Mission Reports – Page 163

June 24, 2026

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Photos: Landsat 9 encapsulated inside Atlas payload shroud

September 24, 2021 Stephen Clark

The Landsat 9 satellite is set for launch Sept. 27 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. These photos show the encapsulation of the environmental monitoring spacecraft inside the payload fairing of its Atlas 5 launcher.

Video: Inspiration4 booster returns to SpaceX hangar for refurbishment

September 23, 2021 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 rocket used last week to launch the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew into space has returned to a SpaceX hangar at Kennedy Space Center for refurbishment ahead of a future mission.

SpaceX sees growing demand for private Crew Dragon missions

September 23, 2021 Stephen Clark

With the all-civilian Inspiration4 crew mission back on Earth, SpaceX’s director of human spaceflight programs says the company is seeing increased interest in more private astronauts flights to orbit, and may expand its fleet of reusable Dragon spaceships to accommodate the growing demand.

NASA official says Starliner demo mission not likely to launch until next year

September 22, 2021 Stephen Clark

The head of NASA’s space operations division said this week an unpiloted test flight of Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the International Space Station, delayed from August by valve problems, will likely not launch until next year.

NASA completes swing arm test on SLS launch platform

September 22, 2021 Stephen Clark

The swing arms on the mobile launch tower for NASA’s Space Launch System released and retracted Sunday night inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, another key test on the march toward liftoff of the Artemis 1 moon mission.

Landsat 9 lifted atop launcher to extend unbroken environmental data record

September 21, 2021 Stephen Clark

The next Landsat observatory has been mounted on top of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket in California for liftoff Sept. 27, continuing an unbroken record of Earth observations to track urban sprawl, water usage, tropical deforestation, retreating glaciers, and more over the last half-century.

Photos: Inspiration4 launches from Kennedy Space Center

September 20, 2021 Stephen Clark

The first all-private crew to fly into Earth orbit launched Sept. 15 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, streaking into space on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket powered by nine Merlin main engines.

Tianzhou ship launches and docks with Chinese space station

September 20, 2021 Stephen Clark

An unpiloted Chinese cargo ship launched and docked with the Tiangong space station Monday, delivering supplies to support the next three-person crew on the complex for six months after their arrival in October.

Four civilian space travelers back on Earth after landmark flight

September 18, 2021 Stephen Clark

Four civilian space travelers rode a SpaceX capsule through a blazing re-entry back into Earth’s atmosphere Saturday evening and safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral, completing a historic 71 hours in space as the first privately-funded, non-government crew to fly in orbit.

Live coverage: Inspiration4 crew splashes down off Florida coast

September 18, 2021 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the first all-private, non-government crew to fly in low Earth orbit re-entered the atmosphere and splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean northeast of Cape Canaveral at 7:06 p.m. EDT (2306 GMT) Saturday. The return to Earth closed out a three-day mission in space for the Inspiration4 crew.