News Archive / Tagged: Lead Stories
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Inspiration4 crew returns home, meets St. Jude fundraising goals
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2021Three days after riding a rocket into space, the Inspiration4 crew return to Earth inside their Crew Dragon Resilience capsule.
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Inspiration4 crew ‘healthy, happy’ after first days in space
Derek RichardsonSeptember 17th, 2021Since their launch two days ago, the Inspiration4 crew has settled in and begun working on their scientific research while making calls to St. Jude patients.
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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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Profiles of Inspiration4: Chris Sembroski flying to space in the ‘generosity’ seat
Michael McCabeSeptember 12th, 2021Chris Sembroski, an engineer from Washington state, is set to fly to space in less than a week as part of the Inspiration4 mission.
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Profiles of Inspiration4: Sian Proctor to fulfil her dream to fly into space
Theresa CrossSeptember 11th, 2021Having won an entrepreneurship competition earlier this year, Sian Proctor is set to become the first black female pilot of a spacecraft when she flies into space on the Inspiration4 mission.
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Profiles of Inspiration4: Hayley Arceneaux set to be the youngest American in orbit
Michael McCabeSeptember 10th, 2021The first person announced to join Jared Isaacman for the Inspiration4 mission was Hayley Arceneaux, a childhood cancer survivor and current St. Jude Children's Research Hospital employee.
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Profiles of Inspiration4: Jared Isaacman and a trip to space
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 9th, 2021SpaceX is less than a week away from making history by launching the Inspiration4 mission, the first all-private citizen flight into Earth orbit.
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SpaceX Starship Booster 4 returns to the launch site
Cullen DesforgesSeptember 7th, 2021Both Starship Booster 4 and Ship 20 are back at the launch site at SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas about a month after the pair's brief first stacking.
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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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CRS-23 Dragon delivers ice cream for astronaut’s 50th birthday
Derek RichardsonAugust 30th, 2021A day after leaving Florida atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the CRS-23 Dragon resupply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station.
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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.
