News Archive / Tagged: Lead Stories

• SpaceX launches 3rd Starlink mission in under a week

  Theresa CrossMay 18th, 2022

  In less than a week, SpaceX orbited three batches of Starlink satellites, one from each of its launch pads on both coasts of the United States.

• Winter is coming for NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter

  Cullen DesforgesMay 11th, 2022

  The end could potentially be near for NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter as Martian winter and dust storms wreak havoc on the drone's vital systems.

• SpaceX orbits Starlink satellites in pre-dawn launch

  Theresa CrossMay 6th, 2022

  A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 53 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit at 5:42 a.m. EDT May 6, 2022, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

• Helicopter snags falling Electron rocket before dropping it

  Theresa CrossMay 3rd, 2022

  A Rocket Lab helicopter successfully caught a returning Electron rocket booster as it parachuted back to Earth, only to release it moments later.

• SpaceX flies same Falcon 9 first stage in 3 weeks

  Theresa CrossApril 29th, 2022

  In the latest SpaceX Starlink internet satellite mission, the company set a new launch-to-launch turnaround record for a Falcon 9 first stage.

• Rocket Lab to try catch 1st stage of its next Electron rocket

  Theresa CrossApril 28th, 2022

  Rocket Lab is going to attempt to catch the first stage of its next Electron rocket with a helicopter as it returns from space under a parachute.

• Crew-4 arrives at International Space Station in Dragon ‘Freedom’

  Derek RichardsonApril 28th, 2022

  Less than 16 hours after launching from Florida, the Crew-4 astronauts arrived at the International Space Station to begin a five-month stay aboard the outpost.

• Freedom soars: Crew-4 astronauts launch to Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  In a beautiful early-morning liftoff, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent Dragon Freedom with four Crew-4 astronauts into space for a multi-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

• Crew-4 astronauts set to fly to International Space Station

  Theresa CrossApril 27th, 2022

  The astronauts of the Crew-4 mission are set to fly to the International Space Station in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft less than two days after the completion of the all-private Axiom Space mission.

• All-private Axiom Space astronauts return to Earth

  Derek RichardsonApril 25th, 2022

  Four private Axiom Space astronauts returned to Earth in a SpaceX Dragon capsule after spending two weeks aboard the International Space Station performing science and outreach activities.

• NASA to return the SLS rocket to Vehicle Assembly Building

  Theresa CrossApril 21st, 2022

  NASA is set to return the Space Launch System back to the Vehicle Assembly Building next week for repairs on the rocket and mobile launcher.

• SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit

  Theresa CrossApril 21st, 2022

  SpaceX lofted another set of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with its Falcon 9 rocket, continuing the company’s nearly once-a-week launch cadence.

• Futuristic-looking van to transport Artemis astronauts to pad

  Cullen DesforgesApril 20th, 2022

  The dawning of a new era in American human spaceflight will also bring about the debut of a new series of transport vehicles for Artemis astronauts.

• Crew-4 astronauts arrive at Kennedy in advance of ISS mission

  Theresa CrossApril 18th, 2022

  The next set of astronauts bound for the International Space Station has arrived at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in advance of their launch.

• NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logs 25th flight

  Cullen DesforgesApril 18th, 2022

  NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter logged its 25th flight as it works to catch up with the Perseverance rover, which is heading toward an ancient river delta.