2022 – Page 57 – Spaceflight Now

Next SpaceX launch to deploy fewer Starlink satellites into higher orbit

February 20, 2022 Stephen Clark

A Falcon 9 rocket will launch SpaceX’s next batch of Starlink internet satellites Monday into a higher, more circular orbit than recent flights, reducing potential risks from a solar storm like the one that destroyed at least 38 Starlink craft earlier this month.

Antares rocket launch kicks off space station resupply mission

February 19, 2022 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman launched a cargo flight from Virginia’s Eastern Shore Saturday using an Antares booster with a first stage designed and built in Ukraine, a successful start for a mission to deliver food, experiments, and supplies to the seven-person crew on the International Space Station.

Next GOES weather satellite installed atop Atlas 5 rocket

February 19, 2022 Stephen Clark

A new weather satellite destined for a perch over the Pacific Ocean and the Western United States was mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Thursday at Cape Canaveral, moving a step closer to launch scheduled for March 1.

Live coverage: Cygnus cargo ship arrives at International Space Station

February 19, 2022 Stephen Clark

Northrop Grumman launched an Antares rocket and Cygnus cargo ship at 12:40 p.m. EST (1740 GMT) Saturday from Wallops Island, Virginia. The mission delivered food, science experiments, supplies, and life support system hardware to the International Space Station, where astronauts used the robotic arm to capture the Cygnus spacecraft at 4:44 a.m. EST (0944 GMT) Monday.

Northrop Grumman ready to launch space station resupply mission

February 18, 2022 Stephen Clark

An Antares rocket and Cygnus spacecraft are set for launch Saturday on Northrop Grumman’s 17th resupply mission to the International Space Station, hauling more than 8,000 pounds of research experiments and cargo from a launch pad in Virginia.

Progress supply freighter docks with space station

February 17, 2022 Stephen Clark

Two days after launching from Kazakhstan, a Russian Progress cargo freighter docked with the International Space Station on autopilot Thursday with a fresh delivery of food, crew supplies, experiments, and CubeSats that will be released outside the complex on a future spacewalk.

Russian cargo ship launches in pursuit of International Space Station

February 15, 2022 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Progress MS-19 supply ship launched from frigid Kazakhstan late Monday aboard a Soyuz rocket to begin a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station with more than 5,500 pounds of fuel, food, water, and experiments.

Billionaire plans three more flights with SpaceX, culminating in Starship mission

February 14, 2022 Stephen Clark

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire businessman who bankrolled the first human space mission with all private citizens last year, announced plans Monday for up to three more SpaceX missions, a privately-funded program that will include the first commercial spacewalk, and ultimately a ride on the giant Starship rocket ship.

India orbits three satellites in first space launch since failure

February 14, 2022 Stephen Clark

An Indian radar satellite and two rideshare payloads rode a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle into orbit Sunday, returning India’s space program to flight after the failure of a different type of rocket last August.

Live coverage: Indian PSLV lifts off with radar imaging satellite

February 13, 2022 Stephen Clark

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 7:29 p.m. EST Sunday (0029 GMT Monday) with an Indian radar remote sensing satellite and two rideshare payloads. This was the first flight of an Indian PSLV in nearly a year.