itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

The world’s most traveled crew transport spacecraft will launch again tonight - Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket with SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecr... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2007469 #internationalspacestation #humanspaceflight #commercialspace #commercialcrew #crewdragon #science #falcon9 #crew-8 #launch #space #nasa

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

For Virgin Galactic, becoming profitable means a pause in flying to space - Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane ignites its rocket m... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2006510 #humanspaceflight #spaceportamerica #commercialspace #suborbitalspace #virgingalactic #science #space

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Maybe, just maybe, Boeing’s Starliner will finally fly astronauts this spring - Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner crew module for the upcoming Crew Flight T... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005984 #internationalspacestation #humanspaceflight #commercialspace #starliner #science #boeing #space #nasa

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Varda’s drug-cooking Winnebago will be remembered as a space pioneer - Enlarge / Varda's reentry capsule soon after landing at the Utah Test a... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005808 #commercialspace #hypersonic #features #science #space #varda #utah

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Rocket Report: Starliner launch preps; Indian rocket engine human-rated - Enlarge / The first stage of United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket wa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005483 #commercialspace #rocketreport #astroscale #blueorigin #starliner #starship #science #ariane6 #boeing #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn rocket finally makes an appearance on the launch pad - Enlarge / Dave Limp, Blue Origin's new CEO, and founder Jeff Bezos obse... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2005444 #commercialspace #capecanaveral #blueorigin #jeffbezos #newglenn #science #launch #space

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Test flights on tap for Space Perspective’s luxury high-altitude balloon - Enlarge / Space Perspective's first test capsule, Excelsior, has a diam... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2004772 #spaceperspective #commercialspace #science #balloon #space

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to NewZealand

Before snagging a chunk of space junk, Astroscale must first catch up to one - Enlarge / This artist's illustration released by Astroscale shows the A... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2004454 #commercialspace #spacedebris #astroscale #newzealand #rocketlab #electron #science #space #japan

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

SpaceX wants to take over a Florida launch pad from rival ULA - Enlarge / SpaceX's fully-stacked Starship rocket and Super Heavy booste... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2004247 #unitedlaunchalliance #commercialspace #capecanaveral #usspaceforce #starship #science #launch #slc-37 #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to science

Rocket Report: Falcon 9 flies for 300th time; an intriguing launch from Russia - Enlarge / The upper stage for the first Ariane 6 flight vehicle is seen... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2003908 #commercialspace #missiledefense #rocketreport #starship #science #ariane6 #launch #russia #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to space

Sierra Space is blowing up stuff to prove inflatable habitats are safe - Enlarge / Sierra Space's 300 cubic meter inflatable habitat burst at 77... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1998174 #inflatablemodule #commercialspace #spacestations #sierraspace #space

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to space

NASA urged Astrobotic not to send its hamstrung spacecraft toward the Moon - Enlarge / A camera on Astrobotic's Peregrine spacecraft captured this v... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1997960 #commercialspace #astrobotic #space #moon #nasa

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to space

Crippled Peregrine Lander to Make Fiery Return Home - Within a few hours of this post going live, Astrobotic’s Peregrine spacecraft is e... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/18/crippled-peregrine-lander-to-make-fiery-return-home/ #commercialspace #artemis #space #news #moon

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to science

Elon Musk’s recent all-hands meeting at SpaceX was full of interesting news - Enlarge / Elon Musk, SpaceX's founder and CEO, recently held an all-han... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995840 #commercialspace #elonmusk #starbase #starship #science #launch #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to science

The Space Force is changing the way it thinks about spaceports - Enlarge / The Morrell Operations Center at Cape Canaveral Space Force S... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1995665 #commercialspace #capecanaveral #militaryspace #vandenberg #science #launch #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to space

ULA’s Vulcan rocket shot for the Moon on debut launch—and hit a bullseye - Enlarge / The first Vulcan rocket fires off its launch pad in Florida. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1994217 #unitedlaunchalliance #commercialspace #capecanaveral #astrobotic #launch #vulcan #space #moon

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to Starlink

SpaceX launches two rockets—three hours apart—to close out a record year - Enlarge / SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off Thursday night from N... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1992995 #commercialspace #militaryspace #falconheavy #starlink #falcon9 #launch #spacex #space #x-37b

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to science

Blue Origin’s suborbital rocket flies for first time in 15 months - Enlarge / Blue Origin's New Shepard booster comes in for landing in Wes... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1991878 #commercialspace #blueorigin #newshepard #science #launch #space #ns-24

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to space

Blue Origin is ready to launch New Shepard spaceship after more than a year on hold - Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship was grounded after a failed mission in 2022. ... - https://www.geekwire.com/2023/blue-origin-new-shepard-spaceship-year-hold/ #suborbitalspaceflight #commercialspace #blueorigin #newshepard #space

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to SpaceX

2023 has been another year with a record number of orbital launches - Enlarge / A solid-fueled Ceres 1 rocket, developed by the Chinese compa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1987238 #commercialspace #launches #spacex #space #china

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to SpaceX

Starship brought the thunder as it climbed into space for the first time - Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship rocket took off from South Texas at 7:03 am... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1985247 #commercialspace #elonmusk #starbase #starship #launch #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to SpaceX

Five things to watch for when Starship takes off Saturday morning - SpaceX fans turned out at... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1985143 #commercialspace #starshipift-2 #starbase #starship #launch #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to SpaceX

SpaceX delays launch of its giant Starship rocket to swap out a part - Enlarge / The upper stage of SpaceX's Super Heavy-Starship launch vehic... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984487 #commercialspace #elonmusk #starship #launch #spacex #space #texas

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to SpaceX

The reviews are done—SpaceX is clear to launch Starship - Enlarge / SpaceX's Starship rocket on its launch pad in South Texas. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1984313 #federalaviationadministration #commercialspace #elonmusk #starship #launch #spacex #space

itnewsbot, 6 months ago to space

We’ll know soon if Astra—the commercial space company—has a future - Enlarge / Astra's Rocket 3 vehicle lifts off from Alaska on November 20... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1983272 #commercialspace #launch #space #astra