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‘Big Slider’ Atlas V launches the USSF-8 mission
Theresa CrossJanuary 21st, 2022United Launch Alliance flew its first and only “Big Slider” Atlas V rocket to send two satellites into space for the United States Space Force.
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Falcon 9 Transporter-3 rideshare orbits 100+ satellites
Theresa CrossJanuary 13th, 2022A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched over a hundred satellites into space on a dedicated rideshare mission called Transporter-3.
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Crypto pioneer Justin Sun to fly to space on New Shepard
Theresa CrossDecember 23rd, 2021It has been revealed that Justin Sun won the winning bid for what was originally to be the first seat aboard Blue Origin’s inaugural New Shepard rocket with a human crew.
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CRS-24 Dragon mission to ISS closes out record year for SpaceX
Theresa CrossDecember 21st, 2021SpaceX found a gap in the rainy Florida weather to launch the CRS-24 Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches Turksat 5B communications satellite
Theresa CrossDecember 19th, 2021SpaceX launched a satellite called Turksat 5B into orbit for a Turkish communications company. This was the second Falcon 9 mission in less than a day.
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Starliner service module for Orbital Flight Test-2 being replaced
Theresa CrossDecember 14th, 2021Boeing has decided to replace the troubled service module meant to be used for the second uncrewed test flight of the company’s Starliner spacecraft.
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Blue Origin launches six people on suborbital trip to space
Theresa CrossDecember 12th, 2021Blue Origin launched its New Shepard rocket, taking "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan on the company's third crewed suborbital spaceflight.
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SpaceX launches X-ray observatory called IXPE for NASA
Theresa CrossDecember 9th, 2021The IXPE spacecraft, with three identical space telescopes, left Earth atop a Falcon 9 on a mission to discover extraordinary astronomical objects.
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ULA’s Atlas V rocket lofts STP-3 mission for US Space Force
Theresa CrossDecember 7th, 2021A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket took to the skies from Florida to launch the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command.
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Interstellar probe could be successor to the Voyager missions
Laurel KornfeldNovember 14th, 2021With Voyagers 1 and 2 set to run out of power in approximately a decade, NASA is considering a follow up interstellar probe that could last 50 to 100 years.
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Blue Origin lunar lander lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Derek RichardsonNovember 4th, 2021A United States Court of Federal Claims judge dismissed a lawsuit by Blue Origin versus NASA over the agency’s decision to award the Human Landing System contract solely to SpaceX.
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Ice drill being sent to the Moon late next year
Derek RichardsonNovember 3rd, 2021As work continues on the human-side of hardware development for NASA’s Artemis program, the agency is hard at work planning robotic precursor missions to the areas astronauts are expected to explore in just a few short years.
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‘Minor medical issue’ delays Crew-3 launch
Derek RichardsonNovember 1st, 2021NASA is delaying the launch of Crew-3 to the International Space Station because of a minor medical issue involving one of the mission's four crew members.
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Crew-3 Dragon space station mission set for Halloween launch
Theresa CrossOctober 29th, 2021NASA and SpaceX are gearing up to fly Crew Dragon's third operational crew rotation flight, Crew-3, to the International Space Station.
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Blue Origin announces ‘Orbital Reef’ commercial space station
Derek RichardsonOctober 26th, 2021In partnership with Sierra Space, Blue Origin announced plans for a commercial space station called 'Orbital Reef' to be built in low Earth orbit by the end of this decade.
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Artemis 1 targeting a February 2022 launch
Theresa CrossOctober 25th, 2021Now that NASA’s giant Space Launch System Moon rocket is fully assembled inside the Vehicle Assembly Building, its launch date is becoming more clear.
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Ariane 5 lofts two large communications satellites into orbit
Theresa CrossOctober 24th, 2021Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket delivered two large communications satellites into space from the company’s South America launch site.
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James Webb Space Telescope being readied for launch
Theresa CrossOctober 20th, 2021After more than two decades of development, NASA’s ambitious James Webb Space Telescope is finally at the launch site being prepared for its trip into space.
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William Shatner, 90, makes brief trek to space
Derek RichardsonOctober 13th, 2021Boldly going where fewer than 600 people have gone before, William Shatner of Star Trek fame, as well as three others, flew into space on Blue Origin’s second suborbital human spaceflight.
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Space Launch System rocket passes design certification review
Theresa CrossOctober 11th, 2021NASA 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.
