NASA Targets Crew Dragon Launch on March 2, Pushes Starliner’s to April
7 Feb 2019, 13:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new launch date is now March 2 for the SpaceX Crew Dragon, and the Boeing Starliner has been pushed to a date no earlier than April
Where in Outer Space Is the Tesla Roadster One Year after Launch?
6 Feb 2019, 16:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / According to a tracking website, the space-bound Tesla Roadster was a short while back at a distance of over 226 million miles from Earth
Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Gets Its First Major Contract
1 Feb 2019, 12:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Telesat will be among the first to have its equipment delivered to orbit by Blue Origin, as it plans to expand its LEO constellation of satellites
33 Years Ago, Space Shuttle Challenger Exploded on Live TV
28 Jan 2019, 09:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On January 28, 1986, Challenger exploded on live TV, killing seven people, including the woman who was set to become the first civilian in space
SpaceX Crew Dragon Readies for Static Fire Test Ahead of Maiden Voyage
23 Jan 2019, 10:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The test is a rehearsal for the actual launch, without the Falcon 9 rocket that carries the Crew Dragon actually taking off
SpaceX Crew Dragon Is Vertical on the Launch Pad at Cape Canaveral
7 Jan 2019, 07:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This first flight of the Crew Dragon is an uncrewed one, meant to test the capabilities and safety of the capsule’s systems
NASA's Orion Spacecraft Starts Critical Design Review for Crewed Flight
31 Dec 2018, 09:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The December Critical Design Review (CDR) was meant to highlight the needed hardware changes between the uncrewed and crewed missions
Elon Musk’s Stainless Steel Starship Is a Sign of Things to Come
27 Dec 2018, 10:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The steel used for the construction of the Starship was treated at cryogenic temperatures to createa material that is better than carbon fiber
ISS Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan with Space Station Hole Sample
20 Dec 2018, 13:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In all, the astronauts spent 197days in space, circling the globe 3,152 times for a total distance of 83.3 million miles (134 million km)
CubeSats Fly for the First Time on a Rocket Built for Them
18 Dec 2018, 14:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CubeSats are small-sized satellites that have started life as a tool for NASA to teach engineering students how to build spacecraft
China Targets the Dark Side of the Moon with Chang'e-4 Rover
10 Dec 2018, 13:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chang'e-4 comprises two pieces of hardware, the main lander and a rover and has been built initially as a backup for the 2013 Chang’e-3 mission
SpaceX Sends Another Dragon with Supplies to Space
6 Dec 2018, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX Dragon Mission CRS-16 departed for the International Space Station carrying 5,600 pounds of supplies, research and hardware
19th SpaceX Launch Sends to Orbit Largest Number of Payloads Ever from U.S. Soil
4 Dec 2018, 16:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX breaks three records with Monday's Falcon 9 launch: largest number of payloads, reusing the same booster three times and the 19th launch in a year
Used Falcon 9 Launches Comms Satellite, Counter at 18 SpaceX Liftoffs in 2018
16 Nov 2018, 15:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The launch of the Falcon 9 went without a hitch, carrying a variant of the Mitsubishi Electric DS 2000 satellite bus for Qatari operator Es'hailSat
New Rocket Camera Footage Shows Souyz Spacecraft Spinning Out of Control
2 Nov 2018, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Footage shows how the rocket lifts from the ground and leaves Earth only to enter a spin one minute and 25 seconds into the flight.
Training and a Well Built Soyuz Capsule Saved Astronauts' Lives
18 Oct 2018, 14:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American astronaut Nick Hague details the ordeal he and Russian cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin went through during Soyuz launch abort
Soyuz Rocket Failure Caused by Collision Between First and Second Stages
16 Oct 2018, 13:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Roscosmos official claims a the first stage of the Soyuz rocket hitting the second one led to the capsule's emergency landing, causes of the collision unknown.
Astronauts in Good Condition After Emergency Soyuz Landing
11 Oct 2018, 12:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shows astronauts Nick Hague and Aleksey Ovchinin being monitored following the crash of the Soyuz MS-10 capsule earlier today.
Live Stream - Soyuz Rocket Malfunctions, Emergency Rescue Under Way
11 Oct 2018, 09:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The booster rockets carrying the Soyuz MS-10 capsule into space with two astronauts on-board malfunction, emergency landing under way
SpaceX Shows Stunning Photos of Falcon 9 Launch That Wowed Californians
9 Oct 2018, 08:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / SpaceX publishes photos of the launch and landing of the Falcon 9 that took of from California over the weekend and surprised locals.