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SpaceX's Dragon Capsule Makes Historic Rendezvous With ISS

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 Rocket Successfully Launches Toward ISS [Updated: Scotty Aboard]

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This Week In Bots: Robots In Space, The Sack, And Other Challenging Places

Your fellow Earthlings got you down? This week's droid news can help.READ MORE

Elon Musk Owes Customers 6,500 Cars, So Why Is He Smiling?

With a documentary film crew recently at his back and deals in place with Daimler, Toyota, and Panasonic, Tesla's Elon Musk talks to Fast Company about his rosy future. READ MORE

The Doctor Is Very In: Dr. James Truchard's Quest For Endless Innovation

Dr. T cofounded the technology giant that is National Instruments out of his garage more than 35 years with a $10,000 loan. NI's software and hardware is behind robotics and smart cameras to medical diagnostic equipment. Next stop, commercial space flight.READ MORE

SpaceX, Blue Origin, And The Race To Control The Commercial Space Industry

Facing unexpected pressure and the yawning void of the post-Shuttle era, the commercial space race has huge challenges ahead. In the wake of Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin test failure, we look at the future of the industry. READ MORE

Microsoft Social Network "Tulalip" Leaked? Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Groupon Coupons Questioned

There's a sketchy leak about a Microsoft social network. Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. READ MORE

iFive: Nintendo Profits Tank, Lenovo's Honeycomb Tablet, White iPhone 4 With A5, SpaceX Mars Plans, China's Investment List

Start the week how you mean to finish it--informed and ready first thing in the morning, with our early news piece, iFive:READ MORE

iFive: AOL Job Cuts, SpaceX Expands Facility, Apple-Canon Partnership, UAV Automatic Refueling, Pop-Up Apple SXSW Store

1. AOL is expected to lay off between 400 and 500 people in the U.S. today (about 8-10% of its staff), as part of its push to make itself more profitable. The content side of AOL is likely to take the biggest hit, due to the new ...READ MORE

iFive: Nokia's "Burning Platform," SpaceX's Moon Rover, EFF Vs. WikiLeaks Secrecy, E-Ink's Booming, Ebay's Smartpay Plans

Here's today's early innovation news, presented to you in our eyeball-friendly iFive style:READ MORE

NASA's Re-Launch: Old Tech is New Again, With an Eye on Private Space Travel Biz

The Shuttle and the Ares I rocket are in the mix, as NASA looks to salvage once-ditched ideas.READ MORE

Private Spacecrafts Are Your Transportation, Your Scientists, And Your Real Estate Brokers

In the absence of NASA's Space Shuttle Program, private companies are left to fill the black hole of space exploration. Now, 50 years after John Glenn orbited the Earth, some very different kinds of explorers are leading the way.READ MORE

SpaceX's Falcon-Dragon Rocket Launches, Kicks Off the New Commercial Space Biz

SpaceX's latest Falcon 9 launch, with a Dragon orbital module aboard, is the first big step in the next era of the U.S. space business--Obama's big plan for commercial rocketry.READ MORE

What Does SpaceX's Commercial License for Spacecraft Reentry Mean for Space Travel?

SpaceX, a space transport startup bankrolled by Tesla founder Elon Musk, just became the first commercial company to receive a license to re-enter a spacecraft from orbit into Earth's atmosphere.READ MORE

Space Capsules of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Exciting Commercial Space Units to Watch: SpaceX and Copenhagen Suborbital

As SpaceX completes safety tests on its potential human space capsule, and a European outfit preps its innovative rocket for a test launch, it's obvious that some of the most exciting space news at the moment is coming from folks other than NASA.READ MORE

Space Hero Glenn: Save Our Space Shuttles

If, like me, you're a fan of all things space-related, then this year's grounding of the Space Shuttle fleet is a tricky thing--sensible, and yet a poignant tragedy. Now the biggest voice yet has joined the pro-Shuttle debate: John ...READ MORE

Iridium Chose SpaceX for Value and Innovative Management

Yesterday Iridium Communications signed a $490 million satellite launch deal--the largest single commercial launch deal ever. The company's choice of rocket provider? Upstart newbie SpaceX. We spoke to Iridium's CEO, Matt Desch, to ...READ MORE

SpaceX Lands $490 Million Satellite Launching Contract

It seems the commercial space industry in the U.S. is suddenly ablaze with activity. SpaceX has just announced a $492 million deal with Iridium to launch numerous satellites into orbit, and it's all thanks to the Falcon 9 rocket ...READ MORE

A Tale of Two Rockets: Korean Explosions, SpaceX Success

South Korea fails, while an American startup cruises along.READ MORE