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# SpaceX

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# demo 2
'A major milestone': Nasa and SpaceX set to send astronauts to the ISS tomorrow
If all goes as planned, the mission will see SpaceX become the first private company to send astronauts into space.
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May 26th 2020, 10:24 AM
# Launch
SpaceX launches then destroys rocket in astronaut escape test
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off as normal before the Dragon crew capsule catapulted off the top 12 miles above the Atlantic.
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Jan 19th 2020, 5:45 PM
# blast off
SpaceX launches 60 more Starlink satellites to test less reflective coating
Observatory director Jeff Hall said the satellites will be a growing risk to stargazers in the future.
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Jan 7th 2020, 9:03 AM
# commercial flight
SpaceX carries out first commercial launch sending Arab satellite into orbit
The rocket carried a Saudi Arabian satellite operated by Arabsat.
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Apr 12th 2019, 7:28 AM
# SpaceX
Elon Musk's SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down in Atlantic Ocean after successful test
It was the first private space mission to the International Space Station.
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Mar 8th 2019, 3:17 PM
# NASA
SpaceX Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station
The announcement was met with applause at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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Mar 3rd 2019, 1:52 PM
# capsule
A rocket that will bring US astronauts back to space has blasted off with a dummy named 'Ripley'
The launch is a key step towards resuming manned space flights from US soil.
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Mar 2nd 2019, 10:50 AM
# Electric Cars
Tesla to lay off thousands of employees due to 'very difficult' road ahead
“Our products are too expensive for most people,” Elon Musk said.
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Jan 18th 2019, 1:31 PM
# Elon musk
SpaceX to lay off 10% of workforce due to 'extraordinarily difficult challenges'
The company employs over 6,000 people.
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Jan 12th 2019, 3:28 PM
# SpaceX
SpaceX vows manned flight to space station is on schedule
On 3 August the agency named the first nine astronauts who will fly to space on Boeing and SpaceX vehicles in 2019.
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Aug 14th 2018, 7:49 AM
# Dragon
SpaceX capsule reaches space station with food and experiments
The supply capsule launched on Monday from Florida.
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Apr 4th 2018, 5:57 PM
# Space Oddity
World's most powerful rocket blasts towards Mars - with Elon Musk's roadster onboard
The SpaceX CEO didn’t have to include his red Tesla roadster, which reportedly was playing Space Oddity during blast off.
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Feb 6th 2018, 9:57 PM
# What the...
'A UFO?' - SpaceX rocket launch puzzles Californians as it streams into space
The launch in the setting sun created a billowing streak that was widely seen throughout the area.
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Dec 23rd 2017, 2:12 PM
# All aboard
London to New York in 29 minutes? Elon Musk unveils ambitious new plans
A trip from Bangkok to Dubai would take 27 minutes, and from Tokyo to Delhi in 30 minutes.
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Sep 29th 2017, 10:25 AM
# the next generation
SpaceX has revealed its new spacesuit and it's like something from a Daft Punk video
The company hopes to start launching crewed flights from next year.
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Aug 24th 2017, 7:31 AM
# blast off
Watch Elon Musk's SpaceX launch and then land its first rocket for the US military
It was carrying a payload for the US agency that makes spy satellites.
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May 1st 2017, 4:15 PM
# economical
Billionaire Elon Musk's company to launch first space rocket using recycled parts
Musk says that the goal is to make rocket parts as reusable as cars, planes or bicycles.
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Mar 30th 2017, 7:30 AM
# Fly me to the moon
Puffy faces and a constant need to pee: Moon tourists may be in for a rough ride
Last week SpaceX announced it would launch two tourists to skirt Earth’s satellite next year.
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Mar 11th 2017, 5:00 PM
# SpaceX
Two space tourists are going on a trip around the moon next year
In a statement this evening, the company said that the two people had paid a “significant deposit” to travel beyond the moon.
