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In the realm of space exploration, the notion of reusable rockets has seen a transformative development, one that has laid the framework for how humanity ventures into the cosmos in the immediate future.
2023 ended on a high note for NASA with the dual launches of a Falcon Heavy containing the X-37B space plane and a Falcon 9 Starlink mission less than three hours later. That’s a hard act to beat, but now all eyes are turning to another major launch set for January 8th.
SpaceX marked the end of the year with a launch record on December 28th. The commercial spaceflight company ended the year with 98 launches, including 91 Falcon 9, 5 Falcon Heavy, and two Starship launches.
Last Saturday, SpaceX made history again, flying and landing booster B1058 for a record-breaking 19th time.
China’s top-secret Shenlong space plane, on its third mission, has released six enigmatic objects into Earth’s orbit, stirring up curiosity and speculation in the global space community.
Not to be confused with the Crew Dragon scheduled to depart the ISS on Thursday night, NASA has issued a news release on the departure of Cygnus Friday morning.
UPDATED: Now set for 5:05PM Thursday due to bad weather in the recovery area.
Dragon to Return from ISS with Key Scientific Payload
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) tonight at 9:05 p.m. EST. NASA will provide coverage of the undocking beginning at 8:45PM EST on NASA TV, Youtube, and the agency’s website.
What does the “most powerful rocket in the world” even mean?
Innovation is foundational at SpaceX, the California-based company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. Not only has the company written a veritable laundry list of firsts, bests and mosts, it has also served as a cradle for former employees to start their own high-tech firms. Several SpaceX alumni startups are prospering, while others are still developing products and preparing to enter the marketplace.
Space X’s weather-delayed Starlink mission is set to launch tonight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Pad 40. Weather may still be a problem.
SpaceX is gearing up for another try at launching the delay-plagued Falcon Heavy X-37B mission.
Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance (ULA) has announced that the Wet Dress Rehearsal of the company’s new Vulcan booster was completed successfully on December 12, clearing the way for the rocket’s inaugural launch on Jan 8, 2024.
