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    Russia Denies SpaceX Plans To Dock Dragon Capsule To The ISS In November (2011-09-19)
    MISSION CONTROL (Moscow region), September 16 (RIA Novosti) The U.S. private space capsule Dragon will conduct a flight near the International Space Station (ISS), but docking between them is not ... [Read More]

    SpaceX Dragon Capsule Is Capable Of Long Duration Space Flight (2012-01-19)
    Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX was selected by NASA to resupply the International Space Station after the agency ended its Space Shuttle program last year. SpaceX received an initial $1.6 ... [Read More]

    SpaceX Heats Up...Signs On Two Of The Hottest Markets (2012-03-14)
    Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) has signed contracts with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Satélites Mexicanos (Satmex) for two launches aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. ... [Read More]

    SpaceX Has It's Eye On A South Texas Location (2012-04-11)
    It could possibly be for a reusable rocket system. It would be a first in Space Systems Technology! This would lower cost to orbit considerably. [Read More]

    SpaceX Dragon Capsule Is Now In Orbit! (2012-05-22)
    The third launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket occured today, May 22nd 2012 at 07:44 UTC from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral in Florida. The rocket carried the SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft ... [Read More]

    SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft Completes Key Tests In Quest to Visit Space Station (2012-05-24)
    Provided By: SpaceX Most Difficult Challenges Still Ahead May 24, 2012 Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft completed key on-orbit tests as part of a historic attempt to ... [Read More]

    Intelsat Signs First Commercial Falcon Heavy Launch Agreement with SpaceX (2012-05-30)
    Advanced Vehicle Provides Expanded Options for Operator of the World's Largest Satellite Fleet Washington, DC / Hawthorne, CA May 29, 2012 - Today, Intelsat, the world's leading provider of ... [Read More]

    SPACEX TESTS GRASSHOPPER ROCKET IN TWO-STORY HOP (2012-11-14)
    On November 1, 2012, SpaceX’s Grasshopper – a 10-story vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL) vehicle -- lifted nearly two stories in an 8-second duration test hop. The rocket rose 17.7 ... [Read More]

    SPACEX'S GRASSHOPPER TAKES GIANT LEAP TOWARDS REUSABILITY WITH 12-STORY FLIGHT (2012-12-24)
    Single Camera SpaceX’s Grasshopper took a 12-story leap towards full and rapid rocket reusability in a test flight conducted December 17, 2012 at SpaceX’s rocket development facility in ... [Read More]

    SpaceX Pops The Cork On 2014 With A Successful Launch (2014-01-07)
    Credit:  SpaceX Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida – Today, Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) successfully completed its first geostationary transfer mission, ... [Read More]

    Falcon Heavy Ground Test is a Success (2018-01-24)
    This is a test fire in advance of SpaceX's upcoming Falcon 9 Heavy test launch. The test occurred on 1/24/2018 at Kennedy Space Center's LC-39 Pad A which is the same pad that many Apollo and Space ... [Read More]

    Falcon Heavy Ready To Launch For The Second Time (2019-04-06)
      https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/05/falcon-heavys-first-real-launch-on-sunday-is-the-dawn-of-a-new-heavy-lift-era-in-space/ The Falcon Heavy has flown before, but now it’s got a ... [Read More]