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Space pioneer to send 80,000 people to Mars in two decades

SpaceX founder Elon Musk has announced detailed plans to send 80,000 people to colonise Mars by ferrying explorers to the Red Planet for $ 500,000 per trip. Musk, the first private space entrepreneur to launch a successful mission to the International Space Station, said what would begin by first sending less than 10 people could blossom "into something really big". ...  

SpaceX commercial cargo capsule blasts off in US

Washington: An unmanned cargo capsule blasted off on Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how the US sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab. Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the reusable Dragon capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, lifted off from the Cape Canaveral air force station in Florida at 8.35 pm, NASA TV...  

NASA announces first private spacecraft flight

Houston: US space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced the launch date for the first test flight of a commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, which will test a vehicle intended to carry cargo and eventually crew to orbit represents an important step for the burgeoning private space industry, experts say. SpaceX is going to send its unmanned space capsule Dragon to rendezvous...