Dragon CRS-14 Arrives at ISS after Textbook Rendezvous for Critical Science...
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday for its second cargo delivery after having resupplied the Station back in 2016.
View ArticleAriane 5 Ready for Comeback Mission with Communications Satellite Pair
Europe's Ariane 5 rocket stands ready for its comeback mission a little over two months after taking a wrong turn and leaving a pair of communications satellites in a seriously-deficient orbit.
View ArticleAriane 5 Blasts Off at Sunset on Heavy-Haul with Japanese & U.S.-Built...
Loaded with a payload mass of over ten metric tons, Europe's Ariane 5 rocket pierced into the twilight haze over French Guiana on Thursday on a flight to redeem itself after a nail-biting mission in...
View Article“Back on Track”– Virgin’s VSS Unity Completes first Rocket-Powered Test Flight
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, the company's second SpaceShipTwo, flew under rocket engine power for the first time on Thursday in a major milestone toward turning the winged suborbital spaceship into...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Three Doves in 24 Hours
Three CubeSat Doves belonging to Planet Lab's Flock of satellites re-entered the atmosphere in a single calendar day on April 5, 2018 after each spent nearly two years in orbit as part of the company's...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Flock 2E-7
Planet's Flock 2E-7 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 6, 2018 - decaying 22 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet's orbiting...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Iridium 19
Iridium 19 re-entered the atmosphere on April 7, 2018 after over 20 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation, a low-orbiting satellite system for global...
View ArticleFalcon 9 Fires Up Ahead of Monday Liftoff with NASA’s TESS Exoplanet Hunter
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fired up atop the company's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch pad on Wednesday for the customary static fire test ahead of entering final preparations for liftoff as...
View ArticleFive-Booster Atlas V Rolls out for Direct-to-GEO Launch with CBAS & EAGLE
The most powerful version of ULA's Atlas V rocket rolled to its Florida launch pad on Friday to set the stage for liftoff in the early evening on Saturday on a direct climb into Geostationary Orbit to...
View ArticleISS Receives new External Research Facilities & Spare Pump as Part of Dragon...
The International Space Station received a pair of new external science facilities and a potentially critical spare pump module over the last week and a half through an extensive effort involving the...
View ArticleVideos: Atlas V / AFSPC-11 Launch
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 23:13:00 UTC on April 14, 2018 with the Air Force Space Command 11 mission...
View ArticlePhotos: Strongest Atlas V Rocket Races into Clear Afternoon Skies on U.S. Air...
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 23:13:00 UTC on April 14, 2018 with the Air Force Space Command 11 mission...
View ArticleMuscly Atlas V Rumbles off from Florida on Direct Geostationary Delivery with...
The most powerful version of ULA's Atlas V rocket - sporting five Solid Rocket Boosters for maximum thrust off the pad - soared into sunset on Saturday after blasting off from Florida's Cape Canaveral...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Lemur-2 TRUTNA
The Lemur-2 TRUTNA Satellite, part of Spire Global's CubeSat Constellation, re-entered the atmosphere on April 15, 2018 after over one year in orbit collecting global ship-tracking data and measuring...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Flock 2E’-1
Planet's Flock 2E'-1 Earth-imaging satellite re-entered the atmosphere on April 15, 2018 - decaying 23 months after being released from the International Space Station to join Planet's orbiting...
View ArticleTESS Launch Delayed to NET Wednesday for Additional Falcon 9 Reviews
NASA's pursuit of Earth 2.0 will have to wait at least another two days for a critical search asset to head into orbit as the launch of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) atop a SpaceX...
View ArticleRe-Entry: Iridium 94
Iridium 94 re-entered the atmosphere on April 18, 2018 after over 16 years in orbit as part of the original Iridium Communications Constellation
View ArticleVideos: Successful Falcon 9 Launch with Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 raced into crystal-clear afternoon skies over Florida's Cape Canaveral at 22:51:31 UTC on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Surveying Satellite.
View ArticlePhotos: Falcon 9 Races into Crystal Clear Skies with TESS Exoplanet Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 raced into crystal-clear afternoon skies over Florida's Cape Canaveral at 22:51:31 UTC on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 with NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Surveying Satellite.
View ArticleFalcon 9 Lifts TESS Exoplanet Hunter to Survey Earth’s Cosmic Neighborhood...
NASA's search for Earth-like planets around other stars took one major step forward Wednesday night when the agency's TESS exoplanet hunter received a smooth ride into a high-energy transfer orbit atop...
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