A new date, Monday, September 9th, from 12:38 AM – 4:09 AM PDT, has been named for the Polaris Dawn mission sending astronauts from LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida that […]
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SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn commercial astronauts’ mission launch date moved again
A new date, Saturday, September 7th, from 12:38 AM – 4:09 AM PDT, has been named for the Polaris Dawn mission sending astronauts who will attempt the first spacewalk of […]
SpaceX’s new launch date for Polaris Dawn’s mission that includes risks for astronauts
SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission is now looking at Friday as the launch date. The company had originally received permission from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch early Wednesday morning, with […]
SpaceX files new launch schedule with FAA for Polaris Dawn as first available window opens
A new launch date for SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Mission is set after crews were delayed several times due to system checks, a helium leak, and most recently, unfavorable weather. SpaceX […]
SpaceX finally has a new date for Polaris Dawn to achieve the highest Earth orbit since the Apollo
Weather conditions are anticipated to be clear for a projected launch date of Polaris Dawn, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket that will launch Crew Dragon spacecraft on September 1 at 3:38 […]
Blue Origin’s NS-26 mission’s “cleanest flight”
Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its eighth human spaceflight and the 26th flight for the New Shepard program. Our astronaut crew included: Nicolina Elrick, Rob Ferl, Eugene Grin, Dr. Eiman […]
SpaceX’s UPDATE: Polaris Dawn still on hold
Weather still remains the reason for the SpaceX Poaris Dawn delay. Late yesterday this announcement was provided. No further information has been provided by SpaceX regarding the upcoming Polaris Dawn […]
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’s Tuesday Hat Trick of triple launches from both coasts including Polaris’ astronaut mission
Super busy SpaceX is now planning Tuesday, August 27 at 3:38 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy […]
UPDATE Boeing has a problem — too many astronauts and not enough ISS parking spaces
NASA will be sending more astronauts to the ISS in the next few weeks shuttled by SpaceX however the two stranded NASA astronauts taken aboard Boeing’s Starliner, and delivered to […]