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NASA prepares for Boeing Starliner's uncrewed return to Earth
Sep 05, 2024 (UPI)
NASA on Thursday issued a timeline and a set of criteria for the Starliner's departure from the ISS and return to Earth. The space capsule has faced a host of i...
Benchmark awarded Air Force Research Lab contract to scale ascent-fueled thrusters
Sep 05, 2024 (SPX)
ASCENT (Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-Toxic), developed by AFRL, is a next-generation spacecraft monopropellant that surpasses hydrazine in various mission ...
NASA admits tension with Boeing over space rescue plan
Sep 04, 2024 (AFP)
The US space agency is enlisting SpaceX to rescue the astronauts because of safety concerns with Boeing's Starliner capsule, which encountered thruster malfunct...
Adverse weather in Atlantic forces SpaceX to scrub launch of Starlink satellites
Sep 04, 2024 (UPI)
In a post on X, SpaceX said it is rescheduling the launch for Thursday. The launch window will open at 8:35 a.m. and extend until after 1 p.m. local time. The s...
SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission set to launch early Friday
Sep 03, 2024 (AFP)
An operations plan released by the agency indicates a four-hour launch window opening at 3:33 am (0733 GMT) on Friday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, with bac...
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Sep 01, 2024 (SPX)
UAH TERMINUS student team launches NASA RockSat-X payload
Sep 01, 2024 (SPX)
According to Ben Campbell, a UAH doctoral student in aerospace systems engineering who founded the TERMINUS Spaceflight Research Group (TSRG), the launch could ...
SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink flights after FAA lifts ban on Falcon fleet
Aug 31, 2024 (UPI)
The company first launched the Starlink 8-10 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 3:43 a.m. EDT, and quickly followed that just an hour later with...
SpaceX cleared to fly Falcon 9 rocket after landing mishap
Aug 31, 2024 (AFP)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grounded the Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday after a first-stage booster tipped over and exploded while attempting to lan...
NASA and Boeing Prepare for Uncrewed Starliner Return Mission
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
Once Starliner undocks, it will take approximately six hours to reach its designated landing site at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico. The spacecraft is e...
Air Force awards Outpost development contract for a scalable earth return vehicle
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
The AFWERX award will back four key missions of Outpost's Ferryall Earth-return vehicle and advance the development of the larger Outpost Carryall vehicle, capa...
China Achieves 12th Successful Sea-Based Satellite Launch
Aug 30, 2024 (SPX)
To date, China has conducted 12 sea-based launches, utilizing four different rocket types: Long March 11, Smart Dragon 3, Ceres 1, and Gravity 1. "The company s...
FAA grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 after first-stage booster incident
Aug 29, 2024 (UPI)
The difficult return of the first-stage booster safely to Earth, which SpaceX had made almost routine over the years, went awry Wednesday morning after separati...
SpaceX postpones historic mission featuring first private spacewalk
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, had been set to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a fo...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket grounded pending mishap investigation
Aug 28, 2024 (AFP)
The rare failure came after the rocket sent the latest batch of 21 Starlink internet satellites into orbit during an early morning launch. A webcast from Elon M...
SpaceX to launch historic mission featuring first private spacewalk
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is now set to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a four-...
SpaceX Polaris Dawn launch pushed back after helium leak
Aug 27, 2024 (AFP)
The Polaris Dawn mission, organized by billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, was set to lift off early Tuesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, but is now t...
Scout Space to test novel SDA sensors on Dawn Aerospace Spaceplane
Aug 26, 2024 (SPX)
Scout's Sparrow payloads, designed for vLEO observations, bring essential advantages to defense operators, offering taskable intelligence, surveillance, and rec...
Boeing's Starliner: a saga marked by setbacks
Aug 25, 2024 (AFP)
Here is a recap of the setbacks and delays on Starliner's journey to fly a crew to the International Space Station -- and how it was unable to bring them back a...
NASA to decide Saturday on return of stranded astronauts
Aug 24, 2024 (AFP)
The latter solution would not only create a fresh public relations headache for Boeing, but possibly result in astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spendi...
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