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 […]
The Spaceport Company establishes offshore hypersonic test range in record time
The Spaceport Company recently inaugurated the firm’s offshore hypersonic test range by launching a medium, surface-launched interceptor provided by Evolution Space — the NRSD-1 mission, unofficially titled “Who’s Afraid of […]
SpaceX plans Wednesday launch of 21 Starlink satellites including 13 Direct to Cell
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink small satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex […]
Rocket Lab sets launch date for 2nd dedicated Kinéis mission to deploy IoT constellation
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has set the launch window for the company’s 53rd Electron Launch — this mission will be the second of five dedicated launches for the […]
Equatorial Launch Australia announces a new Head of Business Development
Equatorial Launch Australia (ELA), owner and operator of the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC) in Australia, has announced Nina Patz as the company’s new Head of Business Development. Nina’s appointment adds to […]
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 Starlink smallsat group 8-11 launch Wednesday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Wednesday, September 4 at 5:59 AM – 9:59 AM PDT from Space Launch Complex 40, […]
SpaceX’s Musk, “Great work…” successful bi-coastal Starlink smallsat launches with three point landings one hour apart
SpaceX was informed it could resume flying the Falcon 9 rocket, after the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) announcement on August 30. A predawn Florida launch on Saturday, August 31 […]
SpaceX plans two Starlink smallsat launches Friday as FAA permits flights ‘provided all other license requirements are met’
The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly that occured on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, remains open, the U.S. Federal Aviation […]