October 16, 2026
Spaceflight Now
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
  • Live
  • Shop
  • Donate
Breaking News
  • [ October 15, 2026 ] SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force Falcon 9
  • [ October 13, 2026 ] SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station Falcon 9
  • [ October 13, 2026 ] Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station Falcon 9
  • [ October 12, 2026 ] SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California Falcon 9
  • [ October 9, 2026 ] SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency Falcon 9

Q&A with Keith Gendreau, principal investigator of the first X-ray space communications experiment (members only)

May 7, 2019 Stephen Clark
  • Astrophysics
  • Dragon
  • Expedition 59
  • Goddard Space Flight Center
  • International Space Station
  • ISS Cargo
  • Keith Gendreau
  • Military Space
  • NASA
  • Naval Research Laboratory
  • NICER
  • Q&A
  • Space Test Program
  • SpaceX
  • SpaceX CRS-17
  • STP-H6
  • Telecom
  • X-ray communications
  • X-rays
  • XCOM

Related Articles

News

Spectators watch the final fiery moments of the Starship test flight

December 10, 2020 Spaceflight Now

Spectators on South Padre Island watch the Starship prototype end its test flight in a fiery crash landing.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: NASA confirms successful first flight of Mars helicopter

April 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

NASA’s robotic Ingenuity helicopter is poised to make the first attempt at a powered flight in the atmosphere of Mars. Watch live at 6:15 a.m. EDT (1015 GMT) Monday as NASA officials receive signals confirming the outcome of the automated flight attempt.

Antares Launcher

Photos: Antares rocket lifts offs on space station cargo mission

November 6, 2019 Stephen Clark

A two-stage Northrop Grumman Antares booster lifted off Nov. 2 from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore with a Cygnus cargo freighter on the way to the International Space Station.

News Headlines

  • SpaceX launches a classified payload for U.S. Space Force
    October 15, 2026
  • SpaceX launches NASA science and cargo to the International Space Station
    October 13, 2026
  • Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX to launch new solar arrays, 6,300 pounds of cargo to the space station
    October 13, 2026
  • SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 27 Starlink satellites from California
    October 12, 2026
  • SpaceX launches 21 data satellites for the Space Development Agency
    October 9, 2026
  • SpaceX scrubs launch attempt for 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
    October 4, 2026
  • Falcon Heavy flies its first mission for U.S. spy satellite agency
    October 1, 2026
  • Fresh crew takes off for six-month stay aboard space station
    October 1, 2026
  • Launch preview: NASA, SpaceX launch next crewed mission to the International Space Station
    October 1, 2026
  • NASA plans unpiloted Starliner test flight at end of year
    September 29, 2026
  • Home
  • News Archive
  • Launch Schedule
  • Mission Reports
    • Antares Launcher
    • Ariane 5
    • Atlas 5
    • Delta 4
    • Falcon 9
    • Falcon Heavy
    • H-2A
    • Soyuz
    • Space Station
  • Members
    • Sign in
    • Become a member
    • Members Content
  • Live
  • Shop
  • Donate

© 1999-2026 Spaceflight Now Inc