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Inside the private push for consumer space travel

By Jeff Blagdon on May 19, 2013 09:31 pm + 8 comments

Since the 1960s and PanAm's ill-fated Moon Flights Club, commercial passenger flights to space have Continue reading…
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SpaceX signs three-year deal with Spaceport America to test Grasshopper reusable rocket

By Sam Byford on May 8, 2013 03:49 am + 2 comments

SpaceX has secured a three-year lease to make use of New Mexico's Spaceport America. The commercial Continue reading…
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NASA delays astronaut flights with SpaceX and other companies, extends Russia contract

By Carl Franzen on April 30, 2013 01:26 pm + 36 comments

NASA has not had the ability to send astronauts to the International Space Station since the space Continue reading…
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SpaceX's prototype rocket Grasshopper hovers at 820 feet in highest flight yet

By Carl Franzen on April 23, 2013 12:45 pm + 62 comments

Last night SpaceX released a video of the latest successful test flight of its Grasshopper prototype Continue reading…
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Elon Musk and Rainn Wilson discuss colonizing Mars, global warming, and the fear of failure

By Aaron Souppouris on March 19, 2013 07:26 am + 11 comments

PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently appeared on Metaphysical Milkshake, the Continue reading…
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The greatest hits of SXSW 2013

By Verge Staff on March 11, 2013 12:50 pm

We came, we saw, and the Oculus Rift conquered. Here's what we found this year in Austin, Texas at Continue reading…
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SpaceX's reusable rocket prototype Grasshopper leaps to new record height, nails landing

By Carl Franzen on March 11, 2013 10:31 am + 39 comments

SpaceX just overcame a glitch to connect its Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station Continue reading…
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Thirty Seconds to Mars' new single had a seat aboard the SpaceX Dragon launch yesterday

By Dante D'Orazio on March 2, 2013 11:59 pm + 23 comments

Forget about late-night talk show appearances — what better way is there to get publicity for a Continue reading…
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NASA says SpaceX Dragon is safe to dock with the International Space Station on Sunday

By T.C. Sottek on March 2, 2013 03:28 pm + 4 comments

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft was delayed after experiencing a glitch on Friday, casting doubt on its Continue reading…
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SpaceX overcomes Dragon glitch, but docking delayed until Sunday

By Carl Franzen on March 1, 2013 05:42 pm + 12 comments

SpaceX's Dragon is still on track to link up with the space station despite suffering a glitch after Continue reading…