Falcon Heavy launch by a few hours Elon Musk company SpaceX postponed the launch of the super-heavy Falcon Heavy rocket by several hours. About... atomic clocks for space navigation from NASA. In the beginning of April SpaceX postponed the first commercial launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket. The reason was the weather... Rogozin did not see vacancies for Elon Musk in Roskosmos Dmitry Rogozin is ready to meet with the founder of the American space company SpaceX Elon Musk, but he will not hire him. ... Rogozin thanked the official on behalf of the successful launch of Crew Dragon SpaceX, adding that his company has always admired the Russian rocket and space ... SpaceX announces successful splashdown of Dragon after returning from ISS ... delivery of goods to the station, according to the company's Twitter page SpaceX. The ship was launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket in early May. SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket with 60 satellites for the third time SpaceX on the third attempt, launched the Falcon 9 launch vehicle from 60 ... , at 22:30 local time (5:30 Moscow time). V SpaceX reported that the satellites will be launched into orbit at an altitude of 440 ... Musk went to court over a tender to replace Russian RD-180 engines ... unjustifiably distributed contracts to missile systems, and demands to reconsider her proposal. SpaceX Ilona Musk in court accused the US Air Force of violating the rules ... handed out "contracts" for three unproven missiles of unknown parameters. SpaceX insists on reviewing the results of the tender. The company said it was offering its... the lawsuit highlights that the Air Force is based on a single Starship project portfolio SpaceX assigned a high risk. According to Reuters, the competition was held as part of... SpaceX sues the US government ... to launch satellites for national defense. Private space company SpaceX filed a lawsuit against the US federal government, writes The Washington Post ... - due to the confidentiality of the lawsuit, it remains unclear which particular public procurement program will be appealed SpaceX. However, as The Washington Post notes, information about the lawsuit has emerged ... The United States has developed an agreement on certification SpaceX and the company dropped the claims. Early May space truck SpaceX Dragon has successfully delivered cargo to... SpaceX delays Falcon 9 launch with 60 satellites for second time American space technology manufacturer SpaceX delayed the launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle for the second time with 60 ... SpaceX delays launch of Falcon 9 rocket with 60 internet satellites by 24 hours ... taken on May 17 at 5:30 Moscow time. May 12 owner SpaceX Elon Musk suggested that in the first mission "a lot will go wrong ... wrote The Wall Street Journal at the end of December last year, SpaceX as part of the Starlink project, it plans to raise $500 to launch satellites ... to implement a $3.5 billion satellite program. SpaceX, taking into account the launch of all 11 thousand devices, $ 10 billion will be required ... Russia sent NASA questions and comments because of the smell of alcohol on the ISS ... ships through an intermediary represented by NASA, and not directly by the company SpaceX. According to Vlasov, the American partners understand that “they will have to answer ... 2 mg per cubic meter. m. Dragon-2 spacecraft company SpaceX was launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on March 2. Flight... Dragon cargo spacecraft docked at ISS ... to the International Space Station, according to the Elon Musk company page SpaceX on Twitter. Dragon rendezvous with the ISS was broadcast on the website ... The launch of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle for the ISS was postponed to May 4 The launch of the Falcon 9 carrier rocket with the Dragon spacecraft, which is supposed to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS), was postponed to May 4 due to power problems (previously it was supposed to be May 3). This was reported on the website of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). It is noted that... SpaceX reveals details of failed Crew Dragon engine test ... during a press conference at NASA confirmed the vice president of the company SpaceX Hans Koenigsman. According to him, the company believes that the problem is ... engines that have previously passed 600 tests. He emphasized that SpaceX confident in the device and that the investigation into the incident is ongoing. We are talking about an unsuccessful test of SuperDraco engines at the end of April. V SpaceX then it was said that an "anomaly" had occurred on the ship's capsule. Florida edition... The launch of the Dragon cargo spacecraft for the ISS was postponed to May 1 ... (ISS), rescheduled for May 1. This is stated in the message. SpaceX microblog on Twitter. It is noted that the launch of the 17th mission ... it was assumed that the launch of the ship will be carried out on April 30th. Last time SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 launch vehicle with a Dragon truck to the ISS ... Roskosmos expressed readiness to help Musk in the investigation of the emergency with Dragon-2 Roscosmos specialists are ready to help Elon Musk and SpaceX in the investigation of the accident that occurred during the tests of the emergency... SpaceX failed to test the engines of the new ship Crew Dragon ... . Tests of engines for the Crew Dragon spacecraft, with which SpaceX Elon Musk plans to deliver astronauts to and from the ISS, completed ... the test led to an anomaly on the test bench, ”the agency quoted the message as saying. SpaceX. The company clarified that it is investigating and working closely with partners ... launches, ”he added. The first about an emergency situation during the company's tests SpaceX Florida Today reported. It posted photos showing... SpaceX lost Falcon Heavy stage at sea ... Florida. “During the weekend, due to the harsh conditions at sea, the team SpaceX failed to ensure the safety of transporting the stage to the port of Canaveral, ”the statement quotes the publication. SpaceX. The company clarified that as weather conditions worsen, a stage ... a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. This was the first time that SpaceX managed to land all three components of the rocket. Maria Bondarenko Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy rocket launches Saudi satellite into orbit Rocket Falcon Heavy company SpaceX Elon Musk launched from a spaceport in Florida and successfully ... successfully landed two boosters and the central block of a heavy rocket. Previously SpaceX postponed the first commercial launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket to April 10...

