News Archive / Organizations
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Starliner ‘at-sea’ crew rescue training exercise performed
Derek RichardsonApril 24th, 2019NASA and the Department of Defense conducted a search and rescue training exercise for Boeing's Starliner spacecraft at the Army Wharf in Port Canaveral.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon suffers apparent explosion on test stand
Derek RichardsonApril 20th, 2019A Crew Dragon test article suffered an anomaly, a setback that could prevent SpaceX from sending people to the space station before the end of the year.
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Remains of Falcon Heavy center core returned to port
Derek RichardsonApril 18th, 2019A week after launching, what remains of the Falcon Heavy center core that toppled over because of rough seas has been returned to port.
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Science and supplies soar to ISS on NG-11 Cygnus mission
Lloyd CampbellApril 17th, 2019Northrop Grumman sent its final shipment to the International Space Station under the first Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA.
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Science, supplies and a robot set to launch to ISS on Antares
Lloyd CampbellApril 16th, 2019Northrop Grumman's NG-11 Cygnus mission is the next flight on the runway to ferry supplies to the International Space Station.
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No booster for you! Falcon Heavy core stage topples over in rough seas
Jason RhianApril 15th, 2019A tweet made by Tim "The Everyday Astronaut" Dodd reported that the core booster of the Falcon Heavy rocket that launched April 11 has been lost to the sea.
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SpaceX racks up another win with latest NASA contract
Jason RhianApril 15th, 2019SpaceX has landed the contract to launch a historic mission for NASA, marking the latest chapter in what is turning out to be a banner year for the company.
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NASA seeks input for lunar spaceship
Curt GodwinApril 15th, 2019When the vice president directed NASA to return humans to the Moon within five years, a once long-term task began to take on some near-term importance.
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Rocket Lab adds spacecraft building program
Jim SharkeyApril 13th, 2019Rocket Lab unveiled its in-house developed and built Photon satellite platform at the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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3 landings, 1 commercial payload – SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy makes history – again
Derek RichardsonApril 11th, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — After a wait of more than a year, SpaceX’s massive Falcon Heavy rocket has finally begun launching commercial payloads.SpaceX also managed to mark another (or was it three?) notch in its milestone list with today's flight.
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Lockheed Martin unveils Orion-based Moon lander concept
Heather SmithApril 11th, 2019Lockheed Martin unveiled designs for a lunar lander that could be built quickly to meet the vice president's challenge to return humans to the Moon by 2024.
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High winds ground Falcon Heavy
Derek RichardsonApril 10th, 2019Higher than acceptable upper level winds prompt mission managers at SpaceX to postpone the launch of the company's Falcon Heavy rocket.
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NASA chief outlines 2-phase plan for Moon exploration
Derek RichardsonApril 10th, 2019During the 35th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine outlined more of NASA’s Moon by 2024 plan.
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2nd Falcon Heavy launch rescheduled for Wednesday
Jason RhianApril 9th, 2019KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- The second launch of a Falcon Heavy rocket, which had been slated to lift off today, has been rescheduled. The cause of this readjustment to the mission's time table is one all too familiar to launch service providers working on the Space Coast.
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UPDATE: SpaceX’s 2nd Falcon Heavy to launch Arabsat-6A
Patrick AttwellApril 8th, 2019SpaceX is poised to conduct the first commercial launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket with the Arabsat-6A mission as early as this week.
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Launch date of 2nd Falcon Heavy flight pushed back
Jason RhianApril 5th, 2019The first flight of a Falcon Heavy rocket with a commercial payload will have to wait a little while longer before lifting off from Kennedy Space Center.
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Boeing’s first crewed test flight gains extension
Jason RhianApril 5th, 2019Missions are often altered as they are readied for flight. The first crewed launch for Boeing's CST-100 "Starliner" spacecraft appears to be no exception.
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GEM 63 completes 2nd static fire test
Jason RhianApril 4th, 2019Northrop Grumman's new 63-inch Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster has completed another landmark in the booster's progression toward flight.
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Raptor roars under Starship prototype in 1st static fire test
Derek RichardsonApril 4th, 2019SpaceX’s stainless steel Starship prototype in South Texas has undergone its first static fire test with a Raptor engine installed beneath it.
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NASA head answers agency questions about ‘Moon by 2024’ goal
Derek RichardsonApril 2nd, 2019NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told the agency what it'll take to accomplish the Trump administration's goal of returning humans to the Moon by 2024.
