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[…] Force mission in January and two high-powered commercial geostationary satellites in April and July—brought SpaceX’s total number of launches in 2023 to 68. Tonight will be No. 69 and 5 […]
[…] U.S. Space Force mission in January and two high-powered commercial geostationary satellites in April and July—brought SpaceX’s total number of launches in 2023 to 68. Tonight will be No. 69 and 5 […]
[…] two boosters having logged record-setting 16th and 17th flights earlier this summer, ten launches now seems relatively tame in comparison, but there is no […]
[…] Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Despite poor forecasted weather along the Space Coast, liftoff of B1069—a booster almost lost at the close of her maiden voyage, nearly two years ago—occurred without […]
Despite unfavorable weather odds, @SpaceX has wrapped up September with its second 9-launch month.
The post Veteran Falcon 9 Wraps Up Busy September, As Falcon Heavy Readies for Psyche Mission Static Fire Test first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] retrieval of the stranded Palapa-B2 and Westar-VI communications satellites and piloted STS-7, whose crew included the first American woman in space, Sally Ride. […]
OTD in 1988, STS-26 returned @NASAstronauts to space after the Challenger tragedy. Thirty-five years on, AmericaSpace remembers a mission which ushered in the Shuttle's golden age.
The post “Americans Return to Space”: Remembering STS-26, OTD in 1988 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] two boosters having logged record-setting 16th and 17th flights earlier this summer, ten launches now seems relatively tame in comparison, but […]
[…] two boosters having logged record-setting 16th and 17th flights earlier this summer, ten launches now seems relatively tame in comparison, but […]
A 10x-flown Falcon 9 booster will fly-out @SpaceX's second 9-launch month tonight, weather permitting.
The post Weather Looks Iffy for Tonight’s Month-End Falcon 9 Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] Kazakhstan early Wednesday with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin and NASA veteran Frank Rubio. The trio landed about 90 miles (140 kilometers) southeast of the Kazakh city of Dzhezkazgan at […]
After 371 record-breaking days in space, Frank Rubio has returned safely to Earth after @NASAAstronauts' longest single space mission.
The post Record-Setting Rubio Returns Home, Completes Year-Plus Stay in Space first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] As outlined in AmericaSpace’s preview story, SpaceX teams aimed for five discrete T-0 points, the first at 10:47 p.m., followed by four others between 11:38 p.m. and 1:46 a.m. Thursday. But Mother Nature proved one to watch, promising only a 60-percent probability of acceptable conditions last night, before deteriorating to only 30-percent-favorable for another batch of five T-0 opportunities overnight Thursday/Friday. […]
In reply to Archibald.
Yes, lunar skylights are fascinating, both for their scientific value and for their potential relevance for future exploration. Several years ago, there was a mission proposal called “Moon Diver” which would have explored the Marius Hills pit, but it was ultimately not selected for further development.
[…] logged a continuous year off the Home Planet on a single flight is far fewer. In fact, when they return to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-23 on 27 September after 371 days in space, Prokopyev, Petelin and Rubio will bring to just seven the total number of humans to have entered […]
Ah yes, the Marius Hills Hole ! Found by Kaguya in 2009. A truly astonishing feature. I have done extensive research on that matter. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45457.0
Long story short: Lunar Orbiter 5 in its very last frames (214/ 215 / 216, August 18, 1967) missed the MHH by merely half a mile. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/mission/?5
Feel free to send me an email if you are interested.
[…] space explorersYou are here: by Ben Evans July 22, 2023, 6:00 am 2 Comments SpaceX is targeting just past sunset Saturday for its sixth Falcon 9 launch of July, as the […]
[…] logged a continuous year off the Home Planet on a single flight is far fewer. In fact, when they return to Earth aboard Soyuz MS-23 on 27 September after 371 days in space, Prokopyev, Petelin and Rubio will bring to just seven the total number of humans to have entered […]
America's first year-long spacefarer will wrap up a full solar orbit aboard @Space_Station tomorrow, as Frank Rubio and his two Russian crewmates prepare for their end-of-month return to Mother Earth.
The post Record-Breaking Rubio to Roar Past One Year in Space Tomorrow first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] minutes after launch, if all goes as planned, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket‘s first stage will return to Earth and touch down on a SpaceX drone ship that is positioned […]
[…] As outlined in AmericaSpace’s preview story, SpaceX teams aimed for five discrete T-0 points, the first at 10:47 p.m., followed by four others between 11:38 p.m. and 1:46 a.m. Thursday. But Mother Nature proved one to watch, promising only a 60-percent probability of acceptable conditions last night, before deteriorating to only 30-percent-favorable for another batch of five T-0 opportunities overnight Thursday/Friday. […]
@SpaceX has successfully launched its first 17x-flown #Falcon9 booster, as a record-setting 2023 continues.