Technology and media, Mar 09, 09:49

Musk responded to Rogozin's congratulations on the successful test of Crew Dragon ...for congratulations on the success of the Crew Dragon mission. "Thank you on behalf of SpaceX!" - he wrote on Twitter, adding that in his American company ... -space technology. Earlier, on March 8, it became known that the ship of the company SpaceX Crew Dragon (Dragon-2) has successfully completed its mission to the ISS and...

Technology and media, Mar 08, 17:04

The Crew Dragon spacecraft landed on the water in the Atlantic Ocean Company ship SpaceX successfully completed a mission to the ISS and splashed down off the east coast... of a new age of astronautics. The company's Crew Dragon (Dragon-2) spacecraft SpaceX successfully splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean. This is stated on Twitter ... vessel Go Searcher. Congratulations on the successful return of the ship to Earth SpaceX Jim Bridenstine, head of the US Aerospace Agency. "Today's splashdown of the Crew capsule...

Technology and media, Mar 08, 11:04

SpaceX's newest spacecraft undocked from the ISS ... The company's first private Dragon-2 (Crew Dragon) spacecraft SpaceX after a five-day joint flight successfully undocked from the International Space Station (...

Technology and media, 08 Mar, 01:16

Elon Musk praised the Russian launch vehicle "Angara" Head of an American company SpaceX Elon Musk said that Russian space engines are the best and ... of the year. He had a briefcase full of dollars with which the head SpaceX planned to buy three missiles already. At a meeting with company representatives...

Technology and media, Mar 03, 18:14

Musk thanks in Russian for congratulations on Dragon docking with ISS Head of companies SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk responded in Russian to congratulations on... expressed confidence that cooperation will develop. Also Elon Musk's company SpaceX US President Donald Trump congratulated the successful launch. The company's first ever private manned spacecraft Dragon-2 SpaceX Launched on March 2 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Technology and media, Mar 03, 17:23

The crew of the ISS reported an alarm due to the SpaceX spacecraft ... of how the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft docked at the station SpaceX. The crew talks were broadcast on the NASA website. Initially, a breakdown was assumed ... Roskosmos congratulated the successful docking of the newest spacecraft NASA. Elon Musk company SpaceX US President Donald Trump congratulated the successful launch. On March 3, the company's first-ever private manned spacecraft Dragon-2 SpaceX docked with the ISS at 05:51 ET (13 ... Trump congratulated SpaceX on the launch of the newest Dragon-2 spacecraft to the ISS US President Donald Trump congratulated Elon Musk's company SpaceX with the successful launch of the Dragon-2 private spacecraft. About this ... again "lights up". Great job and success. Congratulations SpaceX and everyone!” he said. The day before the company SpaceX launched the first-ever manned spacecraft Dragon ...

