A joint NASA and Boeing team has completed their “high visibility close call” review into anomalies experienced during the Orbital Flight Test (OFT) mission. Boeing is now in the process of implementing fixes and upgrades for the Starliner spacecraft in preparation for a second OFT, a crewed flight test (CFT), and operational crew transport missions.
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Boeing/StarlinerCommercialISS
NASA notes Starliner’s excellent progress toward Orbital Flight Test launch
During Tuesday’s NASA Advisory Council (NAC) meeting, Commercial Crew Program manager Kathy Lueders briefed the…
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Teams in Alaska supported the launch of Astra’s first orbital test flight, featuring the company’s…
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With Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spaceplane through a successful and critical Approach and Landing…
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After scrubbing a launch attempt on Monday, March 3, and destacking Ship 34 to address…
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SpaceX has completed the engine test campaigns for both Ship 34 and Booster 15, which…
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EuropeanInternational
Launch providers step closer to first orbital launch from UK soil
by Martin SmithThe awarding of the UK’s first commercial vertical launch license in December marked a significant…
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SpaceX continues to press forward with preparations for Flight 8 of Starship, ranging from vehicle…
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SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have rapidly changed what was once believed to be impossible regarding satellite…
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ChineseCommercialInternational
China Roundup: Chang Zheng 8A set for debut, Chinese hopper flies 75 km high-altitude test
by Martin SmithChina’s Chang Zheng 8A rocket is set for its maiden flight from the Hainan commercial…
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After years of development, Blue Origin’s semi-reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, New Glenn, successfully launched…
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Blue OriginCommercialSpaceX
Launch Roundup: New Glenn set for maiden flight, Falcon 9 missions end and start the year
by Martin SmithFollowing an exceptionally busy December, this week started the new year with only four scheduled…
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SpaceX
Four flights in the books and major infrastructure upgrades headline 2024 for the Starship program
by Ryan WeberSpaceX and the Starship program had an amazing and eventful year, with four test flights,…
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SpaceX
FAA gives Flight 7 the Go Ahead, SpaceX to complete final steps ahead of launch
by Ryan WeberThe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved SpaceX’s Flight 7 of Starship. The news came…
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Three weeks after Flight 6, SpaceX has static fired Booster 14 and rolled Ship 33…
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Arianespace completed its third and final orbital launch of 2024 on Thursday, Dec. 5, with…
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ChineseInternationalRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: ZhuQue-2E and Chang Zheng 12 take first flights; SpaceX launches classified mission
by Martin SmithThis week Landspace debuted the enhanced version of its ZhuQue-2 rocket and the Chang Zheng…
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Work on the orbital launch mount and Pad B continues, the final Block 1 ship…
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Fresh off the successful New Shepard NS-27 flight, Blue Origin is making intense preparations for…
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SpaceX completed a significant milestone in the Starship program with Flight 5 and is set…