In a significant move towards further expansion of the International Space Station’s (ISS) burgeoning research and commercial space economy capabilities, NASA has approved the development of the first privately developed airlock and is targeting blastoff to the orbiting lab complex in two years. Plans call for the commercial airlock to be launched on a commercial…
Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic First Reflight Is Test Fired in Texas
The first orbit class rocket that will ever be reflown to launch a second payload to space was successfully test fired by SpaceX engineers at the firms Texas test facility last week. The once fanciful dream of rocket recycling is now closer than ever to becoming reality, after successful completion of the static fire test…
SpaceX Shuffles Falcon 9 Launch Schedule
SpaceX announced Sunday (Jan. 29) a significant shuffle to the Falcon 9 launch schedule, saying that a key NASA mission to resupply the space station is moving to the head of the line and will now be their first mission to launch from historic pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center – formerly used to…
SpaceX Falcon 9 Comes Roaring Back to Life with Dramatically Successful Iridium Fleet Launch and Ocean Ship Landing
SpaceX Falcon 9 comes roaring back to life with dramatically successful Iridium fleet launch and ocean ship landing. With Billions and Billions of dollars at stake and their reputation riding on the line, SpaceX came roaring back to life by dramatically executing a picture perfect Falcon 9 rocket launch this morning (Jan. 14) that successfully…
NASA Webb Telescope Structure Is Sound After Vibration Testing Detects Anomaly
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is now deemed “sound” and apparently unscathed, engineers have concluded, based on results from a new batch of intensive inspections of the observatory’s structure, after concerns were raised in early December when technicians initially detected “anomalous readings” during a preplanned series of vibration tests, NASA announced Dec. 23. After…
Awesome Atlas Delivers Next-Gen High-Speed Echostar 19 Internet Sat To Orbit For America
Awesome Atlas delivers next gen high speed Echostar 19 internet sat to orbit for America. The mighty Atlas V rocket put on an awesome display of ferocious fury Sunday afternoon delivering a rousing display of rocketeering capability that propelled a new next generation high speed internet satellite to orbit for North America to the delight…