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15KM test flight approaching for Starship SN8
Nicholas D'AlessandroDecember 2nd, 2020The most complex test yet for SpaceX’s Starship design, Prototype SN8, is fast approaching according to road closure notices from Cameron County, TX.
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SpaceX Successfully launches first operational crewed mission
Matt HaskellNovember 16th, 2020At 7:27 PM EST on November 15, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with a Crew Dragon capsule containing 4 astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A in Florida.
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“All Systems Go”: Schedule of Crew-1 launch countdown events
Sean CostelloNovember 15th, 2020Following the confirmation by SpaceX via Twitter, that “All systems are go for tonight’s launch at 7:27 p.m. EST”, SpaceFlight Insider has produced this handy reference of the key countdown events and their approximate times.
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NASA and SpaceX set to launch first operational Crew Dragon mission
Matt HaskellNovember 15th, 2020Following up on the successful launch and return of NASA Astronauts in May, SpaceX is on the cusp of flying the first certified operational mission of their Crew Dragon capsule.
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ULA successfully launches NRO-101 mission into evening Florida sky
Sean CostelloNovember 13th, 2020With the tell-tale crackle of three GEM 63 solid rocket boosters, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket leapt from Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 41 pad at 5:32 p.m. EST this evening, carrying a top-secret National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload skyward.
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Breakdown of Crew-1 Flight Plan: an inside look
Cullen DesforgesNovember 13th, 2020On Tuesday November 10, teams at SpaceX and NASA completed the final launch readiness review for the first operational mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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ULA set for second launch attempt of classified NRO payload
Matt HaskellNovember 13th, 2020United Launch Alliance is set to re-attempt the launch of their Atlas V rocket and its NROL-101 payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on Friday evening.
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Crew-1’s dress rehearsal complete; countdown to launch continues
Sean CostelloNovember 12th, 2020With less than 48 hours until the scheduled liftoff of Falcon 9 and NASA’s Crew-1 mission, all systems appear go on Florida’s Space Coast.
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GPS III-SV04 takes flight atop new Falcon 9 booster, B1062
Theresa CrossNovember 7th, 2020On November 5 at 6:24 p.m. EST, SpaceX successfully launched the fourth in a series of third-generation global positioning satellite, departing from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
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ULA set to launch classified spy satellite atop Atlas V, featuring first GEM 63 boosters
Matt HaskellNovember 4th, 2020United Launch Alliance is set to launch their Atlas V rocket on Wednesday evening, November 4, launching the highly classified NROL-101 spy satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral.
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SpaceX marks their 100th successful flight during Starlink launch
Matt HaskellOctober 24th, 2020On Saturday Oct 24, A SpaceX Falcon 9 took to the stars from Cape Canaveral with another batch of Starlink satellites, marking the company’s 100th successful launch.
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Boeing wins contract award for next generation SATCOM satellites
Cullen DesforgesOctober 24th, 2020In a press release earlier this month, Boeing announced the award of a developmental contract for the next generation communications satellite on behalf of the United States Space Force.
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ISS Expedition 63 crew returns home safely
Cullen DesforgesOctober 22nd, 2020On October 21, 2020, the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft carrying the Expedition 63 crew members departed the International Space Station, successfully returning NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, and Russian Cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner back to planet Earth at a landing site in Kazakhstan.
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GHGSat releases PULSE, an online tool to visualize worldwide methane gas concentration
Sean CostelloOctober 21st, 2020Accessible at no-cost for public and community use, GHGSat’s newly released PULSE project brings methane gas concentration data within reach of anyone seeking to explore their interactive, online worldwide map. In this screenshot taken by the author during a tour of the PULSE platform, Dr. Sarah Gallagher with the Canadian Space Agency is explaining how […]
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Inter-satellite laser communications improving Starlink performance, as SpaceX expands constellation
Theresa CrossOctober 18th, 2020SpaceX launched its fourteenth batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral’s LC-39A, at 8:25 a.m. EDT, October 18, 2020, flying into blue Florida skies atop a Falcon9 booster flying for its sixth time.
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Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson resigns from Starliner test flight
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th, 2020On Wednesday October 7, Boeing Astronaut Chris Ferguson announced that he has removed himself from the first crewed test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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ISS Expedition 64 crew launches to ISS in record time
Cullen DesforgesOctober 16th, 2020On Wednesday, October 14 at 1:45 AM EDT, three astronauts and their Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft left the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to begin a six month mission to the International Space Station.
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Weather clears, allows famed Falcon 9 to lift a thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites
Theresa CrossOctober 6th, 2020Early Tuesday morning, SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink satellites, flying from LC-39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Weather continues to wreak havoc, SpaceX forced to scrub Starlink launch
Sean CostelloOctober 5th, 2020At 7:26 a.m. EDT, SpaceX tweeted that they were calling a scrub on their latest attempt to launch the thirteenth batch of Starlink satellites, with no likelihood for the current weather systems to clear the area. “We are standing down from today’s Starlink mission due to weather violations on the Range. The team is setting […]
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NASA town hall shares updates on science missions
Laurel KornfeldOctober 2nd, 2020At a community town hall which was broadcast live on September 10, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate provided updates on the agency’s many ongoing and upcoming science missions.
