May 2015 – Page 4 – Spaceflight Now

OTD…May 14 and STS-132

May 14, 2015 Justin Ray

On this day in 2010, Atlantis on her next-to-final mission launches with Russia’s Rassvet mini module for the International Space Station

ULA, SpaceX face off in landmark Air Force launch competition

May 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

The U.S. Air Force has identified the launch of a next-generation GPS navigation satellite for the first in a series of competitive rocket procurements between United Launch Alliance and SpaceX, service officials announced Wednesday.

DMSP satellite debris expected to remain in orbit for decades

May 13, 2015 Stephen Clark

Satellite shards scattered by the explosion of an aging U.S. military weather spacecraft in February will remain in orbit for many decades, according to researchers who specialize in space debris.

Brightman steps down from station flight

May 13, 2015 William Harwood

Soprano and would-be space tourist Sarah Brightman, who was in training for a flight to the International Space Station this fall aboard a Russian Soyuz ferry craft, will not be chasing her dream aloft after all.

Japanese scientists abandon plan for asteroid flyby

May 12, 2015 Stephen Clark

An experimental suitcase-sized space probe launched as a secondary payload with Japan’s Hayabusa 2 mission in December will miss an encounter with an asteroid early next year, according to Japanese scientists.

Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights

May 12, 2015 William Harwood

Russia is delaying the return to Earth of three space station crew members by about a month in the wake of the failure of a Russian Progress supply ship that spun out of control moments after reaching orbit April 28. Launch of three fresh crew members also will be delayed, from May 26 to late July.

Month: May 2015

OTD…May 14 and STS-132

ULA, SpaceX face off in landmark Air Force launch competition

DMSP satellite debris expected to remain in orbit for decades

Brightman steps down from station flight

Japanese scientists abandon plan for asteroid flyby

Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights

Video: X-37B payload mated to Atlas 5

Skating rinks on Ceres? Ice could be source of bright spots

Curiosity rover sees blue on the red planet

Air Force weather satellite remains in launch limbo