SpaceX and SDA Ready to Fly for Tranche-0B
SpaceX and the Space Development Agency (SDA) are gearing up to launch their next batch of satellites as part of their Tranche program.
Read MoreSpaceX and the Space Development Agency (SDA) are gearing up to launch their next batch of satellites as part of their Tranche program.
Read MoreOn August 27th, 2023 at 9:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, Crew Dragon Endurance docked to the Zenith port of the Harmony Module of the International Space Station.
Read MoreIndia’s Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully completed its seven and a half week journey to the lunar surface. Now, after four years of planning and hard work, Chandrayaan-3 can begin its two week science mission at the lunar south pole.
Read MoreLaunching at 3:27 AM Eastern Time August 26th, Crew-7 will continue to inspire those on Earth, and conduct important research that will take us higher, further and faster than ever before.
Read MoreOn the 7th of March, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the inaugural mission of their H3 rocket. Space Scout’s Scarlet Dominik takes a deep dive into the vehicle’s development.
Read MoreNext week is shaping up to be a busy time for rocket launches, but also a very busy time for the Moon. For the first time in 54 years, there are two landers in orbit of the Moon at the same time.
Read MoreOn the 24th of September, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will complete its primary mission, delivering nearly 1 kilogram of material from the asteroid Bennu after 7 years in space.
Read MoreBlue Origin made some noise in Huntsville, as the former Saturn V test stand, Test Stand 4670, saw its first firing from its new operators. The short test, which took place on August 3rd, lasted between 30 and 40 seconds according to locals who heard the test firing. It has yet to be confirmed if the test was a BE4 or BE3-U. This marked the first test firing on 4670 since 1998.
Read MoreSix years into the future and 177 years after its discovery, the massive asteroid 16 Psyche will receive its first visitor from Earth.
Read MoreBoeing revealed to Business Insider that they were planning to target a March window for their first crewed flight of their Starliner capsule.
Read MoreOn August 4, at 09:52 UTC, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus, NG-19 S.S. Laurel Clark, was grappled by the International Space Station’s robotic arm, and subsequently berthed to the nadir (downward facing) port on the Unity Node.
Read MoreOn August 1 2023, at 8:31 pm – Northrop Grumman’s Antares launch vehicle will lift off from Wallops Island, bound for the International Space Station with 8,000 pounds of cargo, experiments and food for the multinational crew onboard the orbital lab. This launch marks the final launch of the Antares’ “classic” configuration – following a 10 year service history.
Read MoreAs SpaceX’s Crew – 7 gears up for launch in August, 2023 – the crew of the sixth rotation mission to the International Space Station are wrapping up a record setting, history-making long duration segment.
Read MoreWelcome back to Space Scout. We’ve missed you.
Read MoreRocket Lab is currently gearing up for its inaugural launch from the United States this weekend.
Read MoreNOV. 15, 2022—The countdown clock has started ahead of NASA’s third launch attempt of the Artemis I mission to the Moon, currently set for 1:04 a.m. ET on November 16.
Read MoreNASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission is set to lift off on Tuesday, October 5 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, carrying a crew of four aboard Crew Dragon Endurance.
Read MoreUnited Launch Alliance is set to launch its first commercial satellite since 2016. The SES-20 and SES-21 satellites are scheduled
Read MoreSEP. 17, 2022—NASA adds another piece to the puzzle of procuring another lunar lander, amidst ever-shifting timelines and funding levels.
Read MoreAfter an initially clean liftoff from Blue Origin’s Launch Site One in Van Horn Texas, an uncrewed New Shepard suffered
Read MoreArtemis I, the first uncrewed flight in NASA’s ambitious campaign to return humans to the surface of the Moon, is set to launch after Monday’s scrub.
Read More11 years after the final flight of Atlantis, NASA’s next great rocket—the Space Launch System—is ready to fly.
Read MoreThe Antares rocket has once again beaten the odds. After the Russo-Ukrainian war eliminated the potential for future shipments of
Read MoreOn Thursday, August 4, 2022 at 6:08pm EDT, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is scheduled to launch their first lunar mission on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Read MoreOn Thursday August 4th at 6:29am EDT, United Launch Alliance will launch the SBIRS GEO-6 mission for the United States Space Force.
