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AFSPACE Becomes The Fifth U.S. Space Command Service Component

May 15, 2022

The Department of Defense (DoD) has designated First Air Force as ‘Air Forces Space’ (AFSPACE) and the fifth service component to U.S. Space Command. The change postures First Air Force to provide airpower expertise and advocacy in support of USSPACECOM‘s mission to conduct operations in, from and to space while integrating spacepower into the support […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Astronauts, DoD, Landing, Military, Search & Rescue, Support, U.S. AFSPACE, U.S. Space Command, U.S. Space Force

SpaceX Successfully Launches The Four Astronaut Crew-4 Mission To The ISS

April 27, 2022

On Wednesday, April 27, at 3:52 a.m. ET, 7:52 UTC, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Dragon’s fourth science expedition mission Crew-4 to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. Dragon will autonomously […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Falcon 9, ISS, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, Launch Vehicle, USA Tagged With: Featured

The 1st All-Private 4 Astronaut Mission To ISS Concludes With A Safe + Successful SpaceX Dragon Capsule Splashdown

April 26, 2022

The Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crew and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft safely splashed down off the coast of Florida at 1:06 p.m. ET, Monday, on April 25th. The Ax-1 crew’s arrival back to Earth officially concludes the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), successfully demonstrating Axiom Space’s ability to integrate with the […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Dragon, Falcon 9, ISS, Launch, Research, Splashdown, USA Tagged With: Featured

Ax-1 Mission Launches Successfully + Four Private Astronauts Are En Route To The ISS

April 8, 2022

Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the world’s first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), has successfully launched. The four-person, multi-national crew of Ax-1 is, as of this writing, in orbit, following an 11:17 a.m. EDT liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Ax-1 crew includes […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Astronauts, Dragon, Falcon 9, ISS, Kennedy Space Center, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Vehicle Tagged With: Featured

Blue Origin’s Sixth Flight Of The Year Is Accomplished

December 11, 2021

Blue Origin successfully completed their third human spaceflight— the first such mission with six astronauts on board. The astronaut manifest included: Laura Shepard Churchley Michael Strahan Evan Dick Dylan Taylor Cameron Bess Lane Bess “We had a great flight today. This was our sixth flight in what has been a great year for the New […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Engines / Thrusters, Human Spaceflight, Launch, Launch Vehicle, Mission, Propulsion Tagged With: Featured

Adverse Weather Conditions Delay Blue Origin’s NS-19 Mission Launch

December 9, 2021

Due to a forecast of winds occurring on Thursday, December 9, and Friday, December 10, the Blue Origin New Shepard launch team has made the call to delay the launch of NS-19 to Saturday, December 11. Liftoff from Launch Site One is targeted for 8:45 a.m., CST / 14:45 UTC.  The team has completed Flight Readiness […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Launch, Launch Facilities, Launch Management, Launch Vehicle, Weather

Second Human Spaceflight For Blue Origin + Four Astronauts Is A Success

October 13, 2021

New Shepard’s 18th mission, NS-18, launched on Wednesday, October 13, from Blue Origin’s west Texas launch site carrying four astronauts — Dr. Chris Boshuizen, Glen de Vries, Audrey Powers, and William Shatner, to space and back. This was the second human flight of the fully autonomous, 60 foot tall, New Shepard, this also being the […]

Filed Under: Astronauts, Launch, Spaceflight Tagged With: Featured

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