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@SpaceX successfully closed out a 9-mission February with its first-ever "Leap Day Launch" of a Falcon 9 on Thursday.
The post SpaceX “Leaps”, Launches and Lands Falcon 9, Delivers 23 Starlinks to Orbit first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] February. Following hard on the heels of eight earlier missions in the past four weeks—including a NASA-led ocean/climate-monitoring mission, an Indonesian geostationary communications satellite, a highly classified group of payloads for […]
[…] 3 August in 2020, receiving her name from NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken who both flew the now-retired shuttle Endeavour on their first […]
@SpaceX is targeting 12:04 a.m. EST Friday for the launch of Crew-8 to @Space_Station.
The post Crew-8 Launch Realigns to Saturday, Six-Month Space Station Ahead first appeared on AmericaSpace.
OTD in 1966, a tragedy unfolded which not only came close to destroying Project Gemini at mid-pace, but also reshaped the destinies of the men who would one day walk on the Moon.
The post “Who Was in NASA 901?” Remembering the Tragedy That Almost Claimed Project Gemini, OTD in 1966 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
Four spacefarers from the United States and Russia are ready to launch Friday for a six-month stay @Space_Station. And their backgrounds are as different and diverse as their personalities.
The post Meet the “Marvel”-ous Four of Crew-8 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] IM-1 Struggles With Communications After Tipping Over […]
After facing a string of technical challenges, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander tipped over during its historic landing on Thursday. However, the spacecraft is functional and it is returning scientific data. The success of the mission was only made possible by impressive problem-solving by the team.
The post IM-1 Struggles With Communications After Tipping Over first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] was a spicy seven-day mission to get to the Moon,” said Altemus. As AmericaSpace’s Ben Evans recounted, IM-1’s landing was the culmination of an action-packed week for the Intuitive Machines […]
[…] satellites for Luxembourg-based provider SES. Two of her 2023 missions set new records in March and December for the shortest interval between pairs of SpaceX […]
@SpaceX has successfully executed its eighth Falcon 9 mission of February, delivering a 24-strong batch of Starlink internet satellites to orbit.
The post After Daylong Delay, SpaceX Continues East Coast Starlink Launch Cadence first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] America has successfully made soft landfall on the Moon for the first time in over five decades, following Thursday evening’s 6:23 p.m. EST touchdown of Intuitive Machines’ six-legged IM-1 lander in the rugged hinterlands bordering the Lunar South Pole. Laden with ten payloads for NASA, the International Lunar Observatory (ILO), the University of Colorado at Boulder, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Louisiana State University and others, IM-1’s Nova-C lander—named “Odysseus” in honor of the much-traveled hero of the Trojan War—will spend up to two weeks probing a little-known region of the Moon that is tipped as an ideal location for exploration and settlement…. […]
[…] Living on the Moon: Inside Artemis’ Foundation Habitat […]
[…] with the tenth batch of Starlink internet communications satellites trucked uphill so far in 2024. After last December’s untimely loss-at-sea of her 19-times-used sister B1058—the one-time ride to space of “Bob and Doug”—B1061 now […]
Hours after @Int_Machines' IM-1 lunar lander touched down safely on the Moon, @SpaceX launched and landed its 17th Falcon 9 booster of 2024.
The post SpaceX Launches Record-Setting Merlin Engine, Returns Record-Tying Booster to Safe Landing first appeared on AmericaSpace.
After a week-long voyage across cislunar space, @Int_Machines has triumphantly soft-landed the first U.S. spacecraft on the surface of the Moon since Apollo 17.
The post IM-1 Lands Safely, Achieves First U.S. Soft Lunar Touchdown Since Apollo 17 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] America has successfully made soft landfall on the Moon for the first time in over five decades, following Thursday evening’s 6:23 p.m. EST touchdown of Intuitive Machines’ six-legged IM-1 lander in the rugged hinterlands bordering the Lunar South Pole. Laden with ten payloads for NASA, the International Lunar Observatory (ILO), the University of Colorado at Boulder, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Louisiana State University and others, IM-1’s Nova-C lander—named “Odysseus” in honor of the much-traveled hero of the Trojan War—will spend up to two weeks probing a little-known region of the Moon that is tipped as an ideal location for exploration and settlement…. […]
[…] than one week since launching atop an 18-times-flown Falcon 9 booster from historic Pad 39A at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center […]
[…] than one week since launching atop an 18-times-flown Falcon 9 booster from historic Pad 39A at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center […]
After almost a week traversing the Earth-Moon gulf, @Int_Machines' IM-1 mission successfully entered lunar orbit on Wednesday and will land Thursday afternoon near the Moon's South Pole.
