MENU
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
  • Menu Item
The North State Journal
MENU
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Business
  • About
  • News
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Business
  • About
July 22, 2025

space x

Article

SpaceX, NASA looking into sluggish chutes on last 2 flights

February 10, 2022 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX and NASA are investigating a parachute issue that occurred on the last two capsule flights. One of the four main parachutes was slow to inflate during the return of four […]

Article

SpaceX launches Christmas presents, supplies to station

December 22, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched Christmas gifts, goodies and supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday and got a present in return: the company’s 100th successful rocket landing.   The predawn liftoff from […]

Article

SpaceX launches ants, avocados, robot to space station

August 30, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

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 the company’s 23rd […]

Article

FAA: New tool limits disruptions caused by space operations

July 13, 2021 The Associated Press

Federal regulators said Thursday they now can better track rocket launches and space vehicles returning to Earth, which could cut the amount of time that airplanes must be routed around space operations. The Federal Aviation […]

Article

SpaceX launches 3rd crew with recycled rocket and capsule

April 23, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit Friday using a recycled rocket and capsule, the third crew flight in less than a year for Elon Musk’s rapidly expanding company. The astronauts from […]

Article

SpaceX, NASA give ‘go’ for astronaut launch, 3rd for Dragon

April 16, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is gearing up for its third astronaut launch in under a year, after getting the green light from NASA a week ahead of next Thursday’s planned flight. Managers from NASA […]

Article

1st private space crew paying $55M each to fly to station

January 26, 2021 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The first private space station crew was introduced Tuesday: Three men who are each paying $55 million to fly on a SpaceX rocket. They’ll be led by a former NASA astronaut […]

Article

SpaceX launches 2nd crew, regular station crew flights begin

November 16, 2020 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company. The Falcon rocket thundered into the night from […]

Article

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

August 3, 2020 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s […]

Article

Take 2 for SpaceX’s 1st astronaut launch with more storms

May 30, 2020 Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX pressed ahead with its second attempt to launch astronauts for NASA — a historic first for a private company — but more stormy weather threatened more delays. Elon Musk’s company […]

Posts pagination

1 2 »

The Latest

  • Several potential candidates are already visiting early voting states Democrats lining up for 2028 presidential race

    July 21, 2025
    SENECA, S.C. — The first presidential primary votes won’t be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in July, three Democratic presidential prospects are scheduled to [...]
  • Hurricanes take 4 Russians among 7 NHL Draft picks
    June 28, 2025
  • Hurricanes trade out of Round 1, have 7 picks heading into Day 2 of NHL Draft
    June 28, 2025
  • Around the state for live music in July
    July 20, 2025
  • Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up the late Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high
    July 19, 2025
  • Breakfast cereal sales declined for decades before Kellogg’s sale to Italian company
    July 19, 2025
  • Wyoming’s first new coal mine in decades to extract rare earths
    July 19, 2025
  • Trump to make unprecedented second state visit to UK in September
    July 20, 2025
  • Around the state for live music in July
    July 20, 2025
  • CEO Linda Yaccarino resigns after two years at Musk’s X
    July 20, 2025
  • MARTIN: Democrat leaders must condemn political violence — now
    July 20, 2025
  • Book Review: ‘Hotel Ukraine’ wraps up the late Martin Cruz Smith’s detective Renko book series on a high
    July 19, 2025
The Whole State. The Whole Story.
Contact Us
Home
News
Subscribe
Site Map
Follow on Facebook

© 2022 — North State Media LLC