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 […]
Astronauts
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 […]
Another BOEING UPDATE: Starliner thruster ground testing complete, data reviews underway
The following is another update from Boeing revealing procedures and practices that will enable Boeing’s Starliner to return NASA’s astronauts back home — finally…Ground testing of a Starliner Reaction Control […]
Boeing account of NASA’s astronauts ‘extended stay’, “I have a real good feeling in my heart that this spacecraft will bring us home no problem”
The following are Boeing’s accounts presented in business journal format reporting a situation, except these updates are regarding an ‘extended stay’ of NASA’s astronauts stranded on the International Space Station. […]
Boeing assures “we have the luxury of time” as Starliner stuck with NASA’s astronauts at ISS for one month + Boeing’s $8.3 Billion purchase of Spirit AeroSystems
An update regarding the happenings with Boeing problem solving the repair and return of NASA’s astronauts. What began as an intended eight day venture has proven to be one month […]
July 3rd Boeing’s Starliner report, Starliner testing continues in space and on the ground, “We really want to understand the thruster and how we use it in flight”
July 3rd, Starliner crew enters fourth week on orbit while teams prepare for ground testing NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams climbed into Starliner at the International Space Station […]