Read MoreNASA announces potential dates for the Artemis I launch for late August and early September.
Read MoreInfrared vision and high spatial resolution are a powerful combination that allows Webb to show never-before-seen details across the universe.
Read MoreThe Vega launch family is set to welcome its second vehicle tomorrow morning.
Read MoreThe first full-color images and data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will be released later today at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Read MoreNASA’s small pathfinder spacecraft is headed for the Moon to study orbits and demonstrate new capabilities.
Read MoreBoeing’s Starliner is set to return to flight on its second uncrewed flight test, OFT-2, tomorrow evening.
Read MoreNASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission is set to launch early Wednesday morning, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station onboard
Read MoreOn April 8th, Axiom-1, the first all-private crew will launch to the International Space Station.
Read MoreMAR. 24, 2022—To learn how to live on Mars, citizen scientists at NASA undergo analog expeditions somewhere much closer to home: Antarctica.
Read MoreViews of the launch of Transporter-3, carrying 105 satellites to a polar orbit on January 13, 2022.
Read MoreNOV. 14, 2022—ABL Space Systems plans to launch its RS1 rocket as soon as November 14- the first of at least 78 flights on contract.
Read MoreA new RFI posted by NASA lays out the future of the SLS rocket to 2050 and beyond, including a new contractor structure and provisions for yearly cargo flights.
Read MoreJust days away from launch, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is ready to begin a 12-year mission to explore the Trojan asteroids.
Read MoreAstra has filed with the FCC ahead of a first-time launch from KSC’s Launch Complex 48.
Read MoreDoes that mean they’re not coming on then?
Read MoreSEP. 23, 2021–As Artemis nears its first launch, sweeping organizational changes and new contracts could guarantee its future into the 2030s…
Read MoreJULY 20, 2021–Meet Nauka, the newest ISS module, set to launch tomorrow, July 21.
Read MoreJULY 17, 2021–A Shortfall of Gravitas, a new, modernized drone-ship, joins the SpaceX fleet.
Read MoreJULY 15, 2021–The Atlas V rocket for Boeing’s second Starliner flight test recently completed stacking, ahead of launch on July 30.
Read MoreAn overview of the cargo and experiments flying onboard the SpaceX CRS-22 mission, scheduled to liftoff June 3, 1:29 p.m. EDT.
Read MoreCrew-2 is set to liftoff April 23 at 5:49 a.m. ET – here’s everything you need to know, including full detailed timelines of the mission.
Read MoreMAR. 1, 2021–Rocket Lab announces a SPAC merger valued at $4.1 billion, and a new, reusable launch vehicle capable of lifting 8 tons.
Read MoreNASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on Mars today. Here’s what comes next.
Read MoreThe Perseverance Mars rover will attempt to land today – here’s what to expect for entry, descent, and landing.
Read MoreJAN. 23, 2021–SpaceX is set to launch a mission carrying over 140 satellites. We tracked 142 out of 143.
Read MoreJAN. 16, 2020–NASA is currently targeting this fall for the launch of Artemis I, the uncrewed first test flight of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion Spacecraft together. With less than a year of time remaining until the launch, NASA has already begun launch preparation operations.
Read MoreJAN. 12, 2020–SpaceX successfully undocked the CRS-21 Dragon resupply vehicle from the ISS this morning, ahead of splashdown in just over a day.
Read MoreDEC. 12, 2020–Virgin Galactic’s first suborbital, crewed flight out of Spaceport America didn’t go as planned this morning and was forced to glide home.
Read MoreDEC. 11, 2020–Two days ago, SpaceX’s massive SN8 prototype completed a successful test – by blowing up on the landing pad.
Read MoreDEC. 7, 2020–SpaceX is preparing for its first high-altitude Starship flight – a 12.5km test using “SN8”, a prototype Starship test vehicle.
Read MoreDEC. 3, 2020–What if there was a near-invisible threat, quietly lurking above, that could put an end to spaceflight as we know it? That threat is real – and it’s orbital debris.
Read MoreNOV. 20, 2020–Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich is launching from Vandenberg in just 12 hours. If “launching from Vandenberg” isn’t a phrase you’ve heard lately – we don’t blame you.