Technology and media, Mar 02, 15:14

There was a video of the launch of the newest ship Dragon-2 to the ISS Chapter SpaceX Elon Musk posted on his Twitter a video of the launch of a private manned ... how safe is the flight for the crew. Upon successful completion of the mission SpaceX Musk will send a mannequin named after the heroine of Alien to the ISS ... the mission with the dummy (Demo-1) will be successful, then in April SpaceX will test the abort system. After that, the company will launch ... . In February, Reuters wrote that NASA had warned Boeing and SpaceX about flaws in their manned ships. According to him, aerospace... refueling a launch vehicle when the crew is already in the capsule. Representative SpaceX James Gleason said the company has developed "one of the most secure...

Technology and media, 22 Feb, 06:23

SpaceX launches Israel's first lunar lander ... spaceil. The probe is due to land on the Moon on April 11. Company SpaceX Elon Musk successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket...

Technology and media, 21 Feb, 22:19

NASA finds Boeing and SpaceX ships a threat to the space program ... more than was officially announced. NASA warned Boeing and SpaceX about flaws in the manned spacecraft they are developing. These shortcomings... "most" of these problems before sending astronauts on flights. "At SpaceX and Boeing have comparable safety issues," one said ... exceeding NASA's safety requirements," Barrett said. In turn, the representative SpaceX James Gleason said the company has developed "one of the most secure...

Technology and media, Feb 11, 08:16

Musk announced the superiority of the SpaceX engine over the Russian RD-180 Raptor engine developed by an American company SpaceX, broke the record of the Russian RD-180 in terms of pressure in the chamber ... RD-180 is 266.7 bar. At the beginning of February SpaceX announced the successful first burn of the Raptor rocket engine, which will...

The head of the command of the Space Forces, General John Raymond, recalled that when he was an Air Force captain, he had a lot of encounters with representatives of the United States aerospace industry and holds the highest opinion of them.

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NASA and SpaceX have worked out the removal of the crew from the ship Crew Dragon

The US Space Agency (NASA) and SpaceX have worked out the extraction of the crew from the newest manned spacecraft Crew Dragon. It was developed by SpaceX for NASA and is designed to deliver astronauts to the International Space Station.

Kommersant 1 month 3 days ago 2

Roskosmos, following SpaceX, lowered prices for launching small satellites

The Glavkosmos launch services company (part of Roscosmos) has almost halved the prices for launches of a number of spacecraft and microsatellites on Soyuz-2 rockets in 2020. In 2018, the launch of 1 kg of cargo cost $20-30 thousand. Now this amount is up to $15-17

Kommersant 1 month 12 days ago 1

Another trouble has befallen the company SpaceX, headed by the king of American crooks Elon Musk. The basic version of the Starship rocket, supposedly capable of delivering people to the Moon and Mars, caught fire during tests. And it's the second time. Can link

SpaceX launches rocket with Dragon truck

The Falcon 9 launch vehicle carrying the Cargo Dragon cargo spacecraft lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch was carried out at 18:01 ET (01:01 Moscow time Friday, July 26). Dragon should deliver material to the ISS

Kommersant 1 month 23 days ago 1

In the US state of Texas, the test of the SpaceX spacecraft was postponed due to the ignition of the upper part of the vessel in the first seconds of the test. Starhopper - the basic version of the Starship rocket, which is designed to be sent to the Moon and Mars astronaut

Roskosmos doubted the safety of Boeing and SpaceX ships

Roskosmos has questions about flight safety on the promising American spacecraft Starliner and Crew Dragon, said Vladimir Ustimenko, head of the press service of the state corporation.

Interfax 2 months 2 days ago 0

Fire breaks out at SpaceX test site in US

A fire broke out at the test site for SpaceX's Starship spacecraft. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the equipment suffered $50,000-100,000 damage, Florida Today reports. The preliminary cause of the fire

Kommersant 2 months 10 days ago 0

SpaceX lost contact with three satellites of the Starlink mission

SpaceX has lost contact with three of the 60 satellites that were launched as part of the Starlink mission on May 23, Business Insider reports, citing a company representative. They are no longer functional and will "passively deorbit". Presumably the companions

Kommersant 2 months 18 days ago 3

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket with 24 satellites

The Falcon Heavy launch vehicle, carrying 24 satellites, a research lab and an atomic clock, lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the third launch for this type of rocket. It is broadcast on the website of an American manufacturing company.

Kommersant 2 months 24 days ago 0

SpaceX delays Falcon Heavy launch by a few hours

The launch of the Falcon Heavy super-heavy rocket, which is due to put 24 satellites into orbit on Tuesday, has been postponed by several hours in order to further test its on-board systems, said the development company SpaceX.

