A good example of this this week is United Launch Alliance’s Cert-2 mission. If you’re in the space business, it’s a wild statement when CEO Tory Bruno announces that ULA is going to bite the bullet and fly Cert-2 without a payload from the customer. After all, aren’t rockets expensive? Don’t rockets often wait months … Read more
The SpaceX Starship will launch on its fourth test flight from Boca Chica Beach on June 6, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Boeing’s Starliner fulfilled a long-held NASA dream when Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams emerged from the capsule onto the ISS. Yes, the docking process was a bit wobbly, but … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolls out in Florida on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Isaac Watson | NASA BoeingThe first Starliner flight with astronauts on board was canceled in the closing minutes on Saturday. The company was targeting a June 1 launch at 12:25 a.m. ET of its capsule, … Read more
In this National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awards ceremony, a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is illuminated by spotlights on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, before the NASA Boeing crew. Flight test on May 4, 2024 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. … Read more