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Starliner test flight next on ULA’s launch schedule after military mission delay
The U.S. Space Force has decided to delay the planned late February launch of two military satellites aboard a ULA Atlas 5 rocket to "evaluate readiness" of one of the payloads, giving officials a window to move forward the liftoff of an unpiloted test flight of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule to no earlier than March 25.
SpaceX smashes record with launch of 143 small satellites
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday from Cape Canaveral with 143 small satellites, a record number of spacecraft on a single mission, giving a boost to startup space companies and stressing the U.S. military's tracking network charged with sorting out the locations of all objects in orbit.
Falcon 9 launch timeline on the Transporter-1 mission
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, heading due south over the Atlantic Ocean on a trajectory hugging the east coast of Florida to deliver 143 small satellites into polar orbit.
VideoLive coverage: SpaceX launches rideshare mission on Falcon 9 rocket
SpaceX launched the first in a series of small satellite rideshare missions Sunday from Cape Canaveral, providing transportation for 143 U.S. and international spacecraft to low Earth orbit, a record number of satellites on a single flight. Liftoff occurred at 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT) Sunday after bad weather forced SpaceX to scrub a launch attempt Saturday morning.
Boeing making progress on Starliner software for test flight in March
Boeing said Monday it has re-qualified software for the company's Starliner crew capsule after programming errors cut short the spacecraft's first orbital test flight in 2019, and technicians at the Kennedy Space Center have connected the crew and service modules for the next unpiloted Starliner test flight to the International Space Station in March.
Officials forecast than 50 launches from Florida’s Space Coast this year
Military officials in charge of the Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral project more than 50 launches from Florida's Space Coast this year, with SpaceX responsible for most of the launch activity, the vice commander of the 45th Space Wing said this week.
French wine, live rodents among 2 tons of cargo returned from space station
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon capsule parachuted to an on-target splashdown Wednesday night west of Tampa, returning more than two tons of experiment specimens from the International Space Station, including live rodents and a dozen bottles of space-aged French wine.
Boeing says assembly complete on first set of new space station solar arrays
Engineers from Boeing and a team of subcontractors have finished building the first pair of six new solar arrays to bolster the International Space Station's aging electrical system ahead of their launch to the orbiting outpost as soon as May aboard SpaceX's next Cargo Dragon mission.
Cargo Dragon heads for splashdown off Florida’s west coast
SpaceX’s first upgraded Cargo Dragon spaceship departed the International Space Station Tuesday morning with more than 4,400 pounds of research specimens and other equipment, heading for splashdown Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico off the west coast of Florida.
VideoCargo Dragon return delayed by poor weather
Poor weather in the offshore recovery zone east of Florida forced SpaceX and NASA to delay the departure of an upgraded Cargo Dragon spaceship from International Space Station Monday. The capsule is bringing home several tons of research equipment, specimens, and other equipment.