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Elon Musks' SpaceX signs 3-year lease for rocket testing at New Mexico's Spaceport America

The Canadian PressMay 7, 2013 19:23
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Another space industry heavyweight will use New Mexico's Spaceport America. Gov. Susana Martinez announced Tuesday that Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, has agreed to a three-year lease to do testing of its "Grasshopper" reusable rocket in southern New Mexico. SpaceX is one of the leading developers of rockets and spacecraft and is one of the companies the Spaceport project has been trying to recruit.

March 26, 2013 13:01
Dragon space capsule safely splashes down in Pacific: SpaceX js/dw/sst

SpaceX capsule leaves ISS after resupply mission

March 26, 2013 11:31
An unmanned, privately-owned US space capsule which delivered supplies to the International Space Station undocked from the orbiting outpost on Tuesday and started heading home, NASA said. SpaceX's Dragon capsule was de-linked from the ISS by crew using a robotic arm, ending a mission of just over three weeks. At the point of disengagement, the capsule was 344 kilometers (210 miles) over southern Australia.

SpaceX capsule leaves ISS after resupply mission

March 26, 2013 11:31
An unmanned, privately-owned US space capsule which delivered supplies to the International Space Station undocked from the orbiting outpost on Tuesday and started heading home, NASA said. SpaceX's Dragon capsule was de-linked from the ISS by crew using a robotic arm, ending a mission of just over three weeks. At the point of disengagement, the capsule was 344 kilometers (210 miles) over southern Australia.

SpaceX's capsule arrives at ISS

March 3, 2013 07:15
A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing to the space outpost food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment. The capsule named Dragon was captured -- with the help of a robotic arm - by NASA Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn, 5:31 am EST (1031 GMT), when the ISS was over northern Ukraine, US space officials said.

SpaceX's capsule nears ISS for rendezvous on Sunday

March 3, 2013 01:45
A privately-owned unmanned US space capsule neared the International Space Station early Sunday, preparing to dock to deliver food, scientific materials and other crucial equipment. "Dragon is scheduled to be captured Sunday at 6:31 am EST (1131 GMT) by NASA Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn," the US space agency NASA said in a statement. NASA said SpaceX's Dragon would be installed onto the Earth-facing port of the ISS's Harmony module by ground experts at mission control in Houston and bolted into place via commands by the ISS crew.

SpaceX's ISS rendezvous set for Sunday

March 2, 2013 18:15
SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule will dock Sunday with the International Space Station on a mission to deliver food, scientific experiments and other cargo, NASA said. "Dragon is scheduled to be captured Sunday at 6:01 am EST (1201 GMT) by NASA Expedition 34 Commander Kevin Ford and NASA Flight Engineer Tom Marshburn," the US space agency said in a statement. NASA said Dragon will be installed onto the Earth-facing port of the ISS's Harmony module by ground experts at mission control in Houston and bolted into place via commands by the ISS crew.

SpaceX 'optimistic' after space capsule mishap

March 1, 2013 18:00
SpaceX said it was "optimistic" Friday after a thruster outage delayed the latest resupply mission of its unmanned Dragon capsule en route to the International Space Station. SpaceX and NASA officials said the cargo resupply mission was still on track, but the technical mishap could fuel concerns about the US agency's ambitious plans to cut costs by privatizing elements of the space program.

SpaceX capsule encounters problems in orbit

March 1, 2013 15:00
The unmanned Dragon capsule launched on Friday by US firm SpaceX encountered problems en route to the space station when three of its four thrusters failed to fire up, the company said. "Issue with Dragon thruster pods. System inhibiting three of four from initializing. About to command inhibit override," the company's billionaire founder Elon Musk wrote on the micro-blogging website Twitter. SpaceX spokeswoman Christina Ra said the spacecraft "experienced an issue with a propellant valve" after reaching orbit.

SpaceX capsule encounters problems in orbit

March 1, 2013 14:31
The unmanned Dragon capsule launched by US private firm SpaceX encountered problems en route to the International Space Station on Friday when three of its four thrusters malfunctioned, the company said. "Issue with Dragon thruster pods. System inhibiting three of four from initializing. About to command inhibit override," the company's billionaire founder Elon Musk wrote on the micro-blogging website Twitter. SpaceX spokeswoman Christina Ra said the spacecraft "experienced an issue with a propellant valve" after reaching orbit.
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