SpaceX readies November launch to International Space Station

July 29, 2011 5:08 PM Matthew Lynley
Matthew Lynley

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), run by Tesla Motors chief executive and PayPal mafioso Elon Musk, is looking at a November launch for its second private space flight to the International Space Station.

It’s one of the first of several launches …

The shuttle program ends, and with it, an era of American tech excellence

July 8, 2011 2:40 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

The last American space shuttle, STS-135, lifted off this morning, bringing to a close a remarkable era in U.S. technological dominance.

I stayed home and watched the launch on TV, just as I watched the very first shuttle launch on …