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Saturday 29 June 2024

Comment on SpaceX Launches First 22x-Flown Booster, Successfully Lands Offshore by SpaceX Completes Tenth Launch of June, Delivers NROL-186 Classified Payload - SPACERFIT

[…] satellites, almost 6,700 of which have been deployed via 179 Falcon 9 launches between May 2019 and last week, Starshield is described as a purpose-built constellation to afford new “disruptive” military […]



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Friday 28 June 2024

Comment on SpaceX Launches First 22x-Flown Booster, Successfully Lands Offshore by SpaceX Completes Tenth Launch of June, Delivers NROL-186 Classified Payload - AmericaSpace

[…] satellites, almost 6,700 of which have been deployed via 179 Falcon 9 launches between May 2019 and last week, Starshield is described as a purpose-built constellation to afford new “disruptive” military […]



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Comment on Falcon Heavy Launches, GOES-U Heads for Geostationary Orbit by Photo Feature: Falcon Heavy Completes Picture-Perfect GOES-U Launch - SPACERFIT

[…] Tuesday, Florida’s Space Coast was treated to a stunning sight when SpaceX’s tenth Falcon Heavy lifted off of Launch Complex 39A.  Onboard the rocket was NASA’s GOES-U satellite, which will continue a six-decade legacy of […]



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Thursday 27 June 2024

Comment on SpaceX Targets Tuesday for 2024’s First Launch, Busy January Lies Ahead by SpaceX launches its first rocket launched 22 times and successfully lands on the high seas - SolarSystem.com

[…] And from January 2024, SpaceX has also flown multiple Starlinks “Direct to Cellular” to allow mobile network providers to offer “seamless global access to texting, calling and navigation” whether “on land, lakes or coastal waters”, without the need for change hardware or firmware. The Direct-to-Cell satellites, 13 of which will be aboard B1075 for tomorrow's Vandenberg launch, feature advanced modems that serve as cell towers in space to eliminate dead zones with network integration similar to the from a standard roaming partner, according to SpaceX. […]



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Comment on SpaceX Launches Record-Setting Falcon Missions, Under Two Hours Apart by Falcon Heavy Launches, GOES-U Heads for Geostationary Orbit - AmericaSpace

[…] launches in May alone. Two boosters have reached life-leading 21st flights and in early March a pair of missions flew just one hour and 51 minutes apart, setting a new launch-to-launch turnaround […]



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Comment on Colors, Impacts, and Volcanoes: Big Science from a Brief Lunar Flyby (Part 1) by Colors, Impacts, and Volcanoes: Big Science from a Brief Lunar Flyby (Part 2) - SPACERFIT

[…] The first part of AmericaSpace’s in-depth story on the Artemis 2 science campaign, covering the status of the project, its leaders, and its contributions to the future of lunar science, can be found HERE. […]



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SpaceX Launches First 22x-Flown Booster, Successfully Lands Offshore

@SpaceX has flown its first 22x-launched Falcon 9, adding a new record to a record-breaking 2024.

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Comment on Colors, Impacts, and Volcanoes: Big Science from a Brief Lunar Flyby (Part 1) by Colors, Impacts, and Volcanoes: Big Science from a Brief Lunar Flyby (Part 2) - AmericaSpace

[…] The first part of AmericaSpace’s in-depth story on the Artemis 2 science campaign, covering the status of the project, its leaders, and its contributions to the future of lunar science, can be found HERE. […]



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Colors, Impacts, and Volcanoes: Big Science from a Brief Lunar Flyby (Part 2)

While the Artemis 2 mission will spend less than an hour in the vicinity of the Moon, it will still be able to tackle some novel science objectives. The crew will observe and photograph impact, volcanic, and tectonic features to learn more about our nearest neighbor's history and composition.

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Tuesday 25 June 2024

Falcon Heavy Launches, GOES-U Heads for Geostationary Orbit

@SpaceX has flown its first Falcon Heavy of 2024, wrapping up its 65th total launch of the year.

