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

• NASA asking for fission power design concepts for Moon missions

  December 20th, 2021

  As humanity moves toward the very real possibility of becoming a multi-planet species, the need for safe and reliable energy not only arises on Earth, but especially so in outer space.

• SpaceX looking to build new launch site at Kennedy Space Center

  December 18th, 2021

  SpaceX has requested an environmental assessment to develop a proposed new launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Gateway exhibit set to open spring 2022 at KSC Visitor Complex

  December 8th, 2021

  The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida is preparing to open what will be its first free-standing exhibit building since opening the Atlantis exhibit in 2013.

• Spacewalking astronauts replace faulty antenna at ISS

  December 2nd, 2021

  Two astronauts have successfully completed a spacewalk at the International Space Station to repair a faulty S-band Antenna Sub-assembly, or SASA, during U.S. EVA-78 as part of the seven-person Expedition 66 mission.

• Laser demo aims to increase in-space communications bandwidth

  November 23rd, 2021

  A laser communications payload is set to fly next month to demonstrate advantages of such a system and for engineers to learn how to use them operationally.

• Ingenuity Mars Helicopter completes 15th flight

  November 13th, 2021

  NASA’s Mars Helicopter known as Ingenuity has begun to traverse its way back to the famed Wright Brothers Field on the Martian surface after completing its 15th successful flight.

• Mars helicopter tests higher rotor speed on latest flight

  November 1st, 2021

  NASA’s Mars Helicopter Ingenuity successfully made its 14th flight, testing a higher rotor speed in anticipation upcoming seasonal changes.

• SpaceX Starship booster catching arm attached to launch tower

  October 28th, 2021

  SpaceX continues to test Starship Ship 20 engines at its South Texas launch facility as engineers connect the Mechazilla chopstick booster catching arms to the orbital launch tower.

• Orion spacecraft transported to VAB for the Artemis 1 mission

  October 19th, 2021

  NASA completed a significant milestone in the completion of its giant Space Launch System rocket as the Orion capsule was transported to Vehicle Assembly Building in the overnight hours of Oct. 19.

• SpaceX Starship Ship 20 performs engine test

  October 19th, 2021

  SpaceX appeared to perform a test on Starship Ship 20’s Raptor preburners in the overnight hours after filling the prototype with its propellants.

• Inspiration4 crew shares experiences after historic mission

  October 4th, 2021

  In the weeks following the splashdown of the Inspiration4 mission, the four crew members have become national celebrities in their own right.

• Starship Ship 20 undergoes cryogenic proof testing at Starbase

  September 30th, 2021

  SpaceX’s Starship prototype Ship 20 underwent cryogenic proof testing, one of many tests and steps needed before the company can fly its first orbital Starship mission.

• Profiles of Inspiration4: Jared Isaacman and a trip to space

  September 9th, 2021

  SpaceX is less than a week away from making history by launching the Inspiration4 mission, the first all-private citizen flight into Earth orbit.

• SpaceX Starship Booster 4 returns to the launch site

  September 7th, 2021

  Both 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.

• Space Launch System begins vibration testing

  September 1st, 2021

  In preparation for its first flight, NASA's Space Launch System is undergoing a series of vibrational and acoustic tests.