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[…] East and West Coasts on Sunday evening, SpaceX on Tuesday wrapped up its first ten-launch month, its first four-launch Vandenberg month and the first Falcon 9 to carry a Northrop Grumman Corp. Cygnus cargo ship to the International […]
@SpaceX has successfully wrapped up its first 10-launch month, delivering @NorthropGrumman's NG-20 Cygnus cargo mission to @Space_Station.
The post After Daylong Delay, NG-20 Cygnus Launches, Heads to Space Station first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] East and West Coasts on Sunday evening, SpaceX on Tuesday wrapped up its first ten-launch month, its first four-launch Vandenberg month and the first Falcon 9 to carry a Northrop Grumman Corp. Cygnus cargo ship to the International […]
[…] drama kicked off on the Space Coast, where the 17-times-flown B1062 stood primed to become only the third Falcon 9 to reach an 18th mission. And with her life-leading Vandenberg sister B1061, the pair now […]
I used to comment here several years ago but the spacex fanboys so contaminated this site that the hosts typically just removed the toxic comments after a week or so. Hopefully that has changed.
My view on the Shuttle is the fundamental concept was excellent: A Saturn V class launch vehicle that only sacrificed a big tank on the altar of the rocket equation. The concept was executed in the worst way possible due to cost constraints and organizational, political, and military requirements. The primary cause of the failure of the Shuttle was first the cost constraints, going cheap. There is no cheap. If the more expensive and originally specified pressure-fed boosters, and an engine return module at the bottom of the stack instead of using the side-mounted Orbiter to return the SSME’s had been the design, then no crews would have been lost. It would probably still be flying.
[…] low-orbiting internet communications satellites from Florida and California on Sunday night, followed by the first Falcon-ferried mission of a Northrop Grumman Corp. Cygnus cargo ship—heading for a three-month-plus berth at the International Space Station (ISS)—on Tuesday […]
[…] low-orbiting internet communications satellites from Florida and California on Sunday night, followed by the first Falcon-ferried mission of a Northrop Grumman Corp. Cygnus cargo ship—heading for a three-month-plus berth at the International Space Station (ISS)—on Tuesday […]
On this day in 1986, the loss of the "Challenger Seven" brought the shuttle program to its knees and taught a harsh lesson about the dangers of human space exploration.
The post “Major Malfunction”: Remembering Challenger, OTD in 1986 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
OTD in 1967, Apollo 1 Command Pilot Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Senior Pilot Ed White and Pilot Roger Chaffee were killed during a plugs-out ground test. Their sacrifice almost ended America's drive to land a man on the Moon.
The post “Let’s Get Out!” Remembering The Fire, OTD in 1967 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
Following a rough landing, NASA elected to retire its critically damaged Ingenuity Mars helicopter. To commemorate this vehicle and the team which built it, we look back at Ingenuity's remarkable and historic flying career.
The post NASA Bids Farewell to Ingenuity, the First Mars Helicopter first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] She went on to log three additional missions, ferrying the four Crew-2 astronauts from the United States, France and Japan to the space station between April and November of 2021 on a 199-day voyage that set a new record for the longest single spaceflight ever undertaken by a U.S. crewed vehicle. More recently, Endeavour supported Ax-1 in April 2022, the first Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) on behalf of Houston, Texas-headquartered AxiomSpace, Inc., and just last year she spent six months in space in support of Crew-6. […]
[…] with the on-board presence of AxiomSpace, Inc.’s four-person Ax-3 crew—Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria of the United States with Spanish heritage, Pilot Walter Villadei of […]
[…] with the on-board presence of AxiomSpace, Inc.’s four-person Ax-3 crew—Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria of the United States with Spanish heritage, Pilot Walter Villadei of […]
@SpaceX & @NorthropGrumman are targeting Monday at 12:29 p.m. EST to launch the next Cygnus mission to @Space_Station.
The post Northrop Grumman, SpaceX Target Monday for Next ISS Cargo Mission first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] its first eight-launch month last March and its first month to feature nine launches last August. Each consecutive month since then has also seen nine launches, but despite 2023’s record-breaking cadence of 96 Falcon 9 and Falcon […]
After many weather-related delays, skies cleared and conditions proved 80% favorable last night for @SpaceX's third Vandenberg mission of the year.
The post SpaceX Launches Third Vandenberg Mission of January, 2024’s Starlink Count Passes 100+ first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] impressive pace, as a pair of Falcon 9s roared aloft from opposing seaboards of the United States—a Starlink launch from Vandenberg and Sweden’s Ovzon-3 broadband communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, […]
[…] its first eight-launch month last March and its first month to feature nine launches last August. Each consecutive month since then has seen nine launches, but despite 2023’s record-breaking cadence of 96 Falcon 9 and Falcon […]
[…] from all three of these payloads can be compiled with data from other spacecraft, including the Artemis 1 Orion, to improve our understanding of cosmic and solar radiation. This is a vital prerequisite for […]
[…] burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on January 18th. Astrobotic and its primary customer, NASA, aimed to land the spacecraft near the Gruithuisen Domes, a group of fascinating lunar volcanic features. Alas, the mission quickly deviated from this […]
[…] Launch Alliance (ULA)’s Vulcan rocket. As AmericaSpace’s Ben Evans described, Vulcan performed flawlessly during its debut. Its twin solid rocket boosters burned for nearly two minutes, eventually giving way to […]
Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander met its demise last Thursday, but not before it recovered from a crippling anomaly and achieved several alternate milestones in an inspiring tale of persistence.
