SpaceX
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[video] Falcon Rocket Goes Boom in Epic Explosion
For those that haven’t seen it or listened to the last episode of WeirdThings where we discuss what happened. Here’s the video of the Falcon rocket going all Hollywood explosion-ish during its attempted soft landing on the autonmous barge...
Jump! Jump! Grasshopper Rocket Stretches Its Legs in Latest Test
SpaceX keeps coaxing their Grasshopper rockets into longer jumps as they continue to develop their reusable rocket program. In the latest test, shown in this video, SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket takes another leap into the history books by...
Is Elon Musk Planning the First Controlled Re-Entry of a Rocket this Summer?
The folks at NextBigFuture via Rocketeers.co.uk are reporting the rumor mill has SpaceX planning to send their reusable Grasshopper test rocket to a height of 300,000 feet in the near future with an eye towards trying a controlled re-entry...
SpaceX’s Johnny Cash Hover Slam Test a Success (no slam!)
Yesterday at the SXSW keynote, SpaceX’s Elon Musk showed the first footage of their most recent test of their reusable rocket system. In what has to be a new record of some kind, the Grasshopper, a rocket 10 stories tall, flew 268 feet in...
Interactive Look Inside Space X’s Dragon Capsule!
If you’ve been following WeirdThings for any length of time now, you know that every time space exploration is mentioned we grab our big, pointy-fingered, foam hand and start fist-pumping toward the heavens. Most of us are never going to...
Elon Musk Hints at New Mystery Rocket
During interviews on SpaceX’s current and near-future plans for the company, both Elon Musk and SpaceX president Gwynne Shotwell have made allusions to a much larger rocket than the Falcon Heavy they plan on launching next year. The Falcon...
EXCLUSIVE: SpaceX Dragon Splashdown Pic!
Now we know what secret cargo SpaceX had included…
Welcome Home Dragon!
Nothing kicks off a summer of fun like the first commercial space craft hitting the waves. Minutes ago, SpaceX’s Dragon Capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, ending a historic trip from GD space to the International Space Station....
SpaceX Signs Up First Customer for World’s Most Powerful Rocket
SpaceX and Intellisat, the world’s largest provider of satellite services, have issued a press release announcing that Intellisat has signed up to be the first customer for SpaceX’s next generation rocket, the Falcon Heavy. The most...
Space Boom
By the end of this decade we could well be on our way to the largest period of growth in human history. The global economy would dramatically increase and the overall wealth of the planet will skyrocket. The people at the lowest end of the...
Elon Musk Explains SpaceX Dragon Docking as Doctor Evil
A fun moment from yesterday’s press briefing about SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft docking with the International Space Station, marking the first time a commercial craft has done any such thing. Ever. Anyhow, Musk was asked to explain some of...
Watch as Humans Step Aboard the First Private Spacecraft – In Space
For the first time in history, humans stepped aboard a privately developed spacecraft in space. Watch as the ISS astronauts open the hatch and inspect SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft:
What’s Next for SpaceX
This morning the world woke up to find out what the rest of us stayed up and watched happen: SpaceX launched their second spacecraft into orbit on a first of its kind mission to the International Space Station. The next few days involve...
Weird Things LIVE at the Dragon Launch
Justin Robert Young and Andrew Mayne at the SpaceX launch of the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station. It was EPIC and AWESOME.
We Aren’t Allowed to Dream About the Future Until NASA Gives Us Permission
The future seems closer today than it did yesterday. People are talking about mining asteroids that contain more platinum than we’ve ever dug up on Earth and finding water that could be the key to permanent space habitation and long...
Wired interview with Elon Musk About SpaceX’s ISS Mission
SpaceX founder and CEO, Elon Musk talks to WIRED magazine’s Jason Paur about the upcoming mission to the International Space Station. (Thanks to Daniel Connors for the link)
SpaceX Wants to Build “Commercial Cape Canaveral” Deep in the Heart of Texas
The stars at night are big and bright CLICK HERE deep in the heart of Texas. So where better to launch vehicles to get closer to them. SpaceX has begun preliminary paperwork to establish a launching facility in South Texas, near the...
SpaceX Will Launch First Commercial Spacecraft to Spacestation on April 30
We finally have a date. SpaceX announced they will send the first commercial spacecaft to spacestation into orbit on April 30th. If successful, the unmanned Dragon capsule will dock with the International Space Station representing a major...
Boo: SpaceX Delays February Launch
The first private craft set to dock with the International Space Station will have to wait a little longer. An unmanned capsule to be launched by WeirdThings’ favorite SpaceX will not happen on February 7th as initially planned. The delay...
SpaceX Sets Launch Date For First Private Spacecraft To Dock With ISS
We are unapologetic fanboys for SpaceX. In the tank. Drinking the Kool-Aid. In fact, don’t be surprised if publisher Andrew Mayne gets a tattoo of the SpaceX logo with “RAD” in the middle. So there is a reason we’ve collectively marked...
SpaceX Announces Radically Cheaper Spaceflight
At a National Press Club luncheon today, Elon Musk, head of SpaceX announced plans for a reusable rocket that could dramatically lower the cost of going into space by a factor of 100. By amortizing the hardware costs over a lifespan of...
SpaceX Reveals Images of Next Generation Spacecraft
Along with announcement for an Elon Musk appearance at the National Press Club, SpaceX revealed new conceptual images laying out their vision for the future of spaceflight. One image gives us our first look at what is probably the...
SpaceX to Launch Vertical Take-off and Landing “Grasshopper” Rocket
Those ambitious folks at SpaceX aren’t going to let American enterprise sit out the new space race. They’ve requested permission to test out a vertical take-off and landing rocket system at their test site in McGregor, Texas. Although...
Did Space X just show its secret plans for a mission to Mars?
Space X released a video today showing their plans and capabilities for their Dragon space capsule. Besides the ability to ferry crew to and from orbit and to the International Space Station, Elon Musk, head of Space X has said that the...
Elon Musk Says Falcon 9 Heavy Rocket Could Successfully Go To Mars And Back
Elon Musk’s Space X promised a big announcement today and it was the unveiling of the Falcon Heavy. The short list of features: it can put 100,000 – 120,000 lbs. in orbit, has the thrust capacity of 15 Boeing 747s combined, is 30% the cost...