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SpaceX set to launch its 100th Mission with Starlink and SkySat
Cullen DesforgesAugust 18th SpaceX is on the cusp of launching its 100th mission, due to loft the eleventh batch of Starlink satellites on Tuesday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, atop their Falcon 9 rocket.
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Fourth GPS satellite arrives safely in Florida
Cullen DesforgesAugust 10th On July 14, the fourth satellite in the Global Positioning System III (GPS III) system arrived at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, for processing in preparation of its launch in September.
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Demo-2 Crew Dragon Capsule returns to Space Coast
Sean CostelloAugust 7th “Endeavour”, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft which made history as the first commercial vehicle to ferry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station, has returned to the Space Coast.
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SES awards launch contracts to ULA & SpaceX
Matt HaskellAugust 7th SES has contracted both United Launch Alliance (ULA) and SpaceX to fly its newest four C-band satellites into orbit in 2022.
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Starship ‘SN5’ takes flight as SpaceX marches forward
Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th For the second time in just three days, SpaceX has succeeded in showcasing their team’s capabilities and readiness to redefine the future of commercial space travel. Earlier today, August 4, 2020, the company completed a test flight of its Starship prototype vehicle, dubbed SN5, ‘hopping’ to an altitude of 150 meters above its rocket development […]
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Demo-2 Crew Dragon splashes down after 2-month mission
Derek RichardsonAugust 2nd After two months aboard the International Space Station, Dragonship Endeavour with its two-person astronaut crew is back on Earth, having splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida.
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Weather being watched ahead of Demo-2 return
Theresa CrossJuly 31st SpaceX and NASA, in preparation for the upcoming undocking of the DEMO-2 Crew Dragon from the International Space Station, are continuing to monitor weather patterns in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.
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Perseverance rover launches on its journey to explore Mars
Matt HaskellJuly 30th CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – At 7:50 a.m. EDT, the ULA Atlas V rocket lifted off on its journey to Mars with NASA’s Perseverance rover, and Ingenuity helicopter.
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NASA, ULA on the eve of launch of Perseverance Mars rover
Matt HaskellJuly 29th Years of hard work and preparation have culminated in NASA’s newest Mars rover, Perseverance, sitting atop its United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket at Cape Canaveral, set to leave Earth as early as 7:50 a.m. EDT (11:50 UTC) Thursday morning.
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Mars 2020 Flight Readiness Review complete, Launch Readiness Review tomorrow
Theresa CrossJuly 26th Preparations continue at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for the upcoming Mars 2020 launch, currently scheduled to liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Most recently completed was the Flight Readiness Review, the critical review step which confirmed the readiness of the equipment, teams and resources required […]
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First GEM 63 solid motors delivered to Cape Canaveral
Matt HaskellJuly 24th Northrop Grumman has delivered the first 3 of their new 63-inch Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM 63) rocket motors to Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in preparation for their first launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket.
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Progress MS-15 cargo ship takes ‘express lane’ to ISS
Derek RichardsonJuly 23rd The Russian Progress MS-15 cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station in a reported record time to deliver supplies and experiments to the Expedition 63 crew, despite a last-second misalignment.
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NASA TAPS ASTROBOTIC TO DELIVER VIPER ROVER TO THE MOON
Michael ColeJune 16th NASA awarded a nearly $200 million contract Thursday to Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic, to deliver NASA’s VIPER rover to a destination at the moon’s south pole in 2023.
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3 SkySat, 58 Starlink satellites fly during first SpaceX Rideshare launch
Cullen DesforgesJune 13th At 5:21 a.m. EDT, SpaceX’s ninth set of Starlink satellites departed Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40, flying with three SkySat satellites, part of the company’s first commercial ride share arrangement.
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OPINION: A booster return like no other
Matt HaskellJune 10th For many residents on the space coast, seeing a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster being returned to the Cape on the company’s autonomous drone ship “Of Course I Still Love You” is a regular occurrence. But this one was special.
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First Starlink VisorSat takes flight aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
Sean CostelloJune 3rd On Wednesday June 3, SpaceX successfully launched its eighth batch of Starlink satellites, lifting off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at 9:25 p.m. EDT, 1:25 UTC on June 4.
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Demo-2’s Falcon 9 Booster 1058.1 arrives in Port
Sean CostelloJune 2nd Less than 72 hours after lofting the Crew Dragon carrying Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken on the historic Demo-2 journey to the International Space Station, the Falcon 9 first stage booster 1058.1 has arrived in Port Canaveral.
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Crew Dragon Endeavour docks with International Space Station
Derek RichardsonMay 31st Less than 19 hours after soaring into orbit from Florida, SpaceX’s Demo-2 Crew Dragon mission with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken has reached the International Space Station.
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Historic Launch Day for SpaceX, NASA: Demo-2 In Images
Sean CostelloMay 30th For a day which began with a forecast offering 50% odds of violating launch weather rules, it seemed to proceed fairly well.
