News Archive / Tagged: spacecraft

• CRS-19 Dragon wet and waiting for next mission

  Cullen DesforgesJanuary 7th, 2020

  After spending nearly a month berthed to the International Space Station, a SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule left the Station and splashed down marking the successful completion of its mission.

• 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.

• 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.

• Interstellar: Voyager 2 goes where only one has gone before

  Laurel KornfeldDecember 14th, 2018

  NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has become the second probe to enter interstellar space, as confirmed by data returned by several of the science instruments on board the spacecraft.

• SpaceX set to launch CRS-16 Dragon to ISS

  Michael ColeDecember 1st, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Elon Musk might not be Santa Claus, but the Expedition 57 crew on board the ISS might consider him to be after the CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft arrives.

• Juno spacecraft snaps stunning image of Jovian swirls

  Jim SharkeyOctober 10th, 2018

  Juno has discovered stunning patterns in Jupiter's cloud tops - as well as some unusual and hard to find features.

• Gallery: ICESat-2 closes Delta II era with another success

  Matthew KuhnsSeptember 15th, 2018

  The last flight of a ULA Delta II rocket was carried out on Saturday, Sept. 15 from Vandenberg Air Force base in California. As was the case so many times in the past - its final mission was a success.

• Orion parachutes complete series of tests in lead up to EM-1

  Jason RhianSeptember 13th, 2018

  The last in a series of eight planned tests of NASA's Orion spacecraft was completed on Wednesday, Sept. 12 - paving the way for the first combined flight of Orion and the new super heavy-lift booster.

• Gallery: Telstar 18v Falcon 9 leaves Canaveral through skies, returns via the sea

  Jason RhianSeptember 12th, 2018

  Another day another launch - and landing. SpaceFlight Insider's team of photographers captured exclusive imagery of the first stage of the Falcon 9's journey.

• Video: The hits keep coming from SpaceX

  Jason RhianAugust 7th, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another week, another launch. That is what it is getting to be like for SpaceX. On Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018 the NewSpace company once more carried out a flight of its highly-successful Falcon 9 rocket.

• Lockheed Martin 3D prints fuel tank components

  Heather SmithJuly 13th, 2018

  Lockheed Martin has announced the creation of a 3-D printed titanium dome for satellite fuel tanks. The 46-inch diameter vessel completed final rounds of quality testing this month. The program was instituted to create a high-pressure tank that can carry fuel on board satellites and marks a significant step toward streamlining the deployment of spacecraft on orbit.

• NASA prepares Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to support future missions

  Jim SharkeyFebruary 11th, 2018

  Since arriving in orbit above the Red Planet in 2006, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has observed Mars with it scientific instruments and provided a vital communications link for mission on the Martian surface. The spacecraft has already operated for more than twice its planned mission lifetime. NASA is planning to keep using it well into the 2020's to support upcoming missions. The space agency is currently taking steps to increase the orbiter's longevity.