Interfax 2 months 24 days ago 0

SpaceX rocket launches into orbit with 24 satellites and ashes of 152 people

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy super-heavy rocket, which is being developed for flights to the moon, is supposed to put 24 Pentagon and NASA satellites into orbit on Tuesday Moscow time, the Aeronautics and Space Administration announced.

Interfax 2 months 24 days ago 0 Space Exploration Technologies Corporation is a private American company created for space exploration. SpaceX manufactures and launches Falcon space rockets.

In collaboration with NASA, the company has developed the Dragon space module, the first private spacecraft used to deliver cargo to the ISS.

Is this the project of some advanced billionaire?

Yes, SpaceX was founded in 2002 by a well-known businessman, engineer, inventor, investor, and billionaire. Legendary personality: Musk is one of the founders of the PayPal payment system, the main developer and CEO of Tesla Inc.

Among his promising projects are the vacuum train Hyperloop, which will travel at a speed of more than 1200 kilometers per hour, and the development of technology for combining the human brain with a computer.

It was Musk who became the prototype of the inventor and billionaire Tony Stark - the famous Iron Man from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Elon himself appeared on the screen in several films. In Iron Man 2, he played Stark's buddy.

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How is SpaceX different from other rocket manufacturers?

The creators of the company set themselves an ambitious goal: to make space flights cheaper and open the way to the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has a small, by the standards of other space developers, team: just over five thousand people.

The company does everything itself: designs, assembles, tests, manufactures the necessary components for rockets, including engines.

In addition, the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles and the Dragon ship were originally conceived as reusable. Dragon is currently the only operational cargo ship that can return cargo from space.

What has SpaceX already launched?

The history of space exploration is as follows:

• Five Falcon 1 launches (three failed, two successful).
• 32 Falcon 9 launches (30 successful). In 12 of them, the rocket went into space with the cargo ship Dragon (one launch was unsuccessful). Falcon also delivered satellites for various purposes into earth orbit.

And yet, what is considered the main achievement of SpaceX?

In 2015, for the first time in history, the first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle landed on Earth, after it had put the cargo into low Earth orbit.

Six months after landing on land, the stage that completed the task was landed on an offshore platform.

And at the end of March 2017, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the first stage, which had been in space a year earlier. Then the rocket launched a telecommunications satellite into orbit. After that, the first stage returned to Earth and sat on a floating platform.

Elon Musk did not hold back his emotions after the completion of this mission: “This is a revolution that will change the very idea of ​​\u200b\u200bspace flight. It took us 15 years to get to this point. This is a great day for SpaceX and space exploration in general."

What does this mean in practice?

The developers have achieved their goal: the cost of Falcon 9 is about 60 million dollars. About 80% of this amount falls on the first stage. The fact that it was made reusable will significantly reduce the costs associated with the production and launch of launch vehicles. This means that the process of conquering space as a whole will reduce the cost.

Musk has already stated that in the future, reusable rockets will be launched up to 20 times, and the cost of flights will become even lower. By the end of 2017, SpaceX wants to make 27 Falcon launches, including used ones.

In addition, it is planned to make sure that the Falcon 9 can re-enter space in just 24 hours after returning. In essence, this will make rockets look like airplanes.

What to expect from SpaceX in the near future?

By the end of 2017, the company wants to launch the first Falcon Heavy, a heavy-duty launch vehicle. It will be able to deliver up to 55 tons of cargo into low orbit (the most recent version of the Falcon 9 has a maximum payload that is half that).

It is Falcon Heavy that they want to use to deliver cargo to Mars: the rocket will be able to transport about 13 tons to the Red Planet.

Is SpaceX developing crewed ships?

In 2011, SpaceX entered NASA's manned program. The company received funding to develop the Dragon V2 manned spacecraft. Four astronauts can be on board.

In November 2017, SpaceX plans to send the spacecraft on its first uncrewed test flight to the ISS.

And in May 2018, Dragon V2 will go into Earth orbit already with astronauts. The ship will have to dock at the station, and two weeks later go home, landing with the help of parachutes.

What about trips to the moon?

At the end of 2018, SpaceX will launch a Dragon V2 spacecraft with two tourists on board. They will fly around the moon and return to Earth. Those wishing to go on a unique space journey have been found, they have already made an advance payment for the most unusual tour.

