SpaceX "We Choose"

LIFE: To the Moon and Back the complete special issue on Apollo 11

"For millions of people who witnessed the Apollo 11 mission, watching on television or following it on the radio as humanity improbably, literally walked on the moon, the event perhaps did not feel quite real until, more than two weeks later, LIFE published its definitive account of the epic journey..."

to read the full issue click here.

source: Time

farewell Rosetta & Philae

pic source: esa

SpaceX: Making Humans a Multiplanetary Species

yesterday's live webcast with Elon Musk discussing the long-term technical challenges that need to be solved to support the creation of a permanent, self-sustaining human presence on Mars.

SpaceX did it again

the first human to journey into outer space

on this day, April 12th 1961, Juri Alexejewitsch Gagarin was the first human to leave earth.

pic source: BZ

"The Falcon has landed"

new footage and recap of the recent ORBCOMM-2 mission with a successful launch and landing. for more information head over to SpaceX.

APOLLO

To Scale: The Solar System

SpaceX CRS-6 launch and landing attempt

yesterday SpaceX launched its "Falcon 9" rocket (together with the "Dragon" spacecraft) to resupply the ISS. after separation they tried to land the booster unit on the autonomous drone ship "Just Read The Instructions", unfortunately it tipped over after making contact. the next launch/ landing is planned for June 2015. good luck and keep up the great work!

we are curious!

Curiosity has successfully touched down on Mars.

pic source: NASA