Boeing’s launch Starliner spacecraft already delayed The capsule has been shifted for at least four more days, from next Tuesday to May 25, due to ongoing work to address concerns about a small helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, officials said Friday. Mission commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams aim to launch… Read More »
The launch of the United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying Boeing’s ill-fated Starliner capsule has been delayed an additional four days, from Friday to next Tuesday, to give engineers time to make sure a small helium leak in the crew ship’s propulsion system has been fixed. officials said Tuesday. Liftoff from pad 41 at… Read More »
The launch of two astronauts aboard a Boeing commercial spacecraft would be a first for the company, but it would also bring U.S. human spaceflight back to a rocket and launch site that has been unused by crews for more than 50 years. Crew Flight Test (CFT) for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner capsule is ready to… Read More »
Update, 9pm EDT: The launch of the Boeing Starliner was delayed due to a valve problem on the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket. At work link to our brushing story. CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – When Boeing’s Starliner capsule carries two astronauts into space tonight (May 6), at least 100 people at Mission Control will… Read More »
CAPE CANAVERAL — May the Power of the Rocket be with you! An Atlas V rocket launched to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday, May 4, which also happened to be Star Wars Day, days before its historic first mission with astronauts. There was also Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft atop the… Read More »
Ending an era in U.S. rocketry, United Launch Alliance fired its 16th and final triple-core Delta 4 Heavy Tuesday and launched a secret spy satellite in the final flurry of a storied family of rockets dating back to the dawn of the space age. The Heavy’s three hydrogen-fueled RS-68A first stage engines ignited with a… Read More »
A potentially history-making special lunar mission is underway. Odysseus, the robotic lunar lander built by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida early this morning (February 15). If all goes as planned, Odysseus will land near the Moon’s south pole on February… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A revolutionary new satellite has been launched that will provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life and tiny atmospheric particles. The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Ocean Ecosystem mission, launched at… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A revolutionary new satellite that will provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life and tiny atmospheric particles is ready for launch. The NASA PACE, or Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud and Ocean Ecosystem mission, will… Read More »
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launched at 2:18 a.m. EST on Monday on its maiden flight from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI January 8 (UPI) — The Peregrin lunar lander, the first U.S. mission with a final destination on the Moon in five decades, suffered a… Read More »