News Archive / Author: Theresa Cross

Theresa Cross grew up on the Space Coast. It’s only natural that she would develop a passion for anything “Space” and its exploration. During these formative years, she also discovered that she possessed a talent and love for defining the unique quirks and intricacies that exist in mankind, nature, and machines. Hailing from a family of photographers—including her father and her son, Theresa herself started documenting her world through pictures at a very early age. As an adult, she now exhibits an innate photographic ability to combine what appeals to her heart and her love of technology to deliver a diversified approach to her work and artistic presentations. Theresa has a background in water chemistry, fluid dynamics, and industrial utility.

Articles By Theresa Cross

• NASA’s Lucy mission begins journey to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

  October 16th, 2021

  NASA’s Lucy mission to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids has begun with a launch atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.

• Space Launch System rocket passes design certification review

  October 11th, 2021

  NASA has carried out the design certification review of the Space Launch System, the agency said, as it continues to prepare the vehicle for its inaugural flight.

• BepiColombo probe captures its first close photos of Mercury

  October 6th, 2021

  The first views of Mercury by the BepiColombo spacecraft were snapped as the mission made a gravity assist pass by the planet.

• William Shatner set for a brief trip to the final frontier

  October 6th, 2021

  Blue Origin is set to perform its second human spaceflight later this month, and it's expected to send TV icon William Shatner into space.

• Vandenberg Space Force Base sees its 2,000th launch

  October 4th, 2021

  Last week, Vandenberg Space Force Base saw its 2,000th launch with the orbiting of the Landsat 9 Earth observation satellite.

• ULA Atlas V lofts Landsat 9 into orbit for NASA and USGS

  September 28th, 2021

  United Launch Alliance sent the newest Earth-observation satellite, Landsat 9, into orbit for NASA and the United States Geological Survey.

• Profiles of Inspiration4: Sian Proctor to fulfil her dream to fly into space

  September 11th, 2021

  Having won an entrepreneurship competition earlier this year, Sian Proctor is set to become the first black female pilot of a spacecraft when she flies into space on the Inspiration4 mission.

• FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo after ‘mishap’ report

  September 6th, 2021

  Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo program after a “mishap” occurred on the company's last crewed flight into space.

• Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket explodes minutes after launch

  September 2nd, 2021

  After years of development, Firefly Aerospace launched its first Alpha rocket on its first attempt. However, the vehicle exploded some 2.5 minutes into flight.

• ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ returns with its first Falcon 9 catch

  August 31st, 2021

  SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas made its way into Port Canaveral, Florida, after catching its first Falcon 9 stage just a couple days ago.

• SpaceX CRS-23 cargo Dragon launches toward space station

  August 29th, 2021

  After a one-day delay due to weather, SpaceX launched its CRS-23 Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station during the early-morning hours of Sunday.

• Vulcan booster rolled to Florida pad for fueling tests

  August 27th, 2021

  A test article for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket was rolled out to the company’s Cape Canaveral Launch pad in advance of cryogenic testing.

• SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon set to send fresh science to space station

  August 26th, 2021

  SpaceX is set to send its 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission, CRS-23, to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA.

• New Shepard rocket launches to test new space technologies

  August 26th, 2021

  Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket flew its 17th mission, which was dedicated to testing payloads related to the future of space travel and lunar surface missions.

• Soyuz rocket launches 9th batch of OneWeb satellites

  August 23rd, 2021

  A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the ninth mission for the OneWeb internet constellation, which now numbers 288 satellites.