News Archive / Author: Cullen Desforges
Having a life-long interest in crewed space flight, Desforges’ passion materialized on a family vacation in 1999 when he was able see the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-96. Since then, Desforges has been an enthusiast of space exploration efforts. He lived in Orlando, Florida for a year, during which time he had the opportunity to witness the flights of the historic CRS-4 and EFT-1 missions in person at Cape Canaveral. He earned his Private Pilot Certificate in 2017, holds a degree in Aviation Management, and currently works as an Operations Analyst in the aviation industry in Georgia.
Articles By Cullen Desforges
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Profiles of Inspiration4: Jared Isaacman and a trip to space
September 9th, 2021SpaceX is less than a week away from making history by launching the Inspiration4 mission, the first all-private citizen flight into Earth orbit.
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SpaceX Starship Booster 4 returns to the launch site
September 7th, 2021Both Starship Booster 4 and Ship 20 are back at the launch site at SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas about a month after the pair's brief first stacking.
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Space Launch System begins vibration testing
September 1st, 2021In preparation for its first flight, NASA's Space Launch System is undergoing a series of vibrational and acoustic tests.
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SpaceX’s Starship Ship 20 to be re-stacked as early as tomorrow
August 17th, 2021Starship Ship 20 has been returned to the orbital launch site for additional testing as the Booster 3 pathfinder begins the process of being scrapped.
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Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August
August 14th, 2021Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.
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NASA’s Lucy Trojan asteroid spacecraft arrives in Florida
August 10th, 2021NASA’s first spacecraft to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, Lucy, has arrived in Florida in advance of its October 2021 launch.
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SpaceX’s Starship fully-stacked briefly for fit checks
August 9th, 2021Progress has been expedited by an order of magnitude as a fully-stacked Starship launch system made its historic debut last week in Boca Chica, Texas.
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With 29 Raptor engines in place, Booster 4 pre-flight work is continuing at Starbase
August 2nd, 2021In the overnight hours of Aug. 2, all 29 Raptor engines were installed on SpaceX's Starship Booster 4 at a blistering pace as it sat stacked in the high bay.
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The winds of change are stirring for Starship and Starbase
July 26th, 2021A static fire and new build rumors abound as SpaceX continues to make progress at its Starbase site in South Texas.
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SpaceX preparing for 1st Starship Super Heavy booster static fire
July 19th, 2021The Orbital Launch Tower for SpaceX’s Starship launch system got its final section over the weekend as the company continues to press toward the first static fire of a Super Heavy booster.
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Hubble switched to backup computer, science operations resume
July 19th, 2021NASA announced the Hubble Space Telescope has been switched to a backup payload computer successfully, allowing the telescope to resume science operations.
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Raptors abound at SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas
July 12th, 2021Raptor engines were the hot topic last week at SpaceX’s rocket production and testing facility in Boca Chica, Texas, also known as Starbase.
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Ingenuity Mars Helicopter breaks records with 9th flight
July 8th, 2021The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter that has proven itself to be the star of the Perseverance mission recently made its ninth and most daring flight to date.
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SpaceX Super Heavy Booster 3 rolled to Starbase launch pad
July 5th, 2021SpaceX's Super Heavy Booster No. 3 stacked at the company’s high bay facility made an appearance last week. The vehicle was transported down Boca Chica’s Highway 4 on July 1, 2021, to a modified section of Pad A, where it is expected to begin cryo testing.
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SpaceX founder turns 50, as Starbase launch tower expansion continues
June 28th, 2021The orbital launch tower for SpaceX's Starship rocket system has received its sixth tower section of the eight it is expected to comprise of when completed.
