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July 28, 2021

Breaking News

[ July 27, 2021 ] SpaceX is about to begin launching the next series of Starlink satellites Falcon 9
[ July 26, 2021 ] Russia’s Pirs module discarded after 20 years of service at space station Mission Reports
[ July 25, 2021 ] China launches three more Yaogan spysats Mission Reports
[ July 22, 2021 ] NASA clears Boeing Starliner for launch on second unpiloted test flight Atlas 5
[ July 21, 2021 ] Russian science lab heads for International Space Station Mission Reports

Cargo Dragon return delayed by poor weather

January 11, 2021

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.

SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test

January 23, 2020

Data from the Jan. 19 in-flight launch escape demonstration of SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft indicate the performance of the capsule’s SuperDraco abort engines was “flawless” as the thrusters boosted the ship away from the top of a Falcon 9 rocket with a peak acceleration of about 3.3Gs, officials said Thursday.