Dream Chaser is once again awaiting its first space flight. Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane will not launch as planned this summer aboard United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. That means ULA plans to move forward with two critical national security preparedness launches, scheduled to be completed by late 2024, to meet the … Read more
This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. WCCF TECH INC has a disclosure and ethics policy. As it prepares for the fifth Starship test flight, SpaceX is testing the launch tower at its facilities in Boca Chica for the crucial tower catch scheduled for the next … Read more
After the wet rehearsal on the launch pad in French Guiana, Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket is on track for its inaugural launch. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced during a press conference on June 25 that the rehearsal was a “great success”. After years of delays, ESA is confident that their Ariane 6 rocketconsidered … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The green lights continue to shine ahead of the launch of a powerful U.S. weather satellite. GOES-Uthe fourth and final member of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) GOES-R series of next-generation weather systems satelliteshas been approved for its planned launch on Tuesday (June 25), following an in-depth readiness … Read more
Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, can be seen off the Space Coast, weather permitting. Playalinda Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) is the closest place to view the launch, as it runs almost parallel to Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more … Read more
Hong-Kong CNN — Suspected debris from a Chinese missile fell to the ground over a village in southwestern China on Saturday, leaving a trail of bright yellow smoke and sending villagers fleeing, according to videos on Chinese social media and sent to CNN by a local witness. The dramatic images surfaced online shortly after a … Read more
The final NOAA satellite in NOAA’s GOES-R series of weather satellites, GOES-U, is heading into space. The two-hour start window opens at 5:16 PM EDT (2116 GMT) on June 25 and the mission will aim for the stars on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A on NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Florida’s … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner was sitting on the Cape Canaveral launch pad in Florida when a small but critical problem with the spacecraft’s 200-foot (61-meter) booster rocket brought the countdown to a halt. The American aerospace giant was hired by NASA to transport two astronauts – Sunita Williams and Barry “Butch” Wilmore – to the International Space … Read more
Rocket Lab reached the milestone 50th launch of its Electron rocket in record time. A Electron lifted off from Pad B at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, at 2:13 PM EDT June 20 (1813 GMT; 6:13 AM local New Zealand time June 21). The rocket operated on an immediate launch window, but lifted … Read more
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) GOES-R series constellation is expected to be completed in space soon, pending a successful launch of its GOES-U satellite in late June. The mission will be historic for many reasons, including the fact that it will be the first time a NOAA satellite has been transported there room … Read more