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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Psyche asteroid mission will miss its 2022 launch window
June 25th, 2022Citing testing delays, NASA has made the decision to postpone the highly anticipated Psyche mission to the metal-rich asteroid of the same name.
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Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station
June 5th, 2022Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.
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Starliner completes second orbital flight test
May 26th, 2022After spending six days in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft successfully returned to Earth, setting the stage for a crewed flight later this year.
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InSight Mars lander nears end of life as dust coats solar panels
May 23rd, 2022NASA’s Martian quake hunter InSight is reaching the end of its mission as dust on the spacecraft’s solar panels are causing it to slowly lose power.
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Winter is coming for NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter
May 11th, 2022The end could potentially be near for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter as Martian winter and dust storms wreak havoc on the drone's vital systems.
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Futuristic-looking van to transport Artemis astronauts to pad
April 20th, 2022The dawning of a new era in American human spaceflight will also bring about the debut of a new series of transport vehicles for Artemis astronauts.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logs 25th flight
April 18th, 2022NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logged its 25th flight as it works to catch up with the Perseverance rover, which is heading toward an ancient river delta.
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Perseverance rover racing to an ancient Martian river delta
March 31st, 2022NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been racing toward an ancient Martian river delta in recent weeks as it covers ground faster than any pervious rover.
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A 2nd NASA SLS Moon rocket takes shape in New Orleans
March 28th, 2022While the first Space Launch System rocket is being readied for its maiden flight, the core stage for a second SLS reached a new assembly milestone.
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NASA expanding heat shield technology this fall
March 10th, 2022As humanity prepares to face the extreme challenges of deep space, NASA engineers are hard at work researching new and innovative ways to safely land large payloads, including astronauts, on Mars.
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ExoMars rover now ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022
March 1st, 2022In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency said its joint robotic ExoMars mission with Russia is unlikely to launch in 2022.
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Musk gives update on Starship progress, but is light on details
February 11th, 2022For the first time in nearly two years, members of the press convened at SpaceX’s “Starbase” facility in South Texas to hear CEO Elon Musk deliver a highly-anticipated update on the company’s Starship rocket.
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NASA asking for fission power design concepts for Moon missions
December 20th, 2021As 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.
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SpaceX looking to build new launch site at Kennedy Space Center
December 18th, 2021SpaceX has requested an environmental assessment to develop a proposed new launch site at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Gateway exhibit set to open spring 2022 at KSC Visitor Complex
December 8th, 2021The 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.
