August 2021 – Page 6 – Spaceflight Now

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[ June 15, 2025 ] Live coverage: ULA to launch Atlas 5 rocket with 2nd batch of Project Kuiper satellites for Amazon Atlas 5
[ June 13, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9
[ June 12, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 26 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB Falcon 9
[ June 10, 2025 ] SpaceX to debut its fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft on Axiom Mission 4 Falcon 9
[ June 10, 2025 ] SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Falcon 9

GAO dismisses lunar lander contract protests

August 2, 2021 William Harwood

The Government Accountability Office ruled Friday that NASA did not violate procurement law or regulations when it awarded a single $2.9 billion moon lander contract to SpaceX, denying appeals from competitors Dynetics, a Leidos company, and Blue Origin, owned by Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos.

Live coverage: Launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft scrubbed

August 2, 2021 Stephen Clark

The planned liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was scrubbed Tuesday. The unpiloted test flight to the International Space Station is a prerequisite for launching astronauts on the next Starliner mission. The next launch attempt is expected at 12:57 p.m. EDT (1657 GMT) Wednesday.