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Comment on Teams Watch Weather, As 2024’s First Falcon Heavy Prepares to Launch GOES-U Tomorrow by Fire and Fury: SpaceX Prepares for Falcon Heavy’s Tenth Mission Tonight - SPACERFIT

[…] As previously outlined by AmericaSpace, the GOES-U launch has met with several weeks of delay, pushed from April into June following an oxidizer leak discovered earlier this year in the Falcon Heavy’s B1087 center core during tests at the SpaceX Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Flying tonight’s mission, the high-energy requirements and direct insertion of GOES-U into a 22,300-mile (35,900-kilogram) Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) requires B1087 to be expended, while the B1072 and B1086 side-boosters will be recovered, returning to synchronized touchdowns on Landing Zones (LZ)-1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, about eight minutes and 11 seconds after liftoff. […]



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Comment on Teams Watch Weather, As 2024’s First Falcon Heavy Prepares to Launch GOES-U Tomorrow by Fire and Fury: SpaceX Prepares for Falcon Heavy’s Tenth Mission Tonight - AmericaSpace

[…] As previously outlined by AmericaSpace, the GOES-U launch has met with several weeks of delay, pushed from April into June following an oxidizer leak discovered earlier this year in the Falcon Heavy’s B1087 center core during tests at the SpaceX Rocket Development Facility in McGregor, Texas. Flying tonight’s mission, the high-energy requirements and direct insertion of GOES-U into a 22,300-mile (35,900-kilogram) Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) requires B1087 to be expended, while the B1072 and B1086 side-boosters will be recovered, returning to synchronized touchdowns on Landing Zones (LZ)-1 and 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, about eight minutes and 11 seconds after liftoff. […]



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Monday 24 June 2024

Comment on 15x-Flown Falcon 9 Flies, Completes Sixth SpaceX Mission of May by SpaceX Launches June’s Sixth Falcon 9 Mission, Deploys 1,000th Starlink of Year - AmericaSpace

[…] in the wings for almost two weeks, having originally been earmarked to ride the B1073 booster—already a 15-launch veteran—on 12 June. However, after falling foul to a pair of back-to-back weather scrubs, the mission […]



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Teams Watch Weather, As 2024’s First Falcon Heavy Prepares to Launch GOES-U Tomorrow

Teams continue to watch the weather as @SpaceX’s first Falcon Heavy of 2024 prepares to “GOES”.

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Comment on SpaceX Launches Missions Three Hours Apart, Heads for 2023 Finale on Saturday by SpaceX Launches June’s Sixth Falcon 9 Mission, Deploys 1,000th Starlink of Year - SPACERFIT

[…] Despite iffy weather odds, SpaceX threaded the needle with a Starlink-laden mission out of storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening, as it pushed the total number of these flat-packed internet communications satellites orbited since the start of 2024 to just past 1,000. The veteran B1078 booster—flying for her 11th time in a little more than a year—took flight at 1:15 p.m. EDT, kicking off the sixth Falcon 9 launch of June and beginning an anticipated three-day triple-header of missions that will also see another Starlink flight out of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., and the return of the mammoth Falcon Heavy. […]



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Sunday 23 June 2024

Comment on SpaceX Launches Missions Three Hours Apart, Heads for 2023 Finale on Saturday by SpaceX Launches June’s Sixth Falcon 9 Mission, Deploys 1,000th Starlink of Year - AmericaSpace

[…] Despite iffy weather odds, SpaceX threaded the needle with a Starlink-laden mission out of storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-40 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening, as it pushed the total number of these flat-packed internet communications satellites orbited since the start of 2024 to just past 1,000. The veteran B1078 booster—flying for her 11th time in a little more than a year—took flight at 1:15 p.m. EDT, kicking off the sixth Falcon 9 launch of June and beginning an anticipated three-day triple-header of missions that will also see another Starlink flight out of Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., and the return of the mammoth Falcon Heavy. […]



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SpaceX Launches June’s Sixth Falcon 9 Mission, Deploys 1,000th Starlink of Year

After a relatively quiet middle of the month, @SpaceX has dramatically picked up the pace with the first mission of an intended three-day triple-header of Falcon 9 launches.

