NASA Might Drop SpaceX for Blue Origin This Year - http://clapway.com/2016/01/19/nasa-might-drop-spacex-for-blue-origin-this-year-123/

After one successful rocket landing, SpaceX has failed to land a second one this past Sunday. Will NASA drop the firm for Blue Origin? For years, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been able to move forward at Blue Origin’s expense. Though the levels are slightly different, Blue Origin has a lot of pros on their belt compared to SpaceX.

SpaceX Rocket Crashes and Explodes, Again

Technically speaking, this is SpaceX’s third failed attempt at a landing of a reusable rocket. The launch looked fine, but trouble started when the rocket landed on the droneship. The Falcon 9 landed upright, but only for a moment. Then it tipped over and exploded.

Elon Musk explained later that one of the legs on the rocket failed to lock, which caused the rocket to tip over completely. The man even posted a video of the landing on Instagram. Speculation would indicate that the reason why the leg didn’t lock was because there was ice built up from condensation. This condensation would have come from the heavy fog surrounding the rocket before it launched.

Mission Was a Success, Landing Was a Mess

The mission itself was successful. The launch was also a success, and the rocket even landed 4 feet of the droneship’s exact center. The video of the crash and explosion is almost funny in how dramatic it is, but Elon Musk maintains his faith in reusable rockets. According to its partnership with NASA, SpaceX is to commercialize space travel. Using reusable rockets would cut the cost of space travel by as much a factor of one hundred.

Blue Origin managed to launch and land a smaller reusable rocket. Although the scale was slightly smaller, it’s clear that Blue Origin has the right blueprint to develop perfectly functional reusable rockets. SpaceX also succeeded at landing their much larger Falcon 9 just this past December.

Will NASA Drop Elon Musk for Blue Origin?

NASA has a steady partnership with Airbus, Boeing, and SpaceX to develop commercial space travel. How many more crash landings will it take for NASA to rethink this partnership?

It doesn’t seem feasible to drop Elon Musk’s company just yet – they have big scale projects that have great potential for success. It’s much more likely that NASA brings in Blue Origin, headed by Jeff Bezos, to join the team. Two heads are better than one, even though Musk and Bezos are famous for butting them.

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NASA Might Drop SpaceX for Blue Origin This Year

The Successful Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Makes Elon Musk the Real Tony Stark - http://clapway.com/2015/12/23/the-falcon-9-rocket-landng-makes-elon-musk-the-real-tony-stark-123/

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully landed a Falcon 9 rocket, so we can now officially call the CEO the real-life Tony Stark. Only a real world Iron Man could get into this many business ventures and actually succeed.

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It’s Been a Long Time Coming for SpaceX and the Falcon 9 Rockets

After two failed landings this year, SpaceX has finally done it. The astrological community is having a party over this successful landing. This December 21, the company launched a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, and its second stage came back to Earth to land victoriously that night.

The first stage put 11 satellites in space for Orbcomm, a SpaceX customer. The footage of the rocket’s landing is all over the internet, and it brought Elon Musk and company an unexpected victory. The CEO did not believe at all that it could make a safe landing.

Elon Musk is Like a Real Life Tony Stark

The present-day Tony Star was quoted as having run out to the causeway just to watch the landing. At first, it seemed like the rocket wouls explode, but upon closer inspection, he saw the astounding video of the rocket landing on the pad.

SpaceX made a live webcast of the entire ordeal, as would be customary of any venture headed by Elon Musk. Hawthorne released amazing photos of the launch and landing shortly after the webcast ended, and it captures the entire journey for those who couldn’t watch the light show life.

There are two specific long-exposure views that show the Falcon 9 as arcs of brilliant light. The rocket left the launching pad at 8:29 PM EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying 11 communication satellites for Orbcomm. After putting the satellites in orbit, the second stage of the rocket made its return to Earth surface.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkOKRkI4Nw4

Elon Musk Could Not Believe the Falcon 9 Rocket Had Succeeded

Landing a Falcon 9 has been the company’s only ambition since 2002. Their goal is to mass produce a reusable rocket that would enable a city to be built in Mars one day. The rocket, which cost around $16 million to build has a propellant that only cost $200K. Space flight could actually be commercialized if they manage to make a reusable rocket.

