News Archive / Organizations
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SpaceShipTwo flies to space with 1st ‘test’ passenger
Derek RichardsonFebruary 22nd, 2019Three new people are set to get their astronaut wings as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo performed a second flight into space on a suborbital trajectory.
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Hayabusa-2 successfully touches down on asteroid Ryugu
Laurel KornfeldFebruary 22nd, 2019Japan's Hayabusa-2 successfully landed on the surface of asteroid Ryugu Feb. 21 and attempted to collect samples to return to Earth for analysis.
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SpaceX completes 2nd mission of 2019 with launch of GTO rideshare
Curt GodwinFebruary 21st, 2019SpaceX launched the Indonesian Nusantara Satu (also known as PSN 6) telecommunications satellite along with SpaceIL's private Beresheet lunar lander.
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Update: Soyuz delivers EgyptSat-A into orbit, despite potential issue
Derek RichardsonFebruary 21st, 2019Russia's Soyuz launcher delivered a satellite into orbit but a potential issue during launch may have prompted the fourth stage to perform extra work.
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Live show: SpaceX to send PSN 6 satellite, lunar lander into orbit
Derek RichardsonFebruary 21st, 2019SpaceX is set to launch its first Falcon 9 from the East Coast in 2019. It will see three payloads orbited, including a commercially-funded lunar lander.
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GTO rideshare mission set to be SpaceX’s 2nd launch of 2019
Curt GodwinFebruary 19th, 2019SpaceX is about to send the PSN 6 satellite and several rideshare payloads to geostationary transfer orbit, including a lunar lander poised to make history.
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NASA wants speedy development of commercial lunar landers
Derek RichardsonFebruary 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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RS-25 engine goes through another test
Jason RhianFebruary 13th, 2019One of the leftover rocket engines used during the Space Shuttle program was tested again Feb. 13, 2019, at NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.
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Virgin Galactic has two freshly-minted astronauts
Jason RhianFebruary 11th, 2019The private space industry chalked up yet another win with the announcement that a recent SpaceShipTwo test flight earned two pilots their astronaut wings.
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NASA seeking proposals for human-rated lunar lander systems
Derek RichardsonFebruary 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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NASA remembers its fallen astronauts in annual ceremony
Mike HowardFebruary 7th, 2019Today, NASA paused to reflect and remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice in pursuit of space exploration in its annual Day of Remembrance ceremony.
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Raptor fired at power level needed for Starship, Super Heavy
Derek RichardsonFebruary 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
Derek RichardsonFebruary 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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Ariane 5 deploys 2 communications satellites
Lloyd CampbellFebruary 5th, 2019In the first of a dozen or so missions for Arianespace in 2019, an Ariane 5 rocket sent two communication satellites into a geostationary transfer orbit.
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Update: Raptor roars on SpaceX’s Texas test stand
Derek RichardsonFebruary 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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1st Ariane 5 launch of 2019 to orbit 2 satellites
Lloyd CampbellFebruary 3rd, 2019The first of five scheduled Ariane 5 rocket launches in 2019 is slated to carry two telecommunications satellites into geostationary orbit above the Earth.
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ULA tapped to begin NASA mission to Jupiter’s trojan asteroids
Joe LatrellFebruary 2nd, 2019NASA's Launch Services Program announced Feb. 1 that the agency's Lucy asteroid mission would be sent to space using an Atlas V rocket.
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Blue Origin inks deal to launch satellite internet constellation
Jason RhianFebruary 2nd, 2019Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has been selected by Telesat to send a fleet of satellites into orbit to help improve web services around the globe.
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SpaceX Demo Flight 1 could slip to March
Jason RhianJanuary 31st, 2019The world is on the edge of its seat waiting for the first flight of a crew-rated Dragon spacecraft. It appears it will have to wait a little longer.
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Rocket Lab aiming to launch mission for DARPA
Jason RhianJanuary 30th, 2019One of the first flights on Rocket Lab's 2019 launch manifest is a satellite for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
