Latest Spacex Headlines
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SpaceX Lost Satellite on U.S. Mission Was Uninsured
Jan 23 2018 // U.S. taxpayers may end up paying for the missing satellite launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. that crashed into the ocean earlier this month, part of a classified U.S. government mission...
SpaceX Explosion Linked to Helium System Breach
Sep 26 2016 // SpaceX said Friday that evidence points to a large breach in the rocket’s helium system during a routine prelaunch test that turned into a devastating fireball three weeks ago. The Falcon rocket and a satellite were...
SpaceX Keeps Insurance Terms Secret
Sep 6 2016 // Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at...
SpaceX Explosion Draws Attention to Insurance for Rocket Science
Sep 2 2016 // When the SpaceX rocket exploded on a Florida launchpad Thursday, the first thought that probably came to mind was thank heavens there weren’t any astronauts on board. The second may have been: Who’s going to...
SpaceX Still Doesn’t Know Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded
Jul 7 2015 // SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting data radioed back to the ground before the explosion, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday. “It’s a...
SpaceX Cargo Loss is Government’s, but Rocket Costs and Backlog Uncertain
Jun 29 2015 // SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket en route to the International Space Station erupted in flames on Sunday moments after its launch, delivering a potential business interruption blow to the so-far highly successful private...
SpaceX Insured For ‘Maximum Probable Loss’
May 22 2012 // SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit on Tuesday as part of a mission that would make it the first commercial company to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International...
