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Following a few hours delay, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, one of an emerging class of private rockets intended to take the U.S. space program into the 21st century, finally tried to launch -- and aborted.The private two-stage booster rocket, which was scheduled for launch at 11 a.m. EDT (1500 GMT) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, would have put oomph into President Barack Obama's plan to overhaul NASA by using commercial firms to send crew and cargo to the International Space Station .But the rocket appeared to go into a safety-shutdown mode at 1:33 p.m. as the first launch was attempted. The company reported that the abort occurred following "involved an out-of-limit startup parameter"; the company plans another launch attempt for 2:45 p.m. Following launch errors, the Falcon 9 rocket is designed to put itself into "safe mode," and the fact that this happened indicated that the shutdown was in fact a successful test of the system, proving that safety mechanisms designed ...
The private spaceflight company SpaceX is preparing to launch a robotic capsule to the International Space Station this week, following a series of delays that postp...
A glitch suffered by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket shortly after launch Sunday night (Oct. 7) caused a telecommunications satellite to be placed in the wrong orbit, the s...
A private rocket is set to launch toward the International Space Station next week, and viewers in Florida will have an awesome view.The unmanned SpaceX Dragon capsu...
The next version of the Dragon spacecraft built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX will look like something truly out of this world, according to Elon Musk, t...
Skywatchers in the eastern United States have an opportunity to spot the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on an International Space Station resupply flight on Su...
When a privately built rocket aborted its launch attempt at the very last second today (May 19), it was likely a familiar sight to the booster's builders: the Califo...
SpaceX's historic test flight to the International Space Station may be over, but the company's commercial Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket will be flying again...
The private spaceflight company SpaceX has officially set Friday as the target date for the launch debut of its new Falcon 9 rocket.The new commercial rocket, design...
A fire-breathing "Dragon" flew atop a "Falcon" that was granted its powers by "Merlin." Though the scene could be out of a fantasy novel, it is also literally true.O...
SpaceX's robotic Dragon capsule is slated to blast off Sunday night (Oct. 7) on the first-ever bona fide private cargo run to the International Space Station.In May,...
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX, wants to help establish a Mars colony of up to 80,000 people by ferrying explor...
The first of NASA's contracted cargo resupply flights to the International Space Station now has its own mission patch, courtesy of the company launching the spacecr...
The private rocket company SpaceX , fresh off the success of its Falcon 9 rocket debut, has signed the largest single commercial launch contract with satellite compa...
Following a few hours delay and an aborted initial attempt, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket -- one of an emerging class of private rockets intended to take the U.S. space p...
Space Exploration Technologies successfully test fired its Falcon 9 rocket this weekend, clearing a milestone toward the inaugural flight of a privately developed sp...
Today's planned inaugural flight of the new private Falcon 9 rocket built by the entrepreneurial firm SpaceX is a high-stakes endeavor. A successful liftoff of the p...
A private rocket poised to launch its first official cargo delivery run to the International Space Station performed a major engine test this weekend, setting the st...
The private spaceflight company SpaceX is preparing to launch an unmanned capsule to the International Space Station this week on a demonstration flight that could m...
The successful launch Tuesday of SpaceX's unmanned Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station thrilled NASA officials and private spaceflight supporters, ...
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