ULA rocket set to launch Solar Orbiter as NASA, ESA near golden era of sun science
Just a year and a half after sending NASA's Parker Solar Probe to study the Sun, United Launch Alliance (ULA)…
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SpaceX's Crew Dragon is about to escape a supersonic rocket: here's how to watch live
SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft is set to attempt to escape a supersonic Falcon 9 in what will likely be the…
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Watch SpaceX's first Starlink internet satellite launch of the 2020s
SpaceX is less than five hours away from kicking off a jam-packed year of rocket launches and landings, a Starlink…
4 years ago
Boeing, NASA attempt Starliner landing after missing intended orbit
During the early morning hours of Friday, December 20th, at Space Launch Complex - 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force…
4 years ago
Boeing’s astronaut capsule set for launch debut, joins SpaceX in race for crewed missions
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft and United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket are scheduled to lift off on their orbital launch debut…
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SpaceX and Boeing's crewed capsule race heats up with Starliner's Friday test flight
The first week of December kicked off a flurry of productivity for NASA Commercial Crew Program partners SpaceX and Boeing.…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 fires up ahead of second to last 2019 launch and landing
SpaceX has successfully static fired a Falcon 9's booster engines ahead of its second to last launch and landing of…
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SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort test gets its first firm launch date
The day after questions arose around the targeted launch date of SpaceX's Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort test (IFA), SpaceX and…
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SpaceX says crew spacecraft abort test still on track for 2019 launch
NASA recently invited members of the media to apply for access to SpaceX's Crew Dragon in-flight abort (IFA) test and,…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch and landing scrubbed by wind as drone ship battles high seas
SpaceX's CRS-19 Falcon 9 launch and landing has been scrubbed by wind conditions miles above the ground at the same…
4 years ago
Rocket Lab’s reusable Electron rocket upgrade gets ready for its biggest test yet
Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launches, has had quite the productive year, breaking ground on a…
4 years ago
Boeing Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon crew capsules on track for back-to-back launches
NASA Commercial Crew partners Boeing and SpaceX are taking big steps towards two unique flight tests of their respective Starliner…
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Boeing Starliner abort test (mostly) a success as SpaceX nears Crew Dragon static fire
On November 4th, Boeing completed a crucial pad abort test of its reusable Starliner spacecraft, successful in spite of an…
4 years ago
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet was tested by the US Air Force and the results are in
SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell recently provided information about the company's Starlink satellite internet constellation after a…
4 years ago
Elon Musk pledges $1 million to #TeamTrees viral tree-planting initiative
In May of 2019, popular YouTube creator "MrBeast" - real name: Jimmy Donaldson - reached 20 million subscribers. His followers…
5 years ago
SpaceX COO offers harsh critique of Falcon 9, Starlink, and Starship’s competitors
SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell says that the company's Starlink internet constellation is years ahead of competition from OneWeb and Amazon.…
5 years ago
Blue Origin teases first New Glenn rocket prototype at Blue Moon lander event
In May 2019, Blue Origin unveiled plans to build and launch "Blue Moon" lunar landers. Five months later, founder Jeff…
5 years ago
SpaceX’s Starlink internet a step closer to customers as “user terminal” hiring ramps up
As SpaceX prepares to kick off an aggressive Starlink launch campaign in the next month or two, the company is…
5 years ago
Rocket Lab set for Electron’s 9th launch as work continues on reusability, new US launch pad
Over the last several weeks, US spaceflight company Rocket Lab has posted major updates about its ongoing work on LC-2…
5 years ago
Stratolaunch sold to mystery buyer, raising hopes that world’s largest plane will fly again
Stratolaunch Systems Corp. - a space launch venture created by the late Microsoft co-founder billionaire Paul Allen - debuted the…
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