SpaceX launched their Starship SN8 prototype rocket on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 as they develop their rocket with the intention of taking people to the Moon and to Mars. The Starship SN8 prototype test flight was a major success, but it wasn't perfect. It ended in a crash landing with an incredible explosion which destroyed [...]
SpaceX will launch the first of two next generation high power S-band broadcast satellites for SiriusXM. The spacecraft will be delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit and the booster will be recovered downrange. The spacecraft is built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) on the SSL 1300 platform and includes two solar arrays producing 20kW, and [...]
SpaceX will launch the first of two next generation high power S-band broadcast satellites for SiriusXM. This launch attempt was scrubbed. The next attempt will be here: https://youtu.be/TcQkVJKv294The spacecraft will be delivered into a geostationary transfer orbit and the booster will be recovered downrange. The spacecraft is built by Space Systems Loral (SSL) on the [...]
Starship SN8, equipped with a three Raptor engines, will attempt a major 12.5 km high altitude flight test at SpaceX's development and launch site at Boca Chica, Texas. The test article will rise to a maximum altitude of about 12.5 kilometers and translate downrange to the landing pad after performing it's skydiving belly flop maneuver. [...]
Starship SN8, equipped with a three Raptor engines, will attempt a major 12.5 km high altitude flight test at SpaceX's development and launch site at Boca Chica, Texas. We had some fun during this live stream, but it was ultimately scrubbed. The next launch attempt will be here: https://youtu.be/fblx_eu0YmcThe test article will rise to a [...]
SpaceX's 21st ISS resupply mission on behalf of NASA and the first under the CRS-2 contract, this mission brings essential supplies to the International Space Station using the cargo variant of SpaceX's new Dragon 2 spacecraft. Cargo includes several science experiments, and the external payload is the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock. Although the boosters for most [...]
As SpaceX Starship prepares for its 15 km SN8 test flight, I thought it would be good to talk about 6 of the top features and methods used with the SpaceX Starship and how it will change the game in spaceflight for all agencies and organizations. SpaceX Starship is a great vehicle, but it's also [...]
The 15th operational batch of Starlink satellites (16th overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. This batch of Starlink satellites all feature [...]
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (a.k.a. Sentinel-6A, Jason CS-A, Copernicus Sentinel-6A) spacecraft is developed and operated by the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), ESA, NASA and NOAA. The primary mission of Sentinel-6 is to provide ocean surface elevation data via a suite of instruments including synthetic aperture radar, and a GNSS radio [...]
SpaceX will dock with the International Space Station for the second time with their Crew Dragon capsule carrying 4 astronauts. The docking procedures and hatch opening will be preceded by a number of phasing and approach burns on the Crew Dragon capsule to complete the docking autonomously.SpaceX launched the first operational mission of its Crew [...]
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