The journey will take a week. The launch of the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle, which will send the ship to the Moon, is scheduled from the site at Cape Canaveral, from where the lunar missions under the Apollo program departed.

When can we expect flights to Mars?

The company plans to launch the Falcon Heavy launch vehicle and the modified Dragon V2 spacecraft, which will have to land on Mars (the Red Dragon mission), in 2020.

The Red Dragon capsule will have to collect all the information about the planet, evaluate natural resources, and test the landing of heavy equipment on the Martian surface. The samples will go back to Earth.

And by 2026, SpaceX intends to deliver the first man to Mars. Elon Musk has always said that he founded the company to "help make humanity a multi-planetary species."

The company is already developing a spacecraft for the first colonists on Mars - the Interplanetary Transport System.

When you talk about the prospects for SpaceX, you don’t even want to swear. It seems that they decided to personally bring the cosmic aspirations of mankind to mind. For example, they are already landing rocket stages and gathering. But about everything, as usual, in order.

1. Musk himself taught rocket science

This guy, of South African descent, who in his lifetime sings praises that were not dreamed of by Roman emperors, constantly makes us feel like bums. Well, it’s understandable: there are so many successful companies that can change the world, and everything is in the hands of one guy. And here's another thing that can make you feel even more of a poop: he taught himself rocket science. His partners say that the most innovative ideas were born in Musk's head immediately after reading a book on rocket science.

2. SpaceX VS Tesla

In 2008, in the wake of the crisis, Musk faced the harsh realities of business that do not spare either pioneers or researchers, and for a while he only had to watch and wonder which of his two companies would go down first. Tesla was heavily in debt and didn't yet have a prototype car to show to the public. Saving the company was also difficult because by that time Musk had already poured so many millions from his personal fortune into SpaceX, so there was literally nothing to save. However, in 2011, he managed to raise enough funding thanks to friends, which was able to return the Tesla from the cemetery of unrealized projects, where the cavalry of sailors on zebras, biorobots and useful instant coffee are already buried.

3. Everything about Mars

Mars colonization has long been Musk's passion. He has repeatedly said that he founded SpaceX in 2002 primarily to help make humanity a multi-planetary species.
According to Musk, it is Mars that will advance human society and technological progress to such heights that no one has ever dreamed of.

4. Mars may get closer this year

Despite a long list of impressive accomplishments, today many people associate SpaceX with ambition rather than achievement. Musk, of course, spoke publicly about his desire to spend the last years of his life on Mars, but the scarce information about the expedition itself and its spacecraft raises doubts about the imminent possibility of colonizing the Red Planet. However, that may soon change, although there are rumors that Musk intends to unveil the company's grand plans at the International Astronautical Conference in September. Well, let's be patient and hope that this will be news about the readiness of the ship, and not about the fact that they screwed a siphon to it.

5. Know a lot about names

Sure, NASA can sometimes come up with really inspiring names for its massive missions, but thanks to Musk and his love of science fiction (Star Wars, in particular), SpaceX is in many ways more interesting. The two barges that carried that rocket out to sea are called Falcon 1 and Falcon 9, after, as you might guess, the Millennium Falcon.
And it was recently revealed that the codenames for the giant rocket and spaceship that will form the basis of the Mars colonization technique are "Damn Rocket" and "Damn Spaceship." The translation is correct, in fact the names are even rougher.

6. Slides in the factory

SpaceX, like most large companies, has a strong craving for good people. But specialists have a choice, and therefore a race for working conditions begins between corporations (remember, for example, Google). In a recent biography, Musk noted that he is considering building factories inside both Spacex and Tesla factories - a real roller coaster for employees. Apparently, so that the blood rushes to the brain faster.

7. Create a global Wi-Fi network

One of the company's most ambitious plans is to launch 4,000 micro-satellites into orbit to create a satellite Internet network that could eventually bring high-speed wireless Internet access to every corner of the globe. As of last year, experiments are already underway, and all the paperwork is slowly being resolved.

8. NASA and SpaceX: contract

NASA ended the shuttle program in 2011, and they don't seem to like flying forever with Russian pilots. To end outsourcing, they have contracted SpaceX (along with a couple of other foreign aerospace businesses) to develop the next generation of space programs and shuttles.