News Archive / Author: Derek Richardson
Derek Richardson has a degree in mass media, with an emphasis in contemporary journalism, from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. While at Washburn, he was the managing editor of the student run newspaper, the Washburn Review. He also has a blog about the International Space Station, called Orbital Velocity. He met with members of the SpaceFlight Insider team during the flight of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket with the MUOS-4 satellite. Richardson joined our team shortly thereafter. His passion for space ignited when he watched Space Shuttle Discovery launch into space Oct. 29, 1998. Today, this fervor has accelerated toward orbit and shows no signs of slowing down. After dabbling in math and engineering courses in college, he soon realized his true calling was communicating to others about space. Since joining SpaceFlight Insider in 2015, Richardson has worked to increase the quality of our content, eventually becoming our managing editor. @TheSpaceWriter
Articles By Derek Richardson
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NASA planning to buy 2 more seats aboard Russian Soyuz spacecraft
February 16th, 2019NASA is looking to ensure uninterrupted access to the International Space Station while two commercial spacecraft finish development.
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NASA wants speedy development of commercial lunar landers
February 15th, 2019NASA emphasized speed and openness in an industry forum for the development of commercial lunar landers to get cargo and humans to the Moon’s surface.
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NASA seeking proposals for human-rated lunar lander systems
February 9th, 2019With SLS and Orion in the latter stages of development, NASA wants to work with industry to develop a human-rated lunar lander by the mid-to-late 2020s.
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NG-10 Cygnus departs ISS to perform secondary mission
February 8th, 2019Northrop Grumman’s NG-10 Cygnus spacecraft has departed the International Space Station after three months at the orbiting complex.
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Survey shows ‘hundreds of impacts’ on ESA’s Columbus module
February 8th, 2019Each ISS module is designed with micrometeoroid debris protection. A recent survey of the Columbus module shows the importance of that shielding.
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Raptor fired at power level needed for Starship, Super Heavy
February 7th, 2019SpaceX's first Raptor flight engine performed another test, increasing its thrust and chamber pressure to levels required for Starship and Super Heavy.
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NASA confirms NET March 2 for 1st Crew Dragon flight
February 6th, 2019NASA announced Wednesday that SpaceX is targeting no earlier than March 2, 2019, for the first flight of the company’s Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Update: Raptor roars on SpaceX’s Texas test stand
February 4th, 2019SpaceX’s Raptor engine was briefly fired on a test stand days after company CEO and Founder Elon Musk revealed photos of the engine on Twitter.
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Progress MS-09 leaves International Space Station
January 25th, 2019Progress MS-09 departed from the International Space Station after spending spending more than six months at the outpost.
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ISRO launches new PSLV-DL variant
January 24th, 2019The Indian Space Research Organisation launched a new variant of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the PSLV-DL, to send Microsat-R into orbit.
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NASA’s annual ‘Day of Remembrance’ postponed
January 24th, 2019Because of the ongoing partial U.S. government shutdown, NASA's annual Day of Remembrance has been delayed, according to Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
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Long March 11 orbits 4 satellites in China’s 2nd orbital flight of 2019
January 22nd, 2019China performed its second mission of 2019 with the flight of a Long March 11 to orbit four small satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
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Stratolaunch abandons plans to develop family of rockets
January 21st, 2019It seems that Stratolaunch, a company working to develop an aircraft to air-launch rockets, may be scaling back its operations.
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Gallery: NROL-71 mission finally gets underway
January 20th, 2019After several scrubbed attempts, United Launch Alliance was finally able to launch its Delta IV Heavy rocket with the secretive NROL-71 payload.
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SLS liquid hydrogen tank test article placed on test stand
January 18th, 2019A 149-foot-tall test article for the Space Launch System's liquid hydrogen tank was loaded onto a test stand at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
