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SpaceX Demo-2 astronauts get to work on Space Station Science
Jun 04, 2020 (SPX)
The successful SpaceX Demo-2 launch and docking, which carried NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken from the Space Coast of Florida to the Internation...
Rhea Space Activity wins USAF Prime Contract to Hypersonic Vehicle Detection and Tracking
Jun 03, 2020 (SPX)
RSA presented the USAF with a concept for a deployable telescope capable of tracking hypersonic vehicles during their "glide phase." Current space-based telesco...
SpaceX launch boosts Starlink network to 480 satellites
Jun 03, 2020 (UPI)
The successful launch boosted the number of Starlink satellites circling the Earth to 480, by far the greatest number of any communications network. Liftoff at ...
Starliner to go to ISS without crew in November, crewed flight set for next year
Jun 02, 2020 (Sputnik)
"The second flight of the Starliner spacecraft to the ISS without crew is expected in mid-November 2020, while the first flight with crew - in April 2021", the ...
AFRL centrifuge part of NASA's history-making launch
Jun 02, 2020 (SPX)
"It's exciting that our centrifuge was one of several steps along the way to prepare these two astronauts for this upcoming launch," said Brig. Gen. James Diens...
Moscow bemused at US space 'hysteria' as Musk taunts Russia
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
On Saturday, SpaceX made history by becoming the world's first commercial company to send humans into orbit, leading Russia to lose its long-held monopoly on sp...
For Russia, SpaceX success is 'wakeup call'
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
The Russian space agency congratulated the United States and Elon Musk's SpaceX on the first crewed flight ever by a private company, but experts said the launc...
Russia plans rocket tests, lunar programme resumption
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
The comments from the Russian space agency Roscosmoc came after US entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX became the world's first commercial company to put humans int...
US astronauts enter space station in milestone mission
May 31, 2020 (AFP)
The arrival completed the first leg of the trip, designed to test the capabilities of the Crew Dragon capsule. But the mission will only be declared a success w...
SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight
May 30, 2020 (AFP)
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off smoothly in a cloud of orange flames and smoke from Launch Pa...
SpaceX rocket lifts off on historic private crewed flight
May 30, 2020 (AFP)
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley aboard blasted off flawlessly in a cloud of bright orange flame and smoke from F...
SpaceX astronaut launch: here's the rocket science it must get right
May 28, 2020 (The Conversation)
The astronauts will take off lying on their backs in the seats, and facing in the direction of travel to reduce the stress of high acceleration on their bodies....
SpaceX, NASA delay milestone mission over lightning fears
May 28, 2020 (AFP)
With NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley strapped into the Crew Dragon capsule, the launch pad platform retracted and rocket fueling underway, SpaceX ma...
Crew Dragon DEMO-2 mission ready for new era for human spaceflight
May 27, 2020 (SPX)
The historic Demo-2 mission marks the beginning of a new era for the U.S. space enterprise. As part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program (CCP), the Demo-2 flight t...
AFRL marks 10 years of ramjet development since X-51A test mission
May 27, 2020 (SPX)
The flight, which occurred off the coast of California in 2010, highlighted the increasing capabilities of hypersonic technology. Hypersonic flight, typically d...
America gets ready to again see astronauts head into space from U.S. soil
May 26, 2020 (UPI)
Astronauts Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley are scheduled to lift off at 4:33 p.m. EDT that day, sitting in a SpaceX-built capsule atop a SpaceX-built rocket. The...
SpaceX reaches for a new milestone in spaceflight
May 26, 2020 (SPX)
Human spaceflight is incredibly difficult and expensive; the rockets must be reliable and the vehicle must be built with expensive life support systems and a ce...
NASA astronauts will test new SpaceX capsule, execute spacewalks
May 26, 2020 (UPI)
The spacecraft, which will carry people for the first time, is scheduled to lift off at 4:33 p.m. EDT Wednesday and fly for 19 hours before docking at the space...
America gets ready to again see astronauts head into space from U.S. soil
May 26, 2020 (UPI)
Astronauts Bob Behnken and Douglas Hurley are scheduled to lift off at 4:33 p.m. EDT that day, sitting in a SpaceX-built capsule atop a SpaceX-built rocket. The...
First test of Virgin Orbit rocket fails to accomplish goal
May 25, 2020 (AFP)
"The mission terminated shortly into the flight. Cosmic Girl and our flight crew are safe and returning to base," Virgin Orbit's Twitter account reported as the...
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