2016 – Page 85 – Spaceflight Now

OTD…Jan. 24 and STS-51C

January 24, 2016 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1985…Discovery launched on the first classified space shuttle mission for the Department of Defense. Watch the liftoff:

Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster flies again

January 23, 2016 Stephen Clark

Two months after it flew into space and landed smoothly, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard booster made the trip again Friday, proving it can be reused for future space tourism jaunts and laying the groundwork for a future commercial satellite launcher, the company said.

The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident Investigation

January 23, 2016 Spaceflight Now

A NASA video on the investigation into the Challenger accident of January 28, 1986. The video was created by the STS 51-L Data and Design Analysis Task Force which contributed to the Presidential Commission that investigated the tragedy. (Membership required)

Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launch

January 22, 2016 Justin Ray

Elements of the next U.S. commercial cargo-delivery trip to the International Space Station are coming together at Kennedy Space Center for the planned March 10 liftoff.

OTD…Jan. 22 and STS-42

January 22, 2016 Justin Ray

#OTD in 1992…Discovery launched with the first International Microgravity Laboratory.

Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system tested

January 21, 2016 Stephen Clark

SpaceX released a video Thursday showing a propulsive hover test of a prototype of the company’s Dragon crew capsule conducted two months ago, a milestone in the development of the spaceship’s rocket packs that will eventually guide the craft to helicopter-like landings.

Year: 2016

OTD…Jan. 24 and STS-51C

Blue Origin’s reusable New Shepard booster flies again

The Space Shuttle Challenger Accident Investigation

Cygnus sections arrive in Florida for next space station cargo launch

OTD…Jan. 22 and STS-42

Dragon crew capsule’s propulsive landing system tested

Jupiter-bound Juno spacecraft breaks solar power distance record

SpaceX rocket wreckage back on shore after near-miss at landing

PSLV lofts satellite for India’s indigenous navigation system

Bridging the past and future on the shoulders of the Atlas rocket