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SpaceX chief Elon Musk eyes Internet satellites: report High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has reportedly added global Internet access from satellites to his vision of a future alongside sporty electric cars.

26 January 2015 13:15

Google aboard as Musk's SpaceX gets $1 bn in funding The private space exploration firm SpaceX said it had secured a $1 billion investment that could help founder Elon Musk's plan to build a satellite Internet network.

21 January 2015 15:08

SpaceX poised for cargo, rocket-recycle launch SpaceX will try again to launch a load of cargo to the International Space Station and recycle its Falcon 9 rocket by landing a key part on an ocean platform.

10 January 2015 15:10

SpaceX to try ocean platform landing of Falcon rocket SpaceX aims to propel modern rocket science into a brave new era by landing a key part of its Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

06 January 2015 14:35

India launches biggest ever rocket into space India successfully launched its biggest ever rocket, including an unmanned capsule which could one day send astronauts into space.

18 December 2014 14:25

Kazakhstan needs asteroid observation stations: astrophysicist Many space objects remain undiscovered and some of them pose a threat to the Earth. Astrophysicist Victor Teifel says it is time to build a special station for detection of asteroids in Kazakhstan.

15 December 2014 13:11

Orion launch is trial by fire for Apollo-era heat shield NASA's Orion vehicle aims to carry humans farther into space than ever before, but its protective heat shield is basically the same as that used for the Apollo Moon missions.

06 December 2014 11:37

Japan launches rocket carrying asteroid probe Japan launched a rocket carrying a space probe destined for a distant asteroid, just weeks after a European spacecraft's historic landing on a comet.

03 December 2014 14:14

Famous Kazakh astronaut comments on Rosetta mission Famous Kazakh cosmonaut Talgat Musabayev praises the Rosetta mission, which saw a space probe landing on the surface of a comet for the first time in human history.

17 November 2014 12:49

Comet probe uploads last-minute data from 'alien world' Robot probe Philae uploaded a slew of data to Earth from a deep-space comet that it drilled into long after its onboard battery was feared to have died.

15 November 2014 11:54

Despite landing fumble, comet probe working well Europe's comet probe Philae was "working well" despite a rough-and-tumble touchdown that left it partly shadowed from battery-boosting sunlight.

14 November 2014 12:45

SpaceX chief Musk confirms Internet satellite plan High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk confirmed that he is working on a web of small, low-cost satellites that could provide wireless Internet around the world.

12 November 2014 14:46

Europe set to make space history with comet landing One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet.

08 November 2014 14:37

Probe of US spaceship crash may take a 'year' Authorities who carried out their first full day of investigation into a US spacecraft crash said probing the incident could take a year.

03 November 2014 12:48

Troublesome boat forces Orbital to scrub rocket launch Orbital Sciences postponed its planned launch of the Cygnus cargo ship toward the International Space Station.

28 October 2014 15:23

Orbital cargo ship readies for Monday launch Orbital Sciences Corporation's unmanned Cygnus cargo ship is preparing to launch to the International Space Station.

27 October 2014 12:30

Comet Siding Spring whizzes past Mars A comet the size of a small mountain whizzed past Mars, dazzling space enthusiasts with the once-in-a-million-years encounter.

20 October 2014 12:18

US, German astronauts finish spacewalk to maintain ISS An American and a German astronaut spent just over six hours on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station for equipment repairs and maintenance.

08 October 2014 13:14

SpaceX cargo capsule nears International Space Station SpaceX's unmanned Dragon spacecraft was nearing the International Space Station with a cargo of supplies.

23 September 2014 15:13

Weather forces delay to SpaceX cargo mission Thick clouds and rain over the Florida coast early forced the California-based SpaceX to postpone the launch of its Dragon cargo carrier.

20 September 2014 14:38

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