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

• The drought is over: NASA and SpaceX successfully launch Demo-2

  May 30th, 2020

  History has been made and an almost nine-year drought has ended. SpaceX has successfully launched its first crewed mission, marking the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight. The SpaceX Crew Dragon is now officially on her way to the International Space Station for the first time with humans on board.

• Scrub! Historic Demo-2 mission delayed due to weather

  May 27th, 2020

  NASA’s historic Demo-2 mission has been scrubbed due to weather over the launch site and off the Florida coast. The next attempt is set to occur on Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 pm local time.

• SpaceX prepares to launch Demo-2, schedule and timeline released

  May 26th, 2020

  As the world waits with bated breath, the Falcon 9 carrying Crew Dragon stands tall once again on pad 39A, ready to be given the final go for launch.

• Demo-2 Launch Readiness Review complete, weather systems presenting as a ‘strange brew’

  May 25th, 2020

    NASA and SpaceX today completed the Launch Readiness Review for Demo-2, the next step in marching towards a May 27, 2020 planned launch date.

• ULA to launch the sixth flight of the X-37B

  May 15th, 2020

  United Launch Alliance will launch the USSF-7 mission early Saturday morning from Cape Canaveral for the United States Space Force.

• Flight plans released for SpaceX’s Demo-2 crewed mission

  May 14th, 2020

  During a recent joint NASA / SpaceX Demo-2 mission press conference, a clear picture was painted as to what launch day activities and the ensuing flight of Crew Dragon will look like.

• NASA selects three companies to develop lunar landers

  May 1st, 2020

                              NASA announced on April 30, 2020 that it had selected three companies to develop lunar landers for its Artemis program.

• SpaceX set to launch its seventh Starlink mission

  April 21st, 2020

  SpaceX will launch 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 22, 2020.

• SpaceX to conduct first crewed launch in late May

  April 17th, 2020

  On Friday April 17,2020, NASA and SpaceX announced that astronauts will launch from American soil for the first time in nearly nine years on SpaceX’s DM-2 mission in late May 2020.

• NASA adds crew member to first operational Crew Dragon mission

  April 5th, 2020

  HOUSTON, TX – On March 31, NASA announced that astronaut Shannon Walker will join fellow astronauts Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover on the first operation flight of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. A native of Houston, Walker began her NASA journey as a Flight Controller on behalf of Rockwell Collins during the […]

• SpaceX poised to take large step toward human space flight

  January 17th, 2020

  SpaceX is ready to check off another box on the list of requirements that need to be completed before the company can send crewed missions to the International Space Station.

• Boeing releases video from recent OFT mission

  January 16th, 2020

  Boeing has released video from its failed attempt to send its "Starliner" spacecraft to the International Space Station.

• CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission

  January 7th, 2020

  After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission.

• Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins much-delayed first flight: UPDATE

  December 20th, 2019

  CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – After almost a year of continued delays, Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner has finally launched. It is the culmination of years of development, but there’s still a ways to go before astronauts will be soaring aloft in the vehicle.

• Virgin Galactic begins Astronaut Readiness Program

  November 21st, 2019

  The commercial space industry is one step closer toward achieving its goal of sending paying customers to suborbit.