Tag: SpaceX

  • SpaceX achieve another important milestone

    While driving to work this morning I heard how SpaceX suffered another setback yesterday due to the destruction of the first stage after it landed. It seems to me that people are focusing on the wrong thing here, yes the end result of the EXPERIMENTAL LANDING was a failure because they were not able to…

  • SpaceX returns to flight and sticks the landing

    SpaceX returned to flight operations yesterday after an almost six month break following the June CRS-7 accident.  During that time SpaceX took the opportunity to upgrade the rocket the changes which included denser liquid oxygen, longer second stage allowed them to provide more thrust (approx 30%) while also keep enough fuel to attempt a landing back…

  • Why is Elon Musk involved in wide range of technologies

    Elon Musk has made a number of headlines over the years for the different technologies that he is involved in.  In this article we will look at each of these and how we believe they will be relevant for a future colony on Mars. Rockets and Spacecraft (SpaceX) SpaceX have made quite a name for themselves…

  • SpaceX moves a step closer to Return To Flight

    SpaceX has completed the first static fire test of their enhanced Falcon 9 rocket as they move closer to return to flight.  The upgraded rocket (name not yet known) uses Full Thrust Merlin 1D engines, previous flights the engines had only been run at 85% thrust. This upgrade which was already in the works before…

  • When will Falcon 9 Return to Flight

    It has been 9 weeks since the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch failure, and with the exception of one update from Elon Musk on 20th July we have not heard anything further on the return to flight of the Falcon 9. The initial investigation found that a strut in the second stage oxygen tank failed at…

  • SpaceX releases preliminary data on 6/28 Falcon 9 failure

    More than three weeks ago during the launch of the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station the Falcon 9 second stage suffered an anomaly that resulted in the lost of the spacecraft and its payloads. Today Elon Musk announced that the preliminary investigation into the accident indicates that a strut inside the Liquid Oxygen…

  • Is No News Good News for the #SpaceX accident

    On the 5th July Elon Tweeted the following Expect to reach preliminary conclusions regarding last flight by end of week. Will brief key customers & FAA, then post on our website. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2015 However it is now 11 days later and we still haven’t heard any news on what caused…

  • Was the SpaceX accident due to Sabotage?

    As we continue to wait for information from SpaceX on the cause of the Jun 28th accident that resulted in the loss of the CRS-7 mission a number of people have asked this question. Today we want to look at this scenario and see just how unlikely it is. It is no secret that SpaceX…

  • Leading theories for SpaceX CRS-7 mishap

    It has been two days since the Falcon 9 carrying the CRS-7 Dragon exploded and there are currently two leading THEORIES on what happened. As we have yet to hear an official reason from SpaceX these are just PURE SPECULATION at this point. 1) The International Docking Adapter or a part of it came lose…

  • Now comes SpaceX’s true test

    This morning SpaceX suffered the first failure of their Falcon 9 rocket as it explode two minutes into the CRS-7 mission. Initial data from Elon Musk indicates that an over-pressure event happened on the second stage. There was an overpressure event in the upper stage liquid oxygen tank. Data suggests counterintuitive cause. — Elon Musk…