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Feb 27th 2017, 10:22 PM
# abort abort abort
Last-minute glitch forces SpaceX rocket to cancel launch with 13 seconds left on countdown
The earliest a relaunch can be attempted is tomorrow morning.
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Feb 18th 2017, 5:19 PM
# Pitch perfect
Watch: SpaceX rocket makes textbook touchdown on droneship
The landing comes four months after a costly launchpad explosion of a SpaceX rocket.
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Jan 15th 2017, 12:52 PM
# Spaced Out
SpaceX rocket explodes on launch pad
There were no injuries.
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Sep 1st 2016, 3:10 PM
# Liftoff
PHOTOS: SpaceX launched an important spacecraft into space this morning
The Dragon capsule contains a docking station which would allow future spaceships to park at the International Space Station.
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Jul 18th 2016, 10:20 AM
# down to earth
Watch: The moment that might just have changed spaceflight forever
If at first you don’t succeed…
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Dec 22nd 2015, 8:25 AM
# SpaceX
Tiny steel part blamed for rocket explosion that caused $110 million damage
Back to the drawing board for Elon Musk’s company.
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Jul 21st 2015, 6:30 PM
# Space race
A robot rocket is about to chase the ISS across Irish skies at 17,500 mp/h
The Space X rocket will resupply the space station, but it needs to catch it first.
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Apr 13th 2015, 7:46 PM
# match made in the heavens
Beaming the internet down from space looks like Google's next project
Reports say Google are planning a big investment in SpaceX.
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Jan 20th 2015, 2:40 PM
# So Close
Video shows moment SpaceX rocket crashed down on ocean barge
The company hopes to hone technology so that rockets can return to Earth intact for use again.
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Jan 16th 2015, 6:39 PM
# SpaceX
This revolutionary rocket will have to wait to try a risky new way of landing
Instead of being discarded in the ocean, the booster stages could return to Earth.
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Jan 6th 2015, 1:43 PM
# Cribs
Take a tour of Elon Musk's $17 million Bel Air mansion
Yo, homes to Bel Air.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 5:00 PM
# us flight
Boeing and SpaceX to build new spacecraft for ISS astronauts
SpaceX is headed by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk.
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Sep 16th 2014, 10:15 PM
# to boldly float
SpaceX are to launch a solar powered ship that will sail up into orbit
A few weeks into orbit, the LightSail’s wings will expand, making it visible from Earth.
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Jul 10th 2014, 10:22 AM
# repairs
Computer failure on International Space Station may require spacewalk to fix
However, the six-man crew is not currently in danger, officials have said.
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Apr 12th 2014, 10:30 AM
# private spaceships
The new space race, and the startups looking to profit from it
Whether for personal dreams of adventure or for profit, these companies are doing the engineering and basic science needed to get humans into space.
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Aug 11th 2013, 9:15 AM
# Space
SpaceX capsule encounters problems in orbit
Three of the capsule’s four thrusters failed to fire up en route to the space station.
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Mar 1st 2013, 7:04 PM
# Space
SpaceX rocket on a mission to the ISS - with ice cream included
The commercial cargo ship is bringing 1,000 science experiments and gear to the inhabitants of the ISS – as well as a freezer of chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream.
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Oct 8th 2012, 3:10 PM
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
Your essential evening round-up of the day’s biggest news, plus the bits and pieces you may have missed…
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Jun 1st 2012, 7:45 PM
# SpaceX
Dragon returns to Earth after successful ISS mission
Space capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean today.
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May 31st 2012, 5:41 PM
# Space
VIDEO: "Looks like we got us a Dragon by the tail"
A private company has successfully supplied cargo to the ISS for the first time on board the Dragon capsule.
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May 25th 2012, 8:08 PM
# Beam Me Up
Second time lucky: NASA launches SpaceX rocket headed for ISS
Saturday’s first attempt at a launch was abandoned after engine trouble – but no such problems this time, with a payload of food – and 300 temporarily spacebound astronomy buffs.
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May 22nd 2012, 10:36 AM
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