SpaceX CEO and Chief Designer Elon Musk has updated the status of the investigation into the failure of the Falcon 9 rocket during its ill-fated CRS-7 Dragon mission. The preliminary findings point to a support strut in the Second Stage LOX tank breaking, releasing a helium pressurization bottle (Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel) that began the series of events that resulted in the loss of the vehicle.
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Since the Return to Flight timeframe, concerns regarding the state of the Composite Overwrapped Pressure…
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Shuttle managers have opted against offloading the amount of helium stored in Atlantis’ Composite Overwrap…
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PLD Space aimed to launch Spain’s first privately developed rocket into space, the Miura 1,…
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Artemis
Boeing expanding SLS Core Stage production to KSC to build Artemis inventory
by Philip SlossBoeing, the prime contractor for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage, is adding two…
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The launch countdown for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis I mission…
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NASA calls off modified Artemis 1 Wet Dress Rehearsal for hydrogen leak
by Philip SlossNASA tried again at a third attempt on April 14 to complete the Wet Dress…
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Future vehicles are continuing to take shape in what appears to be a multi-flow of…
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The arrival of the second Orion European Service Module (ESM) at the Kennedy Space Center…
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At SpaceX Starbase, Booster 4 and Ship 20 continue processing operations for their test flight…
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At ~5:02 pm CDT on August 27, 2019, SpaceX successfully launched its Starhopper test vehicle…
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SpaceX launched its 18th mission of 2021 with the SiriusXM-8 (SXM-8) high-power broadcasting satellite. A…
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Off the Earth, for the Earth; Endeavour lifts off with international crew for six month mission
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour began its second mission Friday with a crew of four astronauts…
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Artemis
Aerojet Rocketdyne refurbishing RS-25 engines for Artemis 1 launch and production restart testing
by Philip SlossWith the completion of another single-engine RS-25 development test, Aerojet Rocketdyne is now refurbishing five…
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NASA, Boeing approaching first major join of second SLS Core Stage
by Philip SlossOperations for the first major join of the main elements of the second Space Launch…
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Starship SN6 has conducted a 150-meter hop test on Thursday, just a few weeks after…
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One year after Starhopper’s final flight, SpaceX’s Starship launch site in Texas continues to evolve…
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Boeing is getting ready to conduct the next phase of the Green Run test campaign…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX, Falcon 9 for Demo-2 mission conducts critical static fire test
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has conducted a static fire test ahead of the Crew Dragon…
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NASA’s Commercial Crew Program has made significant progress in recent months towards its first crewed…