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Air leak detected on-board the International Space Station
Crews on board the International Space Station have started work to repair a small leak in the Soyuz MS-09 Spacecraft. While the crew were sleeping, officials on the ground noticed a small drop in cabin pressure around 7pm EDT. This leak poses no immediate danger to the crew as they have weeks of air left on the station with the leak present, but they have started to repair the hole. To slow the loss of air and pressure, they've applied Kapton Tape over the hole, which is regularly used as an i
Parker Solar Probe launched on SUNday to get closer to the Sun than ever before
Early in the morning on Sunday, at 3:31am EDT, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from SLC-37 for the first time in over a year. It was delayed from its first attempt on Saturday due to an alarm caused by a helium gas regulator issue, aborting the launch for the day. On top of the Delta IV Heavy is the Parker Solar Probe. Named after Eugene Parker, this probe will dive deeper into the sun than any other spacecraft ever has before and will become the fastest human-made obj
Parker Solar Probe launched on SUNday to get closer to the Sun than ever before
Early in the morning on Sunday, at 3:31am EDT, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted off from SLC-37 for the first time in over a year. It was delayed from its first attempt on Saturday due to an alarm caused by a helium gas regulator issue, aborting the launch for the day. On top of the Delta IV Heavy is the Parker Solar Probe. Named after Eugene Parker, this probe will dive deeper into the sun than any other spacecraft ever has before and will become the fastest human-made obj
The first re-flight of a Falcon 9 block 5 booster launches tomorrow night
On Tuesday, August 7th, at 01:18am EDT, SpaceX will be launching the Merah Putih (Telkom-4) satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on top of a reused Block 5 first stage. This Block 5 booster previously supported the Bangabandhu-1 mission and was also the first Block 5 rocket to launch. There will be a recovery attempt for this booster on SpaceX's droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" (OCISLY) which will be positioned out in the Atlantic Ocean. No fairing recovery will be attempted si
The first re-flight of a Falcon 9 block 5 booster launches tomorrow night
On Tuesday, August 7th, at 01:18am EDT, SpaceX will be launching the Merah Putih (Telkom-4) satellite from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on top of a reused Block 5 first stage. This Block 5 booster previously supported the Bangabandhu-1 mission and was also the first Block 5 rocket to launch. There will be a recovery attempt for this booster on SpaceX's droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" (OCISLY) which will be positioned out in the Atlantic Ocean. No fairing recovery will be attempted si