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Archives for August 2024

UPDATE: SpaceX now is standing down and delays launch of Polaris Dawn’s first commercial space walk due to weather

Due to unfavorable weather forecasted in Dragon’s splashdown areas off the coast of Florida, SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9’s launch opportunities of Polaris Dawn on Wednesday, August 28 […]

SpaceX moves Starlink Group 9-5 launch of 21 smallsats including 13 Direct-to-Cell ’til Wednesday

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, August 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 […]

NASA, Boeing optimizing vehicle assembly building high bay for future SLS stage production

NASA is preparing space at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida for upcoming assembly activities of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket core stage for future Artemis missions, beginning […]

SpaceX’s Starlink Group 9-5 to launch 21 smallsats including 13 with Direct-to-Cell capabilities on Tuesday

Starlink Group 9-5 will deploy 21 more Starlink v2 Mini satellites into Low Earth Orbit for SpaceX’s mega constellation supplying internet worldwide, 13 of those equipped with Direct-to-Cell capabilities. Falcon […]

Recent mission to ISS includes biomedical and physical science research

Novel biomedical investigations, technology demonstrations, physical science projects, and much more were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) earlier this month — Northrop Grumman’s 21st Commercial Resupply Services (NG-21) […]