The post SpaceX Launches Year’s 40th Starlink Mission, 400th Miniaturized Satellite, Atop Record-Setting Falcon 9 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] SpaceX’s fleet to reach 13 launches in June 2022, before being narrowly beaten to 14th, 15th and 16th missions by sister B1058—will re-establish her life-leading credentials with a never-before-tried […]
@SpaceX is readying its first 17x-flown #Falcon9 for flight later tonight.
The post Life-Leading Falcon 9 Prepares for Record-Breaking 17th Launch Tonight first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] science plan, at present, are crew observations,” said Petro. As AmericaSpace learned from Orion Crew Systems Integration Manager Jason Hutt, Wiseman’s crew will need to live within a relatively small volume. There is not enough room […]
[…] scientists have awaited humanity’s return to our nearest planetary neighbor. Artemis 2, the first crewed flight of the Artemis program, will be a vital turning point for lunar research. If the mission can accomplish worthwhile […]
[…] have awaited humanity’s return to our nearest planetary neighbor. Artemis 2, the first crewed flight of the Artemis program, will be a vital turning point for lunar research. If the mission can accomplish […]
Planetary scientists Noah Petro and Kelsey Young recently unveiled an ambitious science plan for the Artemis 2 mission, with a focus on young impact craters.
The post Artemis 2 and a New Era of Lunar Science first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] space explorersYou are here: by Ben Evans August 28, 2023, 6:00 am 2 Comments After what has demonstrably been its “lightest” year on record, in terms of flights at least, […]
Thirty years ago, the crew of Discovery flew a mission which did almost everything in the shuttle's arsenal - from satellite deployment to retrieval, from spacewalking to science - on "All-in-One" STS-51.
The post An Ambitiously Dramatic Mission: Remembering All-in-One STS-51, Thirty Years On (Part 2) first appeared on AmericaSpace.
OTD in 1993, shuttle Discovery launched on a mission which did it all: satellite deployment, retrieval, spacewalking, rendezvous...and even a hair-raising pad abort.
The post “They Almost Capture it All”: Remembering All-in-One STS-51, Thirty Years On (Part 1) first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] of these flat-packed satellites into low-Earth orbit—whilst ULA has Eastern Range availability to fly its long-delayed NROL-107 Silent Barker payload from neighboring SLC-41 for the National Reconnaissance Office at 8:51 a.m. EDT Saturday.It has been an impressive year for […]
Frank Rubio is set to become America's record-holder for the longest single human spaceflight later today.
The post Frank Rubio Set to Exceed U.S. Single-Mission Endurance Record Today first appeared on AmericaSpace.
Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko & Nikolai Chub are readying for a year-long expedition to @Space_Station, as @lunarloral prepares for a six-month stay on the orbital complex.
The post Better Late Than Never: New ISS Crew Prepares to Fly, All-Female EVAs Possible in October first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] placed somewhere in that tight schedule is the long-awaited Crew Flight Test (CFT) of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, expected to fly no sooner than early March with NASA astronaut Barry “Butch” Wilmore and […]
@ULALaunch successfully launched the highly secretive NROL-107 Silent Barker mission early Sunday for @NatReconOfc.
The post ULA Launches First Atlas of Year, Delivers Secretive NROL-107 Silent Barker to Orbit first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] that rapid pace, SpaceX hit its tenth launch of 2023 by 12 February, its 20th by late March, its 30th in the second week of May, its 40th in mid-June and its 50th and 60th at the tail-ends of July and […]
[…] one also counts a record-setting trio of triple-barreled Falcon Heavy launches in January, April and July. With two prior launches so far in early September, the first which saw SpaceX equal its record of […]
@SpaceX successfully flew its 60th Falcon 9 last night, as 2023's record-setting credentials continue to grow.
The post SpaceX Flies Year’s 60th Falcon 9 Mission, Looks Back on Record-Setting 2023 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] of these flat-packed satellites into low-Earth orbit—whilst ULA has Eastern Range availability to fly its long-delayed NROL-107 Silent Barker payload from neighboring SLC-41 for the National Reconnaissance Office at 8:51 a.m. EDT […]
@SpaceX & @ULALaunch are targeting Friday & Saturday for their next missions out of the Space Coast.
The post SpaceX, ULA Primed for Friday, Saturday Launches for Communications, National Security first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] week, the first part of this story (available HERE) described the cancelled Apollo 18 mission to Schroter’s Valley. This week’s conclusion […]
The Apollo 19 and 20 missions would have visited some of the most spectacular landscapes in the Solar System. Unfortunately, they were cancelled before they ever left the ground.
The post Lost Moon: Reconstructing the Missions of Apollos 18, 19, and 20 (Part 2) first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] space explorersYou are here: by Ben Evans June 21, 2023, 12:28 pm 1 Comment SpaceX and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are preparing for a pair of missions only six minutes […]
