Today marks the 30th anniversary of the loss of the Space Shuttle Challenger and her seven crewmembers in the skies over Florida. As the world memorializes the tragic event of January 28, 1986, we pause to honor the Challenger crew and the reasons they chose to fly aboard Challenger thirty year ago today.
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One of the most iconic launch sites in the world, Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space…
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Northrop Grumman launched the NG-16 Cygnus cargo vehicle, the S.S. Ellison Onizuka, to the International…
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There’s an age-old joke amongst those who work with/launch rockets and those who cover their…
Across two weekends in November NASA Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) and prime Test and Operations…
Despite the scheduled return of US domestic crew launch capability this year, NASA is set…
United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket launched Saturday with the mysterious NROL-71 mission for…
Thirty years ago this weekend, after a two and a half year stand down and…
When United Launch Alliance’s final Delta II rocket deploys NASA’s ICESat-II satellite on Saturday, the…
