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March 30, 2023

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[ March 30, 2023 ] Live coverage: SpaceX poised for launch from California with military satellites Falcon 9
[ March 29, 2023 ] First launch for Pentagon’s own mega-constellation set for Thursday Falcon 9
[ March 29, 2023 ] SpaceX launches another bundle of Starlink internet satellites Mission Reports
[ March 28, 2023 ] Damaged Russian Soyuz capsule returns to Earth without a crew Mission Reports
[ March 27, 2023 ] Blue Origin blames September New Shepard abort on engine nozzle failure Mission Reports

Dream Chaser structure arrives at factory for outfitting

October 17, 2019 Stephen Clark

The composite structure of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s first space-rated Dream Chaser space plane has arrived at the company’s Colorado factory for integration with computers, a heat shield and mechanical systems before launch to the International Space Station in late 2021.

NASA to fly CubeSat pathfinder for Gateway in unique lunar orbit

September 26, 2019 Stephen Clark

As soon as next year, NASA plans to launch a CubeSat the size of a microwave oven into a unique elliptical orbit around the moon as a scout for the future lunar Gateway, a mini-space station NASA intends to use as a staging point for crewed lunar landings beginning as soon as 2024.