Calling all lunatics — the first fully private moon landing mission is about to take off from Cape Canaveral. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying SpaceIL’s Beresheet lander is set to take off an hour from now, at 5:45 Pacific time. Watch it right here!
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Elon Musk says Mars round could cost only $100,000 one day
Would you take a vacay to Mars if it only set you back about $100,000? Seems pretty cheap for an interplanetary trip, but Elon Musk says he is confident this could be true one day… depending on how many people want to visit the Red Planet. Read more…
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View More SpaceX and Boeing commercial crew capsule test dates slip yet againElon Musk shows off SpaceX’s Starship Raptor engine firing
Who knew seeing a rocket fire up close could be so pretty?
On Sunday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk shared photos and video of the company’s Starship Raptor engine firing in its first ground test.
A still shows a kaleidoscope of colours streaming from the engine, although that could be just the camera not quite keeping up with the fire’s intensity.
“Green tinge is either camera saturation or a tiny bit of copper from the chamber,” Musk added in a tweet.
First firing of Starship Raptor flight engine! So proud of great work by @SpaceX team!! pic.twitter.com/S6aT7Jih4S
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 4, 2019 Read more…
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