The post IM-1 Enters Lunar Orbit, Targets First U.S. Soft Lunar Landing Since Apollo 17 Tomorrow first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] mission was the B1067 booster core, which previously completed 16 flights between June 2021 and last month; her 17th launch today sets her in fifth place on the list of most experienced Falcon 9 boosters to […]
[…] mission was the B1067 booster core, which previously completed 16 flights between June 2021 and last month; her 17th launch today sets her in fifth place on the list of most experienced Falcon 9 boosters to […]
@SpaceX has successfully launched its 16th Falcon 9 mission of the year, a cadence of a flight every 3.2 days.
The post SpaceX Launches Sixth Falcon 9 of February, Delivers Indonesian Satellite to Orbit first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] called that more than “just a curiosity” in a recent report. “The long-term storage of liquid of cryogenic propellants is an enabling capability for the […]
[…] Machines’ IM-1 mission is halfway through its cruise to the Moon. The pioneering mission launched at 1:05 AM on February 15th, and it aims to enter lunar orbit on Wednesday afternoon. Intuitive Machines’ 7-foot-tall […]
If it succeeds, IM-1 will not only be the first commercial mission to land on the Moon; it will also be the first spacecraft to land in the geologic south polar region. We explore the features and hazards which may await the Odysseus lander at its destination.
The post Halfway to the Moon, IM-1 Sets its Sights on Malapert A first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] The Intuitive Machines team includes a large number of former NASA engineers, and their response to IM-1’s early star tracker woes exemplified their ingenuity and their ability to resolve anomalies in flight. Due to these early issues, they needed to rearrange their flight plan. Odysseus’ first major maneuver was slated to be a commissioning burn of its VR-900 main engine. This rocket motor is fueled by liquid oxygen and liquid methane, and it was extensively tested on Earth prior to the mission. However, it was never fired in a vacuum on the ground, so the first in-flight use of the engine was a pivotal moment for Intuitive Machines. Prior to the flight, CEO Steve Altemus remarked, “(The commissioning burn) is a critical maneuver, and if we make that maneuver go well, we are on our way to the Moon. I think our confidence level goes from 75 to 80 to about 90% once that commissioning maneuver is done.” [1] […]
[…] days ago, IM-1 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket performed nominally […]
[…] days ago, IM-1 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket performed nominally […]
The IM-1 Odysseus lunar lander made history today when it became the first spacecraft to fire a cryogenic rocket engine in space. The team overcame several hurdles to reach this point, and they are now looking ahead to Lunar Orbit Insertion on February 21st.
The post IM-1 Makes History by Igniting Cryogenic Engine in Deep Space first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] Complex (SLC)-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. Liftoff of the once-before-flown B1082—which entered service just six weeks ago for the first U.S. launch of 2024—occurred at 1:34 p.m. PST Thursday, right on the opening of an expansive four-hour “window” […]
@SpaceX has successfully flown its 300th Falcon 9 mission, delivering its 140th Starlink payload to orbit.
The post SpaceX Completes 300th Falcon 9 Mission, Continues Impressive 2024 Launch Cadence first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] at sunset Wednesday and concluding early Thursday morning. Following last night’s 24-hour delay of Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar landing mission until 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, the first U.S. attempt to soft-land a spacecraft on the surface of […]
[…] at sunset Wednesday and concluding early Thursday morning. Following last night’s 24-hour delay of Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar landing mission until 1:05 a.m. EST Thursday, the first U.S. attempt to soft-land a spacecraft on the surface of […]
[…] contract. Following last month’s disappointing loss of Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft—which succumbed to a propellant leak, rendering it unable to achieve its planned lunar landing—IM’s first Nova-C lander, named “Odysseus” in honor of the ancient Greek hero of the Trojan […]
@SpaceX is counting down to a 12:57 a.m. EST Wednesday launch of the IM-1 Odysseus lunar landing for @Int_Machines.
