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SpaceX is proceeding with the launch of 60 more Starlink satellites
Today at 3:30pm EDT, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will launch from LC-39A with another 60 satellites for their Starlink constellation. Despite the ongoing pandemic, they are quickly moving along with launch operations and are on-track to launch this afternoon. After stage separation, the first stage will make an ocean landing on their droneship "Of Course I still Love You" stationed out in the Atlantic Ocean. The first stage on this mission was previously flown on 3 missions; It supported the first
Launch Date Moved Forward Ahead of StarLink's 7th Orbital Mission
Despite being in the midst of a global pandemic, the Spaceflight Industry does in fact have a brand new Orbital Rocket Launch to look forward to. And, it's coming to us sooner than was originally expected. Late last week, on Friday, a thunderous noise rumbled over Merritt Island. The roar was that of SpaceX’s B1051 booster completing a static fire test at Launch Complex-39A at Kennedy Space Center, in preparation for the launch of the sixth operational batch of the V1.01 StarLink Satellites.Afte
First crewed Dragon launch date has officially been announced
SpaceX announced this week that their long anticipated Demo 2 mission will launch from Cape Canaveral Florida on May 27th. This launch is historically significant as it will be the first time humans will be launched into space from American soil since the space shuttles was retired in 2011. Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, NASAs first commercial crew astronauts, will launch atop a Falcon 9 in a crew dragon capsule. SpaceX has proven itself over the past ___ years in the commercial crew program. They
StarLiner OFT will re-fly in 2020
New developments from Boeing, as it was revealed that the next flight of Boeing Starliner capsule will be an uncrewed flight test, a repeat of OFT-1.On December 22nd 2019, Boeing launched the inaugural flight of their Starliner capsule for the mission OFT-1. This flight was plagued by software issues which led to its early return and failure to dock with the International space station. It did successfully test most of its hardware and survived reentry in better condition than expected but afte
NASA plans to resurrect the Space Shuttle after SLS goes over budget again
Another audit of NASA's Space Launch System shows the program is well over budget and delays it passed the president's goal of putting Americans on the Moon by 2024. After seeking out all options, NASA's Administrator Jim Bridenstine has made the executive decision to bring back the Space Shuttle better than ever. They plan to collect the Shuttles they have on display and mate the newly-upgraded RS-25 engines back onto the orbiters. The orbiters would then be mated to the SLS's core tank to be u