News Archive / Tagged: rocket

• Astra’s Rocket 3.3 set for first launch from Florida

  Theresa CrossFebruary 2nd, 2022

  Astra Space Inc. is set to launch its first operational rocket, which is also the first mission under NASA’s Venture Class Launch Services Demonstration 2 contract.

• Northrop Grumman Successfully Completes Cold Static Test of Second Stage for OmegA Rocket

  Patrick AttwellFebruary 28th, 2020

  Northrop Grumman has successfully completed a cold static test of the second stage of its OmegA rocket in Promontory, Utah, completing the full-duration (approx. 140 seconds) firing on the afternoon of February 27.

• Gallery: SpaceX’s Dragon clears safety check paving way for crewed missions

  Michael McCabeJanuary 19th, 2020

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Images from the Jan. 19 test of SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft which successfully demonstrated the vehicle's ability to pull astronauts away from the rocket in the event of an accident on its way to orbit.

• Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort’s successful completion clears way for crewed flights

  Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

  SpaceX successfully completed yet another milestone under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to send astronauts to the International Space Station - the In Flight Abort Test.

• SuperDraco engines set to be tested during SpaceX in-flight abort

  Theresa CrossJanuary 19th, 2020

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- With the in-flight Crew Dragon abort test set to launch in less than an hour, let's take a look into the incredibly powerful and spacecraft specific SuperDraco engine.

• No in-flight abort for SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft today

  SpaceFlight InsiderJanuary 18th, 2020

  SpaceX has been forced to stand down from today's attempt to test out a critical element of the company's crew-rated spacecraft.

• Boeing releases video from recent OFT mission

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 16th, 2020

  Boeing has released video from its failed attempt to send its "Starliner" spacecraft to the International Space Station.

• OPINION: 2019 – Numbers and Names

  Jason RhianJanuary 1st, 2020

  Well that happened. 2019 was a roller-coaster of ups and downs that will have far-reaching consequences for future space exploration efforts.

• SpaceX prepares for first of many Starlink launches in 2020

  Jim SiegelDecember 31st, 2019

  2020 looks to be a big year for space. The next twelve months could see the U.S. regain a long-lost capability and another rover should be sent on its way to the Red Planet. SpaceX is planning to kick off 2020 with the launch of the next batch of Starlink satellites.

• This Bud’s for you! SpaceX sends ‘King of Beers’ to orbit on CRS-19

  Jim SiegelDecember 5th, 2019

  Propellant? Check. Science experiments? Check. Hardware? Check. Budweiser? Checkity-check!

• Report suggests NASA made a $1.6B Boeing mistake

  Patrick AttwellNovember 15th, 2019

  A damning new report released by NASA’s Office of Inspector General paints a dismal picture of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The report suggests one of the two participants attempted to extort the space agency for more money.

• GALLERY: Alan Bean makes art – one more time

  Jason RhianNovember 2nd, 2019

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. -- Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket successfully launched the "Alan Bean" Cygnus spacecraft at 9:59 a.m. EST (13:59 GMT) on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. The NG-12 Cygnus spacecraft and the 8,200 pounds (3,719 kg) worth of crew supplies, cargo, experiments and hardware was launched from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad-0A in Virginia.

• SLS Artemis 1 core stage nearing completion

  Scott JohnsonJuly 7th, 2019

  NEW ORLEANS, La. - The core stage (CS-1) for the first flight (Artemis 1 (formerly Exploration Mission 1 (EM-1)) of NASA's next super-heavy lift launch vehicle, the Space Launch System (SLS), is nearing completion at the agency's Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) in New Orleans.

• Video: Countdown to history – Falcon Heavy soars with Arabsat-6A!

  Jason RhianApril 16th, 2019

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX launched the second of the company's Falcon Heavy rockets with the 13,230 lbs Arabsat-6A satellite as its payload on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 6:35 p.m. ET (22:35 GMT). The historic mission safely sent its payload on its way to geostationary orbit and also saw three of the rocket's first stage cores successfully touch back down for reuse.

• Vega-C rocket solid rocket motor tested in French Guiana

  Jason RhianJanuary 29th, 2019

  The vast jungles of French Guiana echoed with the sounds of a different type of thunder other than the natural kind on Monday Jan. 28. An artificial roar was generated by a solid rocket motor that is planned for use on the Vega-C rocket Arianespace is developing to launch upcoming missions.