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Saturday 22 June 2024

Comment on First Valentine’s Day Falcon Flies, Second Scheduled Later Tonight by After booster exchange, SpaceX aims for back-to-back Starlink missions tomorrow - SolarSystem.com

[…] then, it has also raised seven batches of Starlink, a pair of O3b mPOWER broadband satellites and the Space Force's top-secret USSF-124 payload comprised of six discrete spacecraft—two hypersonic and ballistic tracking space sensor satellites (HBTSS) for the Missile Defense […]



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Comment on SpaceX Targets Tuesday for 2024’s First Launch, Busy January Lies Ahead by After booster exchange, SpaceX aims for back-to-back Starlink missions tomorrow - SolarSystem.com

[…] And from January 2024, SpaceX has also flown multiple Starlinks “Direct to Cellular” to allow mobile network providers to offer “seamless global access to texting, calling and navigation” whether “on land, lakes or coastal waters”, without the need for change hardware or firmware. The Direct-to-Cell satellites, 13 of which will be aboard B1075 for tomorrow's Vandenberg launch, feature advanced modems that serve as cell towers in space to eliminate dead zones with network integration similar to the from a standard roaming partner, according to SpaceX. […]



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Comment on SpaceX Targets Tuesday for 2024’s First Launch, Busy January Lies Ahead by After Booster Swap, SpaceX Targets Back-to-Back Starlink Missions Tomorrow - SPACERFIT

[…] And since January 2024, SpaceX has also flown multiple “Direct-to-Cell” Starlinks to permit mobile network providers to offer “seamless global access to texting, calling and browsing” whether “on land, lakes or coastal waters”, without the need to change hardware or firmware. The Direct-to-Cell satellites—13 of which will be aboard B1075 for tomorrow’s Vandenberg launch—possess advanced modems which serve as a cellphone tower in space to eliminate dead zones with network integration similar to a standard roaming partner, according to SpaceX. […]



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Friday 21 June 2024

Comment on Mighty Atlas Successfully Launches CFT Starliner, Space Station Docking Scheduled Tomorrow by CFT Starliner Departure Stands Down, Targets NET July Return to Earth - AmericaSpace

[…] at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an “instantaneous” window at 10:52:15 a.m. EDT on 5 June. Wilmore and Williams docked Starliner at the forward port of the station’s Harmony node at 1:34 […]



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CFT Starliner Departure Stands Down, Targets NET July Return to Earth

@NASA_Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams will remain aboard @Space_Station until at least early July, following a joint NASA/Boeing statement on Friday.

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Thursday 20 June 2024

Comment on Orion Spacecraft Enters Rarefied Air with Vacuum Test by GAO Discusses Orion Heat Shield Anomaly Root Cause, Artemis 3 Internal Schedule - AmericaSpace

[…] which are required for America’s return to the Moon on Artemis 3 were assessed by the GAO: the Orion crew capsule, the Starship lunar lander, and the AxEMU space suit.  The agency’s concise summaries […]



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Wednesday 19 June 2024

Comment on After Daylong Delay, NG-20 Cygnus Launches, Heads to Space Station by SpaceX Resumes Falcon 9 Flights, As June Launch Cadence Ramps Up - SPACERFIT

[…] increased dramatically in 2024 alone, rising from a peak of nine launches per month by late 2023 to ten by the end of January, eleven and twelve by the end of March and thirteen and fourteen at the close of May, SpaceX has […]



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Tuesday 18 June 2024

Comment on After Daylong Delay, NG-20 Cygnus Launches, Heads to Space Station by SpaceX Resumes Falcon 9 Flights, As June Launch Cadence Ramps Up - AmericaSpace

[…] dramatically in 2024 alone, rising from a peak of nine launches per month by late 2023 to ten by the end of January, eleven and twelve by the end of March and thirteen and fourteen at the close of […]



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SpaceX Resumes Falcon 9 Flights, As June Launch Cadence Ramps Up

After 10 launchless days, on Tuesday evening @SpaceX resumed Falcon 9 missions with a busy end of June ahead.

