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Month: October 2021

Falcon 9

SpaceX crew launch delayed due to high winds and waves offshore

October 30, 2021 Stephen Clark

NASA and SpaceX managers in Florida decided early Saturday to delay the launch of the next crew to the International Space Station from Sunday to Wednesday, when high winds and rough seas are expected to subside along the Falcon 9 rocket’s flight path across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Russian cargo freighter docks with International Space Station

October 30, 2021 Stephen Clark

Two days after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, a Russian Progress cargo freighter autonomously docked with the International Space Station Friday to deliver nearly three tons of fuel, food, and other supplies for the lab’s seven-person crew.

Falcon 9

Kayla Barron, a pioneering submarine officer, is ready for her first flight to space

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

NASA astronaut Kayla Barron was one of the first women to serve as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy. Now she’s ready to apply her experience under the waves to a flight above the atmosphere on the International Space Station.

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Boeing reports $185 million charge to pay for Starliner delays

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

Boeing said Wednesday it will take on a $185 million charge in its third quarter earnings to pay for the latest setback on the Starliner crew capsule, bringing the company’s out-of-pocket costs on the troubled program to $595 million since 2019.

Falcon 9

SpaceX test-fires crew rocket as teams monitor downrange abort zone weather

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center early Thursday, checking off another box on the pre-flight checklist before liftoff Sunday with a four-person crew heading for the International Space Station. But a weather forecast shows a high risk that winds or waves int the Atlantic Ocean could force a launch delay.

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Russia launches supply ship on two-day trip to space station

October 28, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Russian Progress cargo freighter loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of crew supplies, fuel, water, and air lifted off Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and rode a Soyuz launcher into orbit, the first leg of a two-day trip to the International Space Station.

Falcon 9

Matthias Maurer talks science and spacewalks on the space station

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

Matthias Maurer’s last name in German means brick layer. Naturally, Maurer says, that means he has been assigned to perform an experiment with concrete during his six-month stint on the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

Kuaizhou flight sets new record for Chinese launch activity

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

The successful deployment of a small remote sensing satellite Wednesday set a new record for Chinese orbital launch attempts in a single year at 40 missions, surpassing a mark set in 2018 and 2020.

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Russian Progress supply ship poised for launch from Baikonur

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket is ready to boost Russia’s Progress MS-18 supply ship into orbit Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, setting course for a two-day chase of the International Space Station.

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German astronaut to become 600th person to fly into space

October 27, 2021 Stephen Clark

Astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Matthias Maurer, and Kayla Barron flew from their home base in Houston to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Tuesday to begin their final few days of launch preparations before blasting off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the International Space Station Sunday.

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  • White House taps former Air Force colonel for NASA Deputy Administrator role
    May 8, 2025
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    May 7, 2025
  • SpaceX launch 28 Starlink satellites on 470th Falcon 9 rocket launch
    May 6, 2025
  • SpaceX launches largest batch of Starlink V2 Mini satellites to date
    May 3, 2025
  • SpaceX puts Vandenberg launch on hold
    May 3, 2025
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