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Boeing Delta IV Heavy (click to view full) The EELV program was designed to reduce the cost of government space launches through greater contractor competition, and modifiable rocket families whose system requirements emphasized simplicity, commonality...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket soared from NASA’s long-idled moonshot pad Sunday, sending up space station supplies from the exact spot where astronauts embarked on the lunar landings nearly a half-century ago. It was the first flight from NASA...

By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – If history is any guide, Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be grounded for nine to 12 months while it investigates the cause of last week’s launch pad accident and makes any repairs, according to the chief executive...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 carrying a Dragon cargo spacecraft lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday, April 18. It successfully placed a Dragon cargo spacecraft into orbit. (credit: NASA/KSC) Despite a foreboding weather forecast, conditions...

Adam Reynolds wrote: Simon_Jester wrote:The real problem is that with a 90% reliability rate, you can't plan on Falcon launches actually working. You certainly can't put a human being on the rocket. Nor can you put a cargo on the rocket that is mission...