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Ride, Sally Ride: Remembering the Legacy of America’s First Woman in Space, OTD in 1983

OTD in 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Four decades later, her legacy continues to grow.

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Comment on Meet the “Marvel”-ous Four of Crew-8 by Ride, Sally Ride: Remembering the Legacy of America’s First Woman in Space, OTD in 1983 - AmericaSpace

[…] further 56 U.S. women to achieve Earth orbit between Judy Resnik in August 1984 and Jeanette Epps last March. But STS-7 cemented other records: it was the first time five humans launched together aboard the […]



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Monday 17 June 2024

Comment on “Major Malfunction”: Remembering Challenger, OTD in 1986 by Unhealthy Environment: Remembering the Shuttle’s “Frog and Prince” Mission, OTD in 1985 - SPACERFIT

[…] its fair share of political controversy. Aboard Mission 51G—the fourth of nine shuttle flights in the year prior to Challenger’s untimely loss—were NASA’s Dan Brandenstein, John “J.O.” Creighton, Shannon Lucid, John Fabian and Steve […]



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Comment on “Major Malfunction”: Remembering Challenger, OTD in 1986 by Unhealthy Environment: Remembering the Shuttle’s “Frog and Prince” Mission, OTD in 1985 - AmericaSpace

[…] its fair share of political controversy. Aboard Mission 51G—the fourth of nine shuttle flights in the year prior to Challenger’s untimely loss—were NASA’s Dan Brandenstein, John “J.O.” Creighton, Shannon Lucid, John Fabian and Steve […]



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Unhealthy Environment: Remembering the Shuttle’s “Frog and Prince” Mission, OTD in 1985

OTD in 1985, shuttle Discovery launched with 3 nations and 3 satellites for the "Frog & Prince Flight".

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Sunday 16 June 2024

Comment on Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions by 星舰在月球任务中表现不佳 - 偏执的码农

[…] 详情参考 […]



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Saturday 15 June 2024

Comment on Mighty Atlas Successfully Launches CFT Starliner, Space Station Docking Scheduled Tomorrow by CFT Mission Passes Halfway Point, Crew Targets NET 22 June Return - SPACERFIT

[…] As previously reported by AmericaSpace, Wilmore and Williams—both retired U.S. Navy captains, veteran ISS commanders and seasoned shuttle and Soyuz flyers—launched atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an “instantaneous” window at 10:52:15 a.m. EDT on 5 June. It was the third attempt to get the long-delayed CFT mission airborne, following a scrub on the evening of 6 May due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the Dual-Engine Centaur (DEC) upper stage and a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) issue that cropped up less than four minutes prior to liftoff on 1 June. […]



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CFT Mission Passes Halfway Point, Crew Targets NET 22 June Return

As @NASA_Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams pass the halfway point of their mission to @Space_Station, teams are eyeing a return to Earth NET 22 June.

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Comment on Mighty Atlas Successfully Launches CFT Starliner, Space Station Docking Scheduled Tomorrow by CFT Mission Passes Halfway Point, Crew Targets NET 22 June Return - AmericaSpace

[…] As previously reported by AmericaSpace, Wilmore and Williams—both retired U.S. Navy captains, veteran ISS commanders and seasoned shuttle and Soyuz flyers—launched atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from storied Space Launch Complex (SLC)-41 at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an “instantaneous” window at 10:52:15 a.m. EDT on 5 June. It was the third attempt to get the long-delayed CFT mission airborne, following a scrub on the evening of 6 May due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the Dual-Engine Centaur (DEC) upper stage and a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) issue that cropped up less than four minutes prior to liftoff on 1 June. […]