Read MoreNOV. 20, 2020– With just twelve hours to go to the launch of Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, here’s everything you need to know to watch the first Vandenberg launch in over a year and a half.
Read MoreNOV. 18, 2020-On Monday night, Vega mission VV17 lifted off on an ill-fated flight – losing two payloads and marking the second failure in just three launches for the troubled European smallsat launcher.
Read MoreNOV. 14, 2020–With just a day and a half to go before the first operational Commercial Crew mission, we’ve compiled some information as a guide to help you get the best experience out of Crew-1.
Read MoreThings got hot in Utah yesterday with a test firing of the world’s most powerful solid rocket booster.
Read MoreAUG. 10, 2020– The United States Space Force has awarded the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts to United Launch
Read MoreDragon capsule Endeavour and its two-man crew, Bob Behnken, and Doug Hurley, prepare to come home after over two months in space.
Read MoreThe Mars 2020 mission, carrying the “Perseverance” rover, is set to launch 7:50 a.m. EDT today, July 30, 2020. Keep up with live mission updates here.
Read MoreIn a first for Arab history, the U.A.E. launched the Hope probe to Mars aboard a Japanese rocket, yesterday, July 19.
Read MoreJUNE 25, 2020–Relativity Space has announced that they will be constructing a new launch site at Vandenberg AFB, along with a contract from Iridium to launch six spare satellites on an as-needed basis.
Read MoreJUNE 17, 2020–Northrop Grumman has delivered ten Space Launch System solid rocket segments for the Artemis I mission, along with two inert OmegA segments for booster training to the Kennedy Space Center after making a long train ride from Utah to Florida.
Read MoreJUNE 13, 2020– On June 11th, 2020, NASA announced that Astrobotic, a Pittsburgh robotics company, had been selected to deliver the VIPER rover to the lunar South Pole as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), part of the Artemis program, which seeks to land humans on the moon by 2024.
Read MoreJUNE 2, 2020– SpaceX’s Starship development program in South Texas seemed to be right on track until it met a swift (and explosive) halt last Friday.
Read MoreJUNE 2, 2020– Rocket Lab has announced a return to flight of the Electron rocket with a new launch date of Don’t Stop Me Now, Electron’s 12th flight. Electron, will now launch on June 11, 2020.
Read MoreMAY 30, 2020–At 3:22 p.m. today, Crew Dragon successfully lifted off aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket carrying astronauts Bob Benkhen and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station. Now at T+ 1 hour 30 minutes, the mission is proceeding smoothly.
Read MoreMAY 28, 2020–Demo Mission 2 (DM-2)’s first attempt was ultimately scrubbed, however, it brought the launch directly into the public eye. Millions viewed the launch attempt, so we’ve compiled some information as a viewing guide to help you get the best experience out of DM-2.
Read MoreMAY 25, 2020–LauncherOne has fallen short of orbit today after an unsuccessful launch attempt over the Los Angeles coast.
Read MoreMAY 24, 2020–After ten years, we are now less than a week away from seeing two astronauts, Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, fly to the International Space Station on SpaceX’s crew-rated Dragon 2 spacecraft.
Read MoreMAY 22, 2020–In a surprising twist of events, Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne vehicle has had its first flight scheduled for Sunday, May 24, with a window extending to May 25th, with an opportunity to launch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pacific daily.
Read MoreMAY 19, 2020–NASA’s head of human spaceflight programs, Doug Loverro, has abruptly resigned within days of Demo Mission 2, the first crewed U.S. space flight within nearly a decade.
Read MoreLive coverage of the USSF-7 mission for the United States Space Force by United Launch Alliance, carrying the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle.
Read MoreMAY 14, 2020–Firefly Aerospace, a small-sat startup from Austin TX, has earned their AS9100 certification.
Read MoreMAY 14, 2020–In a virtual conference yesterday, NASA HEO released a further breakdown of the Human Lander System, or HLS contracts.
Read MoreMAY 9, 2020–A spy satellite set to fly aboard United Launch Alliance’s triple-core Delta IV Heavy rocket has been pushed back from June to late August, according to military officials.
