I just finished reading a book about the early days of SpaceX. The number of times the company came close to death is remarkable. “SpaceX beats out Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and defense contractor Dynetics to be the sole provider […]
I skipped over a headline last week about a SpaceX engineer who was insider trading. The story became much more interesting once I learned he wasn’t really selling insider info. Rather, he was selling fundamental research falsely advertised as insider […]
SpaceX’s petitioned the FCC, “aiming to offer cheaper phone plans for people with lower incomes through Starlink.” They’re thinking $9.25 per month for broadband and $5.25 for phone service. Move over, AT&T! | learn more
“SpaceX and NASA are targeting May 27 for the first launch of American astronauts into orbit from U.S. soil in nine years. They’ll fly on a Crew Dragon space capsule.” | learn more
“On June 4, 2010, SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 with the first stage burning up in the atmosphere upon re-entry. On February 6, 2018, the Falcon Heavy (a souped-up variant of the Falcon 9) successfully launched with its two […]
I just took a moment to sit back and consider the potential long-term impact of lowering the cost of delivering payloads to orbit by 10x (or more) with reusable infrastructure. SpaceX was founded with this idea back in 2002. It’s […]
As context, there are currently fewer than 2,000 operating satellites in space. | learn more
“A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a new U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station failed during its ascent Thursday (Oct. 11), sending its crew capsule falling back toward Earth in a ballistic re-entry, NASA officials said.” Now seems like a […]
Gravity creates impurities in fiber optic cable. The microgravity of space allows for much purer glass, and therefore superior optical fibers. Made In Space launched a device aboard a recent SpaceX mission that’ll manufacture a kilometer of the new optical […]