Although Blue Origin’s previous attempt on Monday to launch the unmanned New Shepard-27 was scrubbed the new tentative date is Friday, October 11, at 9:00 AM EDT (13:00 UTC) from […]
Launch Delay
Blue Origin moves New Shepard-27 launch to Thursday
Blue Origin will attempt another launch of their NS-27 uncrewed verification flight debuting Blue Origin’s second human-rated vehicle to meet growing customer demand on Thursday, October 10th, at 6:00 AM […]
SpaceX resolves mishap moves Starlink launch into OneWeb 20 slot postponing OneWeb
A batch of 20 microsatellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation, which is intended to provide global Internet broadband service for individual consumers, was scheduled to launch on Tuesday, October 8 […]
SpaceX postpones Monday’s OneWeb satellite constellation launch due to a booster mishap after Crew-9 launch — to resume after “we better understand root cause”
The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to send up 20 microsatellites for the OneWeb satellite constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base, originally planned for late Sunday night, has […]
Rocket Lab’s successful launch today of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star after yesterday’s abort
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), provider of launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 53rd Electron mission and deployed five satellites to Low Earth Orbit for French […]
Rocket Lab sets date after abort for second attempt to launch Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star
After a very dramatic abort on Wednesday when Rocket Lab had to stand down from launching its 53rd Electron rocket on a mission for the France-based Internet of Things company, […]
Rocket Lab experiences a T-0 abort and scrubs Wednesday’s launch of Kinéis Killed the RadIOT Star
Just as Rocket Lab’s 53rd Electron rocket was ready to lift off from its Launch Complex-1 in Mahia, New Zealand, the vehicle experienced a T-0 abort. The engines began firing […]
Kudos to SpaceX bringing ’em home safely as Polaris Dawn’s commercial astronauts return from successful mission
After nearly five days on orbit, Dragon and the Polaris Dawn crew safely splashed down at 3:36 a.m. ET on Sunday, September 15 off the coast of Dry Tortugas, Florida, […]
SpaceX delays Wednesday, Patriots’ Day launch of 21 Starlink smallsats, Group 9-6
SpaceX has delayed the Starlink satellite launch of 21 small satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation originally scheduled for today, Patriots’ Day, September 11, to Thursday evening, September 12, at 6:45 […]
SpaceX’s Success at last as Polaris Dawn soars to the highest orbit with humans since the Apollo 17
SpaceX announced that on Tuesday, September 10 at 5:23 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched Polaris Dawn to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]