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Wednesday 12 June 2024

Comment on First Valentine’s Day Falcon Flies, Second Scheduled Later Tonight by As CFT Starliner mission counts down, SpaceX continues booster and fairing reuse cadence - SolarSystem.com

[…] 300 times. In April 2023, a Falcon Heavy flew for the first time with reused fairing halves and last february A Falcon 9 booster mirrored the fairing half for the record 15th […]



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Comment on CFT Starliner Counts Down to Wednesday Launch, Weather 90% Favorable by As CFT Starliner mission counts down, SpaceX continues booster and fairing reuse cadence - SolarSystem.com

[…] at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Floridaat 10:16 p.m. EDT, when attention now turns to takeoff scheduled for noon on Wednesday of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V from neighboring SLC-41 and the long-awaited Crew Flight […]



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Tuesday 11 June 2024

Comment on “What a Beautiful View”: Remembering Shepard’s Sprint for Space, OTD in 1961 by NASA Tests Mobile Launcher’s Slidewire Baskets - SPACERFIT

[…] crew egress systems.  The concept originated with astronaut Gordon Cooper during the lead-up to Alan Shepard’s historic Mercury flight.  As the chair of Project Mercury’s Emergency Egress Committee, Cooper was charged with […]



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Comment on NASA Delays Artemis II and III Missions, Cites “Incredibly Large Challenge” by NASA Tests Mobile Launcher’s Slidewire Baskets - SPACERFIT

[…] addition, there was simply less urgency to complete the tests after NASA announced a 10-month delay to the Artemis 2 mission.  In January, the historic flight was officially postponed to September of 2025 due to persistent […]



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Sunday 9 June 2024

Comment on CFT Starliner Launch Scrubbed, Next Attempt NET Friday by CFT Starliner Counts Down to Wednesday Launch, Weather 90% Favorable - SPACERFIT

[…] opening launch attempt back on 6 May was scrubbed two hours prior to liftoff, by which time Wilmore and Williams were aboard Starliner […]



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Comment on NASA Tests Mobile Launcher’s Slidewire Baskets by 美国宇航局测试移动发射台的拉线篮。 - 偏执的码农

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Saturday 8 June 2024

Comment on CFT Starliner Counts Down to Wednesday Launch, Weather 90% Favorable by As CFT Starliner Mission Counts Down, SpaceX Continues Booster, Fairing Reuse Cadence - SPACERFIT

[…] at Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, at 10:16 p.m. EDT, as attention now turns to Wednesday’s scheduled midday liftoff of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V from neighboring SLC-41 and the long-awaited Crew Flight […]



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Thursday 6 June 2024

Comment on SpaceX Flies IFT-4, Achieves Super Heavy, Starship Controlled Splashdowns by perry lewis lewis

space is going to be loading up with equipment you have blue orgen,space x,boeing all these systems coming into play and they all seem like they are going faster and faster and more companies wanting to put their systems up their too who knows how much nuke systems are headed our way when we piss someone off or some little piss country with money send or rains down on another country with christ knows what i sure do love space and exploring space i just fear that other are after other things its the easiest way for mass destruction just by the touch of a button



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Comment on SpaceX Completes 14-Mission May, as CFT Starliner Prepares to Shine by SpaceX Flies IFT-4, Achieves Super Heavy, Starship Splashdowns - AmericaSpace

[…] has already been an impressive week for SpaceX, which last Saturday evening and late Tuesday flew a pair of Falcon 9 boosters—laden with dozens of Starlink low-orbiting […]



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SpaceX Flies IFT-4, Achieves Super Heavy, Starship Controlled Splashdowns

@SpaceX has launched the 4th flight of its integrated Starship/Super Heavy stack out of Boca Chica, targeting new incremental milestones as its test campaign continues.