The post Peregrine Lunar Lander Reenters Following Dramatic Mission first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] burned up in Earth’s atmosphere on January 18th. Astrobotic and its primary customer, NASA, aimed to land the spacecraft near the Gruithuisen Domes, a group of fascinating lunar volcanic features. Alas, the mission quickly deviated from this […]
[…] Station”. When Ax-3 launches, Villadei will become the first Italian and the second non-American after Crew-7’s Andreas Mogensen of Denmark to pilot a U.S. orbital […]
[…] tonight, chasing down a docking at the International Space Station (ISS) early Saturday morning. After a 24-hour delay, the five-times-used B1080 Falcon 9 booster rose into the Florida twilight from the Kennedy Space […]
[…] an Italian Air Force colonel, becomes the second non-American to pilot a U.S. spacecraft. He becomes the eighth Italian national to venture into space, whilst Gezeravcı will be the first […]
[…] the homeward-bound return of an uncrewed Cargo Dragon last month after the research-heavy CRS-29 mission in support of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services […]
@SpaceX & @AxiomSpace are now targeting 4:49 p.m. EST Thursday for the launch of the 3rd private astronaut mission to @Space_Station.
The post After Daylong Delay, SpaceX Targets Thursday Afternoon for Ax-3 Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] last year’s Ax-2 mission, after which B1080 went on to log three more launches between July and October, delivering Europe’s Euclid deep-space observatory uphill and deploying dozens of Starlink […]
[…] and a pair of batches of Starlink low-orbiting internet communications satellites in August and October. Those opening four flights of B1080’s career terminated with a trio of offshore Autonomous […]
@NASA & @AxiomSpace are targeting 5:11 p.m. EST Wednesday to launch four astronauts representing six nations to @Space_Station.
The post Ax-3 Crew Prepares for Ambitious Space Station Mission first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] Station”. When Ax-3 launches, Villadei will become the first Italian and the second non-American after Crew-7’s Andreas Mogensen of Denmark to pilot a U.S. orbital […]
[…] the first six “Direct-to-Cell” satellites—as well as a commercial mission on behalf of Sweden to deploy the Ovzon-3 broadband communications satellite on the initial leg of its trek to Geostatio…. Aboard B1073, the 23-strong Starlink stack tipped the scales at just over 40,600 pounds (18,400 […]
@SpaceX has completed its fifth Falcon 9 flight in January's first half, raising the prospect of a record-setting month of launches.
The post SpaceX Flies 300th Falcon Mission, Looks Ahead to Ax-3 Space Station Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] B1061 Falcon 9 core from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. After last month’s untimely loss-at-sea of her 19-times-used sister B1058—the one-time ride to space of “Bob and Doug”—B1061 now […]
@SpaceX has completed its 2nd Falcon 9 launch out of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., inside 2024's two weeks.
The post After Weather Delays, Life-Leading Falcon 9 Continues Rapid Vandenberg Launch Cadence first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] build a permanent lunar outpost. The first crewed missions of the program, Artemis 2 and 3, were recently delayed by nearly one year in order to address technical challenges impinging upon crew safety. Artemis 3 might slip […]
[…] permanent lunar outpost. The first crewed missions of the program, Artemis 2 and 3, were recently delayed by nearly one year in order to address technical challenges impinging upon crew safety. Artemis 3 […]
A new paper provides a unique look inside the Artemis Foundation Surface Habitat, which will become humanity's first lunar outpost in the 2030s.
The post Living on the Moon: Inside Artemis’ Foundation Habitat first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] smoothly wrapping up its third flight inside the year’s first week. Having already completed a record-breaking 96 flights in 2023—91 missions using 15 “single-stick” Falcon 9 boosters and five launches by the […]
Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. LOL
[…] Launch Alliance (ULA) has declared 100-percent mission success for Monday’s 2:18:38 a.m. EST maiden voyage of its Vulcan-Centaur heavylifter from Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force […]
@ULALaunch has declared full success for Monday's maiden launch of Vulcan-Centaur, as @Astrobotic continues to nurse its snakebitten Peregrine further towards lunar distance.
The post VULCAN PHOTOS: Cert-1 Launch Declared 100-Percent Success, as Peregrine Labors On first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] to great international fanfare last April, the Artemis II crew will be commanded by former NASA Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman, joined on the flight by Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy […]
[…] to great international fanfare last April, the Artemis II crew will be commanded by former NASA Chief Astronaut Reid Wiseman, joined on the flight by Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy […]
NASA has delayed its return-to-the-Moon Artemis II mission to NET Sept 2025 and its Artemis III landing mission to NET Sept 2026, according to senior agency leaders.