Read MoreMAY 7, 2020–The X-37B will launch next week carrying a new satellite built by Air Force students.
Read MoreMAY 6, 2020- After temporarily pausing on-site work for the agency’s Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, NASA is now preparing to reopen the Marshall Spaceflight Center (MSFC), Stennis Space Center, and Michoud Assembly Facility alongside other agency centers and locations which are critical to the Artemis Program.
Read MoreMAY 6, 2020–After trial and tribulation, SpaceX’s Starship development program in Southern Texas finally seems to be back on track.
Read MoreMAY 5, 2020–The U.S. government is in the process of drafting what is now known as the ‘Artemis Accords’, an international legal basis for moon mining.
Read MoreMAY 5, 2020–Things have gotten exciting in the small Texas village of Boca Chica these past few days as a full-scale Starship comes to life for the first time…
Read MoreMAY 4, 2020–Lunar Starship was recently chosen for the Artemis Human Lander System contracts. SpaceX claims they can land on the moon uncrewed by 2022. Can they make it work?
Read MoreMAY 4, 2020–According to an article published today by Spaceflight Now, Virgin Orbit appears to be targeting later this month for their debut of the LauncherOne air-launched satellite launch vehicle from their 747-400 carrier “Cosmic Girl”.
Read MoreAPR. 30–Dynetics, SpaceX, and Blue Origin’s National Team win contracts to develop Human Lander Systems for the Artemis moon landings.
Read MoreThe California launch site has been quiet for almost a year, and appears as if it will be quiet for much longer. 2019 only had two launches (RADARSAT Constellation Mission and NROL-71), and the current scheduled launches are pushed back further and further. Why?
Read MoreLive coverage of the launch of Starlink 6 from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Read MoreA Starlink mission onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 is due to launch from Launchpad 39A at Cape Canaveral tomorrow, 3:37 p.m. EST.
Read MoreWhen SpaceX first unveiled the plan for the Interplanetary Transport System in 2016, the world stood mystified. What seemed like science fiction was now a real concept proposed by a company that had quickly established themselves as a leader in the NewSpace market. ITS would be the dream everyone wanted – a fast, efficient way to transport 450 tons to Mars, and almost a hundred crew, much more than we could ever dream of sending to even Earth orbit.
Read MoreMAR. 26, 2020– The United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 has successfully lifted off with the AEHF-6 satellite for the
Read MoreFEB. 14, 2020–Five days ago, the cooperative NASA-ESA Solar Orbiter mission took off on an Atlas V 411 from Space Launch Complex-41, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, towards the poles of the sun. Yesterday, United Launch Alliance’s CEO Tory Bruno hinted that it may be the most accurate insertion ever done by ULA.
Read MoreJAN. 15, 2020–The second all-female spacewalk by NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir conducted this morning was a great success, with all primary tasks and get-ahead tasks accomplished.
Read MoreJAN. 14, 2020–SpaceX is poised to launch the third Starlink operational mission on January 20, a mere two days after the Crew Dragon In Flight Abort test, where SpaceX will be testing its Crew Dragon capsule from SLC-39A.
Read MoreJAN. 13, 2020–After a successful static fire of Falcon 9 first stage B1046 on Saturday, Jan. 11, SpaceX has declared that they are ready for the Crew Dragon in-flight abort test, now scheduled for January 18.
Read MoreJAN. 7, 2020– Firefly Aerospace announced yesterday morning with a Space.com interview of CEO Dr. Tom Markusic that they will launch the maiden flight of their Alpha launch vehicle from SLC-2W at Vandenberg A.F.B., California, in April 2020.
Read MoreDEC. 20, 2019–Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test took off flawlessly at 6:36 a.m. this morning from Cape Canaveral’s pad 41. However, after separation from the Atlas V N22, which performed without trouble, Starliner ran into what NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called a Mission Elapsed Time anomaly, leading Starliner to “believe it was in an orbital insertion burn, when it was not”.
Read MoreDEC. 19, 2019– We’re currently at T- 13 hours to launch of Starliner’s Orbital Flight Test! Taking off at 6:36 AM EST on December 20, Starliner is flying on an Atlas V N22, which should be quite the experience.
Read MoreDEC. 15, 2019–Now