Technical Glitch Postpones SpaceX Thaicom Launch/Landing to Friday May 27 - Watch Live Webcast

By ken-kremer - May 27, 2016 02:10 PM UTC | Space Exploration
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - Thursday's (May 26) planned blastoff of an upgraded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a lucrative commercial mission to deliver a Thai telecommunications satellite to orbit, was postponed in the final stages of the countdown after engineers discovered a technical glitch in the booster's second stage.
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SpaceX Targets Thursday May 26 for Thai Comsat Launch and Tough Sea Landing - Watch Live

By ken-kremer - May 25, 2016 05:39 PM UTC | Missions
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. - Just three weeks after SpaceX's last launch from their Florida launch base, the growing and influential aerospace firm is deep into commencing their next space spectacular - targeting this Thursday, May 26, for launch of a Thai comsat followed moments later by a sea landing attempt of the booster on a tough trajectory.
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How Far Can You Travel?

By Fraser Cain - May 23, 2016 09:24 AM UTC | Physics
If you accelerate at 1G, you can create artificial gravity inside your spaceship. And there's the added advantage that you can cross billions of light years within a human lifetime. How far can we travel?
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