SpaceX aims to launch a weather-delayed commercial crewed mission on Tuesday
by Facing a frustrating stretch of bad weather locally and offshore, SpaceX was focused on Monday another attempt launch a privately funded mission — Polaris Dawn …
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SpaceX returns to flight with a rapid-fire header
SpaceX successfully launched three Falcon 9 rockets in rapid-fire fashion over the weekend, putting 67 Starlink satellites into orbit within three days after receiving approval …
Moon festival, moon film and even a full moon to mark the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first moon landing this weekend, with plenty …
SpaceX’s competitors challenge Starship’s Florida launch license over environmental and safety concerns
SpaceX’s plans to launch its two-stage Starship-Super Heavy rocket 44 times a year from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida have come under fire from …
Northrop Grumman names Cygnus cargo craft for the downed Challenger commander
The commander of the unsuccessful space shuttle flight Challenger is being remembered 40 years after his first space flight with a commercial spacecraft that bears …
Powerful weather satellite GOES-U launches to orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket (video)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – A next-generation weather satellite has left its home planet behind. After concerns that the weather would not cooperate, a great opportunity …
A new weather satellite will track solar storms that strip the sun
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Space flights launch David Hilmers, Marsha Ivins into the Astronaut Hall of Fame
This year’s US Astronaut Hall of Fame induction ceremony was also a joint one, as the two honorees took to the stage beneath the spaceship …
Boeing Starliner astronauts arrive at launch site for 1st flight test on June 1 (photos)
The first Boeing Starliner astronauts are back at the launch site. NASA Crew Flight Test (CFT) astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived at NASA’s …
NASA says helium leak does not pose safety threat to Boeing Starliner capsule
After nearly three weeks of tests and exhaustive data analysis, NASA managers said Friday that they have confidence in Boeing Starliner crew capsule often delayed …