SpaceX successfully launched a unique Falcon 9 rocket at LC-39A for the in-flight abort test of their Crew Dragon spacecraft. The uncrewed test flight saw the spacecraft demonstrate its ability to escape a failing rocket mid-flight. Sunday’s launch occurred at 10:30 AM Eastern, with a successful test resulting in the safe splashdown of the Dragon vehicle.
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The first Starliner crew vehicle from Boeing has arrived at SLC-41 at the Cape Canaveral…
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SpaceX conducted a static fire test of their human-rated Crew Dragon capsule on Wednesday near…
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Following the successful July Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for…
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NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), and contractor personnel conducted an Abort To Orbit (ATO) test…
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SpaceX is busy on all fronts, from its bread and butter commercial satellite launches to…
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NASA performed an in-flight test of the Launch Abort System (LAS) for its Orion crewed…
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All the elements of the NASA flight test vehicle for the Orion program’s Ascent Abort-2…
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NASA, Lockheed Martin, and the U.S. Air Force have resumed preparations for the Orion Ascent…
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The first integrated Orion and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicle that will launch Exploration Mission-1…
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InternationalISSRussian
Soyuz FG fails during ascent – Soyuz MS-10 crew safe after ballistic entry abort
The Russian federal space agency, Roscosmos, launched their Soyuz MS-10 crew vehicle with two new…
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CommercialISSSpaceX
SpaceX finalizing Pad 39A upgrades for return to crew operations
by Ian AtkinsonSpaceX is finishing its years-long campaign to return Launch Pad 39A to crew operations. Following…
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Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is preparing for a return to crew…
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As SpaceX continues its efforts to press forward with Return To Flight later this month,…
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Blue Origin has conducted the fifth flight of the same reusable straight up/straight down suborbital…
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For the past several years, the historic launch pads at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida,…
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As preparations continue for next week’s Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-6 Dragon spacecraft from…
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SpaceX has revealed more details into its upcoming drive to bring the crewed version of…
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ATK’s Launch Abort System (LAS) – a key element for crew safety during the ride…
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Years in the planning, and NASA’s first step toward returning humans to deep space exploration,…