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Wednesday 5 June 2024

Comment on CFT Launch Scrubbed, Teams Recycle for “Possible” Next Attempt Tomorrow by Mighty Atlas Successfully Launches CFT Starliner, Space Station Docking Scheduled Tomorrow - AmericaSpace

[…] Wednesday’s launch proved third time lucky for Wilmore and Williams, who have been in dedicated training for CFT since June 2022. Their first launch attempt on the evening of 6 May was scrubbed less than two hours before T-0, due to a faulty oxygen relief valve on the Atlas V’s second stage. And a second try last Saturday also came disappointingly to nought due to a Ground Support Equipment (GSE) issue that cropped up less than four minutes prior to the scheduled liftoff. […]



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Comment on Crew Flight Test (CFT) Targets Monday Launch, Ambitious Starliner Mission Ahead by Mighty Atlas Successfully Launches CFT Starliner, Space Station Docking Scheduled Tomorrow - SPACERFIT

[…] As previously detailed by AmericaSpace, CFT is the second step in the process of certifying Starliner as one of two Commercial Crew vehicles (alongside SpaceX) to deliver astronauts to and from the space station. Two Orbital Flight Tests (OFTs) in December 2019 and May 2022 occurred in an uncrewed capacity, but CFT marks the first occasion that a human crew is aboard to complete a full end-to-end demonstration of the spacecraft and its capabilities from launch, through orbital operations, re-entry and landing. […]



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Tuesday 4 June 2024

Comment on CFT Starliner Launch Scrubbed, Next Attempt NET Friday by CFT Starliner Counts Down to Wednesday Launch, Weather 90% Favorable - AmericaSpace

[…] opening launch attempt back on 6 May was scrubbed two hours prior to liftoff, by which time Wilmore and Williams were aboard Starliner […]



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CFT Starliner Counts Down to Wednesday Launch, Weather 90% Favorable

@NASA_Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams are primed for their third try to launch Starliner's long-awaited Crew Flight Test (CFT) on Wednesday.

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Comment on NASA Delays Artemis II and III Missions, Cites “Incredibly Large Challenge” by NASA Tests Mobile Launcher’s Slidewire Baskets - AmericaSpace

[…] addition, there was simply less urgency to complete the tests after NASA announced a 10-month delay to the Artemis 2 mission.  In January, the historic flight was officially postponed to September of 2025 due to persistent […]



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NASA Tests Mobile Launcher’s Slidewire Baskets

The SLS Mobile Launcher is undergoing preflight testing for the crewed Artemis 2 mission. NASA recently tested its dynamic slidewire baskets, which will transport astronauts to safety in the event of an emergency on the launch pad. A video of the test is included.

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Monday 3 June 2024

Comment on As CFT Starliner Stands Down Until NET 17 May, SpaceX Prepares for Wednesday Launch Double-Header by CFT Launch Scrubbed, Teams Recycle for “Possible” Next Attempt Tomorrow - AmericaSpace

[…] on the Atlas V’s second stage. That valve was promptly replaced and tested, with early hopes to fly as soon as 17 May, but in the meantime a small helium leak was detected in Starliner’s service […]



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“And These Two Ain’t Normal”: Remembering Gemini IV and America’s First Spacewalk, OTD in 1965

OTD in 1965, America launched its longest manned spaceflight so far and completed the nation's first spacewalk.

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Sunday 2 June 2024

Comment on CFT Starliner Launch Scrubbed, Next Attempt NET Friday by CFT Launch Scrubbed, Teams Recycle for “Possible” Next Attempt Tomorrow - SPACERFIT

[…] agonizing launch delay comes almost a month since the first attempt to get CFT off the ground back on 6 May, when teams elected to stand down for what was hoped to be about a week to attend to a faulty […]



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Saturday 1 June 2024

Comment on CFT Starliner Launch Scrubbed, Next Attempt NET Friday by CFT Launch Scrubbed, Teams Recycle for “Possible” Next Attempt Tomorrow - AmericaSpace

[…] agonizing launch delay comes almost a month since the first attempt to get CFT off the ground back on 6 May, when teams elected to stand down for what was hoped to be about a week to attend to a faulty […]



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