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The drought is over: NASA and SpaceX successfully launch Demo-2
Cullen DesforgesMay 30th History has been made and an almost nine-year drought has ended. SpaceX has successfully launched its first crewed mission, marking the beginning of a new era in human spaceflight. The SpaceX Crew Dragon is now officially on her way to the International Space Station for the first time with humans on board.
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Demo-2 Launch Day: Countdown time schedule
Sean CostelloMay 30th The launch countdown timeline schedule is out for SpaceX Demo-2 launch attempt day #2, and SpaceFlight Insider correspondents are onsite at the Kennedy Space Center LC39 Press Site, on the river’s edge in Titusville and just south in Port Canaveral; Falcon 9 is vertical on the pad and all eyes are now on the weather.
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Scrub! Historic Demo-2 mission delayed due to weather
Cullen DesforgesMay 27th NASA’s historic Demo-2 mission has been scrubbed due to weather over the launch site and off the Florida coast. The next attempt is set to occur on Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 pm local time.
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CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks on Crew Dragon, Demo-2
Sean CostelloMay 27th On the morning of SpaceX’s scheduled Demo-2 launch, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen shared his thoughts about the final test flight of Crew Dragon, and what it means to him.
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Demo-2 Launch Readiness Review complete, weather systems presenting as a ‘strange brew’
Cullen DesforgesMay 25th NASA and SpaceX today completed the Launch Readiness Review for Demo-2, the next step in marching towards a May 27, 2020 planned launch date.
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Virgin Orbit set to perform first test launch
Matt HaskellMay 23rd Virgin Orbit has released that they are finally ready to let their rocket fly for the first time, targeting Sunday morning at 10 AM PST from a location off the coast of Southern California.
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US Space Force prepares for astronaut rescue missions
Matt HaskellMay 22nd The 45th Operational Group, Detachment 3 stands ready to rescue Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the event their missions ends in an unexpected abort.
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Astronauts Behnken, Hurley arrive in Florida; only 7 days until Demo-2
Michael McCabeMay 20th NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Kennedy Space Center Director Bob Cabana welcomed the crew of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the Cape on May 20, 2020. Set to lift off in just 7 days, Demo-2 will be the first crewed launch from American soil since OV-104 Atlantis took her final flight on July 8, 2011. […]
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Japan launches its last ‘white stork’ to the International Space Station
Derek RichardsonMay 20th Lifting off from its seaside launchpad, Japan’s final H-2B rocket sent the final Kounotori cargo ship into orbit to service the International Space Station.
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NASA Mars 2020 rover passes driving test
December 27th
Remember how stressful it was taking your first driver's test? Now imagine driving a car that's worth $2.5 billion. -
ULA gets the nod to launch GOES-T satellite
December 23rd
NASA has selected a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to ferry the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-T to orbit. -
Starliner makes history in redefined ‘victory’
December 22nd
Boeing's Orbital Flight Test concluded today (Sunday Dec. 22) when the Starliner capsule touched down at White Sands Missile Range. Launched Friday, the mission saw the first U.S.-built crew-rated capsule land on soil rather than splashing down in the ocean. -
OFT: What went wrong?
December 21st
NASA and Boeing don't seem to know what exactly prevented the OFT Starliner from completing its primary mission objective. -
Gallery: ULA launches OFT-1 Starliner
December 20th
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GALLERY: SpaceX launches JCSAT-18 and Kacific-1
December 17th
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New Horizons science instrument detects slowing of solar wind
December 12th
NASA's New Horizons mission has caught 'wind' of the ragged edges of our Solar System. -
Aerojet Rocketdyne opens new solid rocket motor facility
December 6th
HUNTSVILLE, Ala.- Aerojet Rocketdyne announced that it is ready to begin winding carbon fiber cases for large solid rocket motors now that a new machine has been installed and commissioned at its Advanced Manufacturing Facility. -
Uncrewed Boeing OFT-1 mission now targeting Dec. 19 liftoff
December 3rd
United Launch Alliance has announced that Boeing's OFT-1 mission has slipped. -
Two centaur missions proposed to NASA’s Discovery program
November 22nd
NASA is considering two Discovery Program missions that would head to the deepest regions of our solar system to study far flung bodies that reside there. -
New Horizons’ second target is formally named Arrokoth
November 15th
The double-lobed Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) located one billion miles beyond Pluto and visited by the New Horizons spacecraft on January 1, 2019, has been officially named Arrokoth, which means sky in the Native American Powhatan/Algonquian language. -
NASA funds study of possible Pluto orbiter
November 4th
There's no doubt that NASA's New Horizons mission crushed it. This has emboldened the space agency to take their exploration of the far reaches of our solar system to the next level. -
GALLERY: Alan Bean makes art – one more time
November 2nd
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Northrop Grumman NG-12 launch could be visible four states away
November 1st
WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Whenever a rocket lifts off it's a pretty dramatic event. The scheduled launch of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket should be no exception. A NASA map suggests that the NG-12 flight could be visible from up to four states away. -
New Horizons team releases images of Pluto’s far side
October 30th
More than four years after New Horizons' historic July 2015 Pluto flyby, mission scientists have released detailed images of Pluto's far side, which the spacecraft was able to image only in low resolution on approach and following departure.