The post NASA Delays Artemis II and III Missions, Cites “Incredibly Large Challenge” first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] Fla. The 202-foot-tall (61-meter) booster rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) and completed a quarter-mile (400-meter) roll to the pad on Friday, following a satisfactory Launch Readiness Review […]
[…] Aboard Cert-1 was Astrobotic’s Peregrine commercial lunar lander, targeting a highly elliptical orbit of more than 220,000 miles (360,000 kilometers) to intercept and land on the Moon late next month. The Vulcan-Centaur also helped propel Celestis, Inc.’s Enterprise Flight memorial payload into deep space. […]
@ULALaunch has successfully launched the maiden certification mission (Cert-1) of its next-generation Vulcan-Centaur heavylifter from Cape Canaveral.
The post Maiden Vulcan-Centaur Flies, Peregrine Lander Suffers Critical Anomaly first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] a record-breaking 96 flights in 2023—91 missions using 15 “single-stick” Falcon 9 boosters and five launches by the triple-barreled Falcon Heavy—the Hawthorne, Calif.-headquartered organization has gone on record with its aim to fly up to a […]
[…] third launch of the year. Veteran B1067 completed no fewer than 15 flights between June 2021 and last November; her 16th launch tonight sets her in fourth place on the list of most experienced operational […]
[…] smoothly wrapping up its third flight inside the year’s first week. Having already completed a record-breaking 96 flights in 2023—91 missions using 15 “single-stick” Falcon 9 boosters and five launches by the […]
As @SpaceX wraps up its 3rd mission inside 2024's opening week, @ULALaunch readies for Vulcan-Centaur's maiden launch early Monday.
The post SpaceX Launches Third Mission in 2024’s First Week, ULA Vulcan-Centaur to Fly Tonight first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] As noted in yesterday’s AmericaSpace story, the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) was conducted Thursday at the Cape’s Advanced Spacecraft Operations Center (ASOC). Led by ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III, the day-long LRR concluded with a definitive “Go” to proceed with launch at 2:18 a.m. EST on Monday, 8 January. […]
[…] As noted in yesterday’s AmericaSpace story, the Launch Readiness Review (LRR) was conducted Thursday at the Cape’s Advanced Spacecraft Operations Center (ASOC). Led by ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III, the day-long LRR concluded with a definitive “Go” to proceed with launch at 2:18 a.m. EST on Monday, 8 January. […]
@ULALaunch is two days away from the maiden launch of Vulcan-Centaur, a make-or-break vehicle that will eventually replace its Atlas V and Delta IV fleets.
The post Vulcan-Centaur Rolls to Pad, Completes Last Major Pre-Launch Milestone first appeared on AmericaSpace.
After a decade in development, @ULALaunch readies for the maiden voyage of its mammoth Vulcan-Centaur heavylifter at 2:18 a.m. EST on Monday, 8 January.
The post Vulcan-Centaur Set for Maiden Flight, Multiple Launches in 2024 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] before being transported overland to Vandenberg to join her four West Coast-based sisters which between them logged 28 missions last year. But plans to fly B1082 in early-to-mid December proved fruitless, due to a deteriorating weather […]
[…] occurred on time, right on the opening of the window, barely 19 hours after SpaceX kicked off 2024 with a rousing, late-evening Starlink launch (including the first six “Direct-to-Cell” satellite… The veteran booster powered smoothly uphill for the opening 2.5 minutes of ascent, before […]
[…] occurred on time, right on the opening of the window, barely 19 hours after SpaceX kicked off 2024 with a rousing, late-evening Starlink launch (including the first six “Direct-to-Cell” satellite… The veteran booster powered smoothly uphill for the opening 2.5 minutes of ascent, before […]
[…] due to issues with its launch vehicle. Astrobotic’s lander will be the primary payload on the United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s first Vulcan rocket, and ULA needed to address a handful of minor problems which appeared during a propellant loading […]
[…] out of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., in the early evening hours of Tuesday. The B1082 core—originally slated to fly last year’s final mission before slipping into first place on the 2024 manifest—will rise from Space Launch Complex […]
@SpaceX is targeting a four-hour "window" on Tuesday evening for its first launch of the New Year.
The post SpaceX Targets Tuesday for 2024’s First Launch, Busy January Lies Ahead first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] with its launch vehicle. Astrobotic’s lander will be the primary payload on the United Launch Alliance (ULA)’s first Vulcan rocket, and ULA needed to address a handful of minor problems which appeared during a propellant loading […]
2024 will be highlighted by major breakthroughs in lunar exploration, including the first commercial Moon landings, the selection of Artemis landing sites, and the launch of the historic Artemis 2 mission.
The post 2024: Year of the Moon first appeared on AmericaSpace.