All Other Falcon 9 Landing Attempts Ended in Dust

The two previous attempts to land a Falcon 9 ended in explosions, so there was little faith that this trial would succeed. In the end, it looks like the problem was with performance. The rocket launched yesterday received a performance upgrade and increased boost thrust, a deep cryo oxidizer and a bigger upper stage engine bell. It looks like it did the trick. The upgraded rocket also featured a few enhancements to its reliability, including better stage separation and better structural safety margins.

Upgrading the Falcon 9 was all they needed to do to make a successful landing. There has been a lot of arduous work put into these efforts, and they are finally paying off. SpaceX is proven to be more resilient than expected.

SpaceX Had To Move Fast to Catch Up to Blue Origin

The urgency to have a successful landing didn’t just come from Elon Musk’s promises to NASA and other clients. Last month, Blue Origin was able to successfully land a rocket that was perfectly reusable. Headed by Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, this battle is akin putting Iron Man against The Mandarin. Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft made a successful landing, but it did not reach orbit like the Falcon 9 did.

What’s Next for this Falcon 9 Rocket?

The next step is to test the returned Falcon 9 rocket for reuse. If it can fly again, then Elon Musk can really talk to NASA about commercializing space travel, and we could be seeing trips to the moon in the next ten years. It could even happen sooner. This particular rocket will probably be tested for flying in 2016 again.

Until then, it’s pretty much Elon Musk’s new teddy bear. It’ll keep investments coming, which will certainly help him sleep better at night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B6oiLNyKKI

The Successful Falcon 9 Rocket Landing Makes Elon Musk the Real Tony Stark

SpaceX Will Not Give Up Despite Failed Landings - http://clapway.com/2015/12/04/spacex-will-try-to-land-another-rocket123/

After failing to land two of their rockets, the next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to land at Cape Canaveral, meaning SpaceX isn’t giving up. It wouldn’t be too customary of Elon Musk to cede glory to anyone, especially after Blue Orbit successfully landed a reusable rocket last week.

This Will The First SpaceX Launch Since June

In their previous launch, where an unmanned Falcon 9 rocket set off for the International Space Station, the vessel broke apart in mid-flight. The company has been unable to successfully land a rocket on solid ground or at sea.

This launch, which could be scheduled as early as December 15, will act as a catch up by SpaceX to try and land their rockets successfully. Despite Blue Origin’s victory last week, their rockets are smaller and easier to land than Elon Musk’s more ambitions Falcon 9s and the giant Falcon Heavy rocket.

If the Landing is Successful, the Project Will Be Significantly Less Expensive

A second failed attempt to land on ground will cost SpaceX a lot of customer confidence, and if it succeeds, it’ll cut down the cost of space travel significantly. Currently, a single trip to space costs between $70 million and $80 million with a SpaceX vessel.

Will They Be Able to Catch Up to Blue Origin?

Until just last week, the company was at the top of the commercial space race, but with Blue Origin’s successful landing, it made a significant leap ahead. Now, Blue Origin can move onto the next stage while SpaceX lags behind, despite having the better equipment and the bigger ambition. It’s yet to be seen what’s next from Elon Musk’s space projects, but if their landing is successful this time around, they’ll once again be the top competitor to commercializing space flight.

SpaceX Will Not Give Up Despite Failed Landings

Amazon Founder Goes to Space - http://clapway.com/2015/11/24/amazon-founder-gets-a-trip-to-space123/

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder, has one-upped SpaceX with Blue Origin, by making a successful first landing of the New Shepard rocket. This is the first reusable rocket to land safely on Earth, something Elon Musk’s SpaceX could not even fathom.

Amazon Founder Takes A Few Pages Out of Elon Musk’s Book

Blue Origin, a side project much like Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is now an official contender for the space race. The company hired its first in-house lobbyist and is now shelling cash to get Blue Origin on par with everyone else looking to explore a planet beyond our own.

Bezos recorded the event via Twitter, in a style much like Elon Musk. He even threw some shade at SpaceX, saying that rocket building, when done right, shouldn’t have to be expensive.

Blue Origin Should Be Taken Seriously

Privatized space flight is a sure reality, and it’s looking out to be a seriously large business. SpaceX was contracted by NASA to transport their astronauts to and from space for a nice $2.6 billion, and it did the same with Boeing for $4.2 billion. If Blue Origin plays its cards right, it can get even more money and only use a fraction of it to build their equipment. Now that is going green as it should be done.

Amazon Founder Goes to Space