News Archive / Organizations
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Inspiration4 soars into orbit with 4 non-professional astronauts
Matt HaskellSeptember 15th, 2021Less than eight months after its announcement, the all-private civilian Inspiration4 mission has launched into orbit.
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Inspiration4 set for 1st all-private civilian orbital spaceflight
Matt HaskellSeptember 13th, 2021Inspiration4, the first all-private civilian orbital spaceflight, is set to launch four ordinary people on a three-day trip circling Earth.
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FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo after ‘mishap’ report
Theresa CrossSeptember 6th, 2021Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo program after a “mishap” occurred on the company's last crewed flight into space.
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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket explodes minutes after launch
Theresa CrossSeptember 2nd, 2021After years of development, Firefly Aerospace launched its first Alpha rocket on its first attempt. However, the vehicle exploded some 2.5 minutes into flight.
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Space Launch System begins vibration testing
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 1st, 2021In preparation for its first flight, NASA's Space Launch System is undergoing a series of vibrational and acoustic tests.
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‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ returns with its first Falcon 9 catch
Theresa CrossAugust 31st, 2021SpaceX 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.
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SpaceX CRS-23 cargo Dragon launches toward space station
Theresa CrossAugust 29th, 2021After 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.
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Vulcan booster rolled to Florida pad for fueling tests
Theresa CrossAugust 27th, 2021A 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.
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SpaceX CRS-23 Dragon set to send fresh science to space station
Theresa CrossAugust 26th, 2021SpaceX is set to send its 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission, CRS-23, to the International Space Station on behalf of NASA.
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New Shepard rocket launches to test new space technologies
Theresa CrossAugust 26th, 2021Blue 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.
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Soyuz rocket launches 9th batch of OneWeb satellites
Theresa CrossAugust 23rd, 2021A Russian Soyuz rocket launched the ninth mission for the OneWeb internet constellation, which now numbers 288 satellites.
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Blue Origin suing NASA over Moon lander contract
Theresa CrossAugust 17th, 2021Blue Origin has taken legal action against NASA in Federal court over the agency’s decision to award SpaceX a sole contract to build the agency’s Human Landing System as part of the Artemis program.
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Boeing’s OFT-2 Starliner mission will not launch in August
Cullen DesforgesAugust 14th, 2021Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft for the second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test requires “deeper-level troubleshooting” on its propulsion system and will be returned to its processing facility.
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GALLERY: Cygnus spacecraft soars spaceward toward the ISS
Derek RichardsonAugust 12th, 2021On Aug. 10, 2021, Northrop Grumman launched its NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft atop the company’s Antares rocket into Virginia’s perfectly blue skies.
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Blue skies welcome NG-16 Cygnus cargo ship, now en route to ISS
Theresa CrossAugust 10th, 2021Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following a successful launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
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NG-16 Cygnus to launch supplies to International Space Station
Theresa CrossAugust 9th, 2021Northrop Grumman and NASA are set to fly the 16th contracted Cygnus commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
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UPDATE: Propulsion system issue delays OFT-2 Starliner launch
Derek RichardsonAugust 3rd, 2021Several hours before the planned launch of Boeing’s uncrewed OFT-2 Starliner spacecraft, the company called off the flight.
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Europa Clipper mission to launch atop a Falcon Heavy
Michael McCabeJuly 28th, 2021After years of debating on a launch vehicle Europa Clipper spacecraft, NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for the mission to Jupiter’s icy moon.
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Boeing’s Starliner set for 2nd unpiloted orbital test
Theresa CrossJuly 28th, 2021After more than a year and a half of additional testing, Boeing is finally set to fly a second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test, OFT-2, of the company’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
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Jeff Bezos touches space on 1st crewed flight of New Shepard
Theresa CrossJuly 20th, 2021Blue Origin launched its first crewed New Shepard mission on a suborbital trajectory into space with billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and three others.