The post Life-Leading Falcon 9 Readies for Tomorrow’s IM-1 Lunar Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] contract. Following last month’s disappointing loss of Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft—which succumbed to a propellant leak, rendering it unable to achieve its planned lunar landing—IM’s first Nova-C lander, named “Odysseus” in honor of the ancient Greek hero of the Trojan […]
[…] doing so, they brought down the curtain on a remarkable mission which began at 4:49 p.m. EST on 18 January with Dragon Freedom’s launch atop a five-times-used Falcon 9 booster from historic Pad 39A at the […]
[…] SpaceX Launches Ambitious PACE Mission to Monitor Global Ocean, Atmospheric Health – AmericaSpace […]
[…] 9 missions. That record has since been twice-broken, firstly in March of 2023 and more recently in the final days of December. B1071 was also responsible for executing SpaceX’s 200th fully successful landing of a […]
@SpaceX has successfully launched its second Falcon 9 mission of February.
The post Veteran “Vandenberg Falcon” Flies, Pushes West Coast Starlink Tally Past 1,300 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] doing so, they brought down the curtain on a remarkable mission which began at 4:49 p.m. EST on 18 January with Dragon Freedom’s launch atop a five-times-used Falcon 9 booster from historic Pad 39A at the […]
@AxiomSpace has completed its 3rd Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) to @Space_Station, after Dragon Freedom returned to Earth on Friday.
The post Dragon Freedom Splashes Down, Wraps Up Ax-3 Mission to Space Station first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] PACE was the four-times-flown B1081 booster core, which entered service last August to deliver Dragon Endurance and her Crew-7 quartet of NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, Denmark’s […]
[…] a busy January which saw a personal-best-beating ten missions, and a launchless opening week of February, SpaceX last night stood down from two Falcon 9 flights […]
[…] Moon as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program and later in the month the four-person Crew-8 team of astronauts and cosmonauts for their half-year stay aboard the International Space Station […]
Poor weather has forced @SpaceX to stand down from launches out of the East and West Coasts, as both missions realign for overnight Wednesday/Thursday.
The post SpaceX Stands Down Two Missions, Targets Tonight for Vandenberg, Space Coast Launches first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] 9 missions. That record has since been twice-broken, firstly in March of 2023 and more recently in the final days of December. B1071 was also responsible for executing SpaceX’s 200th fully successful landing of a […]
[…] a busy January which saw a personal-best-beating ten missions, and a launchless opening week of February, SpaceX last night stood down from two Falcon 9 flights […]
On Monday, the Space Shuttle orbiter Endeavour was connected to a flight-worthy ET and SRBs. The majestic stack will form the centerpiece of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center, which is scheduled to open in a few years.
The post Space Shuttle Endeavour Stacked for Breathtaking Museum Display first appeared on AmericaSpace.
@SpaceX is targeting early Tuesday for the launch of a major NASA-led mission to investigate and characterize the health of Earth's oceans on a global scale.
The post Weather 40-Percent-Favorable for Tuesday’s Launch of PACE Mission to Monitor World Ocean Health first appeared on AmericaSpace.
[…] a launch-heavy January which saw a personal-best-beating ten Falcon 9 missions, SpaceX is gearing up for its first flight of February and tomorrow’s 1:33 a.m. EST rise of […]
[…] nations are aiming for a Tuesday, 6 February, re-entry and landing off the Florida Coast to wrap up the third Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) to the International Space Station (ISS), on behalf of Houston, Texas-based AxiomSpace, Inc., designated “Ax-3”. Former shuttle flyer, […]
[…] a daylong delay from 17 January as SpaceX teams completed final work on Freedom’s parachute system energy modulator, Ax-3 got […]
[…] nations are aiming for a Tuesday, 6 February, re-entry and landing off the Florida Coast to wrap up the third Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) to the International Space Station (ISS), on behalf of Houston, Texas-based AxiomSpace, Inc., designated “Ax-3”. Former shuttle flyer, […]
After 2 weeks @Space_Station, the 3rd all-private mission for @AxiomSpace is nearing its Tuesday return to Earth.
The post Ax-3 Targets Tuesday Splashdown, Ending Two-Week Space Station Stay first appeared on AmericaSpace.
We used to call him Bruce McCordless…after that amazing success.
Forty years ago, @NASAAstronauts aboard shuttle Challenger performed the first untethered spacewalk...and a picture was taken that continues to resonate to this very day.
The post “Buck and Flash”: Remembering the First Flights of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU), Forty Years On first appeared on AmericaSpace.
There is a youtube video shows mission control during all of this. At about 11:50 is where they seem to get the news from outside. The men and women in that room were professionals in that they did what needed to be done. The mourning would come later.
OTD in 2003, Columbia was lost high above Texas, along with her seven-member STS-107 crew. Today, AmericaSpace remembers their sacrifice.
The post “Lock the Doors”: Remembering the Loss of Columbia, OTD in 2003 first appeared on AmericaSpace.
