While this Starliner mission has no crew, it does have a passenger. It’s carrying an anthropomorphic test device named “Rosie the Rocketeer” …. The Boeing [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner spacecraft […]
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United Launch Alliance Successfully Launches the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on Orbital Flight Test-2
“This launch is a critical step towards future human spaceflight onboard Atlas V and we look forward to the remainder of this mission.” United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V lifted […]
First Structural Metal Cutting In Space Demo By Nanoracks + Maxar Will Be Aboard The SpaceX Transporter 5 Rideshare Mission
Voyager and Nanoracks have announced that the first Outpost demonstration mission (Outpost Mars Demo-1) is expected to launch this month aboard SpaceX’s Transporter 5 rideshare flight. This mission is part […]
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Vehicle Drives 53 Additional Starlink Satellites To Orbit
On Wednesday, May 18, at 6:59 a.m. ET, SpaceX launched 53 Starlink satellites to compliment their continually growing smallsat constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in […]
UPDATE #2: Blue Origin Pushing Out The NS-21 Mission Launch
The company is reporting that, during their final vehicle check-outs, Blue Origin observed one of New Shepard’s back-up systems was not meeting their performance expectations. In an abundance of caution, we […]
United Launch Alliance Readies For Orbital FlightTest-2 Launch On The CST-100 Starliner Spacecraft
“The second orbital flight test will provide us with an opportunity to further analyze the unique technologies developed for our Atlas V launch vehicle in support of NASA’s human spaceflight […]
The CAPSTONE Smallsat Arrives Safely @ Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand + Payload Integration Started For The Lunar Orbit Mission
Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) has revealed that the CAPSTONE spacecraft has arrived at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, in preparation for launch to lunar orbit. With […]
Flight Readiness Successfully Concludes For Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test-2
NASA and Boeing are proceeding with plans for the uncrewed Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) to the International Space Station following a full day of briefings and discussions during a Flight […]
SpaceX Completes Two Starlink Launches In Two Days For A Total Of 106 Constellation Companions
On Friday, May 13th, at 3:07 p.m. PT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to LEO from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, […]
Terran Orbital Ships Fleet Space’s CENTAURI-5 Satellite To Cape Canaveral For Launch
Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) has shipped the CENTAURI-5 satellite to Cape Canaveral in preparation for the SpaceX Transporter-5 launch. The CENTAURI-5 spacecraft is part of a constellation commissioned by […]