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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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 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…
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Blue OriginChineseCommercialInternationalJapanSpaceX
Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China launch missions
by Martin SmithBlue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
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Flight 5 Ship 30 and Booster 12 lifted off at 7:25 am Central Time on…
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SpaceX is setting the stage for acquiring final approval to launch the fifth flight of…
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EuropeanInternationalOtherScienceSpaceX
ESA’s Hera mission launched to asteroid binary as Falcon 9 returns to flight
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, which is traveling to asteroid Didymos and its…
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Currently scheduled to launch on Friday, Oct. 4, the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) heavy-lift Vulcan…
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CommercialSpaceXVulcan
Launch Roundup: Vulcan takes second flight; Hera mission set to study asteroid
by Martin SmithThe United Launch Alliance (ULA) has launched its Vulcan Centaur rocket for the second time.…