iTWire - Musk's SpaceX Falcon rocket fails again

Musk's SpaceX Falcon rocket fails again

by Stephen Withers
Tuesday, 05 August 2008
Page 2 of 2 A private equity fund recently agreed to a $US20 million investment in SpaceX. "Combined with our existing cash reserves, that ensures we will have more than sufficient funding on hand to continue launching Falcon 1 and develop Falcon 9 and Dragon," said Musk. SpaceX has an agreement with NASA to conduct three flights of the Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft with a view to using them to carry cargo and crew to and from the International Space Station as a successor to the space shuttle. A significant feature of the Falcon rockets is that all stages are designed to be reusable. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to post your comment! Tags See All Tags NASA PayPal Rocket Space Space Shuttle Space Station Spacecraft Stephen Withers United States Get stories like this delivered daily - FREE - subscribe now << First page < 1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

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