SpaceX Set New Benchmarks with the Launch of Starlink 1
SpaceX has successfully launched its second set of 60 Starlink communication satellites aboard a Falcon 9. In addition to it being the first time...
China Launches Final Satellite of Next-Generation BDS-3 Navigation System
China successfully launched the BeiDou-3I3 navigation satellite late yesterday. The satellite is the eighteenth and final satellite of the country’s next-generation BDS-3 navigation system....
Boeing Starliner Pad Abort Test Successful Despite Parachute Failure
Boeing successfully performed a launchpad abort test of the company’s Starliner crew capsule. Although the capsule touched down safely downrange, one of its three...
Gaofen-7 Earth Observation Satellite Launched Aboard Long March 4B
China successfully launched the high-resolution civilian Earth observation satellite, Gaofen-7 early Sunday morning. The satellite is the most advanced in the constellation carrying breakthrough...
SpaceX and Boeing Preparing for Critical Crew Vehicle Abort Tests
SpaceX and Boeing are set to launch critical abort tests of their respective commercial crew vehicles within days of one another.
During an October 30...
NASA Official Casts Doubt on late-2020 Maiden SLS Launch
While NASA struggles against delays, the agency finally seems to be accepting that a late 2020 maiden SLS launch is increasingly unlikely. The first...
Almost Two-Year Wait for ICON Finally Over
NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite has been successfully launched following an almost two-year delay.
The ICON satellite was launched aboard a Northrop Grumman Pegasus...
Upcoming Long March 4C Mission will Dump Debris on Laos and Cambodia
An upcoming Long March 4C launch from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China is expected to dump debris on an area on the...
Russia Launch Two Soyuz Missions Within 24 Hours
Early yesterday morning, a Soyuz 2.1b launched carrying a missile warning satellite from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. The launch was the second Soyuz mission to...
Three New Astronauts Welcomed Aboard the International Space Station
The crew of the International Space Station has welcomed three new members of Expedition 61. Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and...
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Chris Cassidy Set to Become Lone NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy could become the lone US astronaut aboard the International Space Station for as long as six months next year. The...
China Launch Second Kuaizhou-1A Within a Week
China has displayed the rapid launch capabilities of the Kuaizhou-1A system by completing a second successful mission in less than seven days. The rocket...
NASA Discovers Moons Orbiting Neptune Locked in an Orbital Ballet
Researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have discovered two small moons around Neptune perform a “dance of avoidance” as they orbit the planet.
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NASA Report Reveals Boeing Crew Seats Cost 60% More Than SpaceX
A NASA report has revealed that the agency is set to pay 60% more for seats to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard the...
SpaceX Complete Pivotal Crew Dragon Static Fire Test
SpaceX has completed a series of static fire tests of the Crew Dragon’s escape system to recertify it for flight. The tests were conducted...