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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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.
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New observations help scientists understand lunar water cycle
March 23rd, 2019Recently, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter made an observation that could help scientists understand the water cycle present on the lunar surface.
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Synthetic DNA could help in search for extraterrestrial life
March 4th, 2019A NASA-funded research endeavor has made a breakthrough in the methods in which life on other planets might be discovered, the U.S. space agency said.
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Iridium NEXT constellation upgrade completed
February 12th, 2019Iridium Communications announced last week in a press conference that it had finished its 10-year satellite upgrade project known as Iridium NEXT.
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Blue Origin breaks ground on new BE-4 engine production facility
January 27th, 2019On Jan.25, 2019, Blue Origin broke ground on its new engine production and assembly facility in Huntsville, Alabama, about 25 miles from United Launch Alliance’s Decatur assembly facility.
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NASA personnel feeling the pain after 35-day shutdown ends
January 26th, 2019After 35 days, the partial U.S. government shutdown has ended. Now thousands of government employees are able to return to work, including those at NASA.
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Blue Origin’s latest flight follows others in carrying NASA payloads
January 23rd, 2019The tenth New Shepard Mission, NS-10, from privately-funded Blue Origin soared off the pad at 9:08 a.m. CST (10:08 a.m. EST / 15:08 GMT) on Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the company's launch facilities located in Culberson County, Texas. The mission included several experiments flown on behalf of NASA and was, by current reports, a success.
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Astronauts for Boeing’s first crewed CCP flight reshuffled
January 22nd, 2019Boeing has experienced a rearranging of the astronauts assigned to Starliner's first crewed flight.
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New year, new era? Commercial Crew Program poised for first flights
January 1st, 2019As 2018 comes to a close, NASA could be edging closer to regaining what it lost almost eight years ago - the ability to launch astronauts on its own (with the help of private companies) from U.S. soil.
