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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CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission
January 7th, 2020After 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.
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule begins much-delayed first flight: UPDATE
December 20th, 2019CAPE 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.
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Virgin Galactic begins Astronaut Readiness Program
November 21st, 2019The commercial space industry is one step closer toward achieving its goal of sending paying customers to suborbit.
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U.S. Air Force’s secretive X-37B shuttle returns under cover of night
October 28th, 2019MERRITT ISLAND, FL – After a record-breaking 780 days on orbit the United States Air Force’s secretive space plane, the X-37B, touched down on Runway 33 at the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 27, 2019.
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Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C launched from French Guiana
August 6th, 2019KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA -- On Aug. 6, 2019 Arianespace’s third Ariane 5 ECA launch of 2019 lifted the VA249 mission off the pad located at Ariane Launch Complex Number 3 (ELA-3) in Kourou, French Guiana.
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CRS-18 Falcon and Dragon brave storms to begin 18th ISS flight
July 25th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The Expedition 60 crew on board the International Space Station can expect to get some fresh supplies, needed hardware and - slime - in the next few days. This odd payload mix was sent on its way thanks to two venerable pieces of space hardware which were brought to bear by the NewSpace titan - SpaceX.
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SpaceX’s 18th CRS mission delayed due to bad weather
July 24th, 2019CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- SpaceX’s eighteenth flight to the International Space Station, CRS-18, which was originally scheduled to fly tonight has been delayed due to weather violations caused by Invest 94L as it made its way over the Florida peninsula.
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VP Pence reinforces lunar convictions at Apollo 11 celebration
July 21st, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- Vice President Mike Pence paid a visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday, July 19 at the center’s Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building. His appearance came at a time when the agency both remembered past achievements and worked toward restoring along-lost capability.
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SpaceX’s ‘Starhopper’ catches fire in recent test
July 17th, 2019A test of SpaceX's 'Starhopper' rocket appears to not have gone entirely as planned. Several outlets are reporting that things didn't go as planned.
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Falcon Eye 1 spacecraft lost in Vega mishap
July 10th, 2019It appears a European Space Agency (ESA) rocket has encountered a failure which has resulted in the loss of the Falcon Eye 1 satellite that it had been tasked with sending to orbit.
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Virgin Galactic merges with Social Capital Hedosophia
July 10th, 2019In an unprecedented move for the commercial space flight industry, Virgin Galactic (VG) and Social Capital Hedosophia (SCH) have announced a merger which is expected to become effective once the transaction closes this year.
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Next NASA Mars mission to serve as pathfinder for astronauts
June 17th, 2019It’s no secret that sending the first astronauts to Mars will be a monumental challenge marked with many “firsts.” Given that NASA hasn't launched a manned mission beyond low-Earth orbit in 47 years - crews will need a guide to show them the way. Enter the next rover the U.S. space agency plans to send to the Red Planet.
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‘Flarewell’: Predictable Iridium flares nearing end
June 3rd, 2019Professional and backyard astronomers alike have been observing predictable streaks, or flares, across the night sky for the better part of two decades.
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Work begins on new Aerojet Rocketdyne facility
May 10th, 2019On April 25, Aerojet Rocketdyne broke ground on a 17,000-square-foot engineering, manufacturing and development facility for its solid rocket motors.
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Progress continues on Dream Chaser space plane
April 26th, 2019Having recently completed a major NASA milestone, Sierra Nevada Corporation is well into construction of the cargo variant of its Dream Chaser space plane.
