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The origins of the Canadian upper atmosphere and space program can be traced back to the end of the Second World War. [5] Between 1945 and 1960, Canada undertook a number of small launcher and satellite projects under the aegis of defence research, including the development of the Black Brant rocket as well as series of advanced studies examining both orbital rendezvous and re-entry. [6]
The Canadian Astronaut Corps is a unit of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that selects, trains, and provides astronauts as crew members for U.S. and Russian space missions. [1] The corps has four active members, able to serve on the International Space Station (ISS).
Elon Musk's SpaceX has significant ties to U.S. defense officials, raising concerns about potential conflicts of interest and national security vulnerabilities, particularly given Musk's business ...
SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg with CASSIOPE. The satellite was launched on September 29, 2013, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket. [14] At the time the launch was contracted in 2005, a SpaceX Falcon 1 was the planned launch vehicle. The launch was originally scheduled for 2008 from Omelek Island.
A top SpaceX exec, Juncosa, along with Shotwell, is said to oversee the facility and operations of SpaceX’s Starbase location. Bret Johnsen CFO and president of strategic acquisitions group
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to launch a tender offer in December to sell existing shares at a price of $135 per share, two sources familiar with the matter said. The tender offer ...
Robert D. Cabana, director of KSC, announces the signing of the LC-39A lease agreement on April 14, 2014.. In December 2013, NASA and SpaceX were in negotiations for SpaceX to lease Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A, after SpaceX was selected in a multi-company bid process, following NASA's decision in early 2013 to lease the unused complex as part of a bid to reduce annual operation and ...
Elon Musk "didn't know a lot about rockets initially" but "learned a lot over time," Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's seventh hire, told Insider.