Source: Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press, globalnews.ca, August 29, 2021 Girl Scouts are sending up ants, brine shrimp and plants as test subjects CAPE CANAVERAL, FLA. — A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm rocketed toward the International Space Station on Sunday. The delivery — due to arrive Monday — is… Continue reading SpaceX Sending up Ants, Shrimp, Plants as Test Subjects
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Japanese Billionaire Looking for Passengers for 2023 SpaceX Trip
Source: Thomson Reuters, cbc.ca, March 04, 2021 Last year Maezawa launched a short-lived documentary search for a new girlfriend to join him on the trip before pulling out citing “mixed feelings.” Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on Wednesday launched a search for eight people to join him as the first private passengers on a trip around… Continue reading Japanese Billionaire Looking for Passengers for 2023 SpaceX Trip
Explosion destroys SpaceX rocket during test
By The Associated Press, Sept. 1, 2016 No injuries, but payload is gone, including Israeli communications satellite An explosion at the SpaceX rocket launch facility in Florida this morning has destroyed a rocket and the Israeli satellite it was supposed to launch this weekend. SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the… Continue reading Explosion destroys SpaceX rocket during test