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Opinion: SpaceX Succeeds; Will Congress Notice?

(Dec. 8) -- Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully delivered the first commercial pressurized capsule to orbit and returned it safely to earth today. It was a milestone that should finally put to rest doubts in Congress about President Barack Obama's plan to rely on private spaceflight to service the...

SpaceX Rocket Launches: 3 Facts About the Falcon 9

(Dec. 8) -- The Falcon 9 spacecraft is on its way up. The two-stage liquid oxygen rocket owned by private space company SpaceX blasted off from Cape Canaveral at 10:43 this morning. While putting a giant piece of metal into space isn't exactly easy, getting it back down safely is the tricky part. SpaceX tested a...

Private Spaceship SpaceX Dragon Makes Successful Test Flight

(Dec. 8) -- The first private spaceship designed to orbit Earth and return to its atmosphere blasted off this morning from Cape Canaveral, Fla., and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean more than three hours later. Bruce Weaver, AFP/Getty Images SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Fla. The...

Test Flight of New Private Spacecraft Delayed

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Dec. 6) -- The launch of a new private spacecraft has been delayed. Related Stories A Lot Rides on Upcoming Launch of Private Spacecraft Space Explorations Technologies Corp. had been aiming for a Tuesday test flight from Cape Canaveral. But the company, known as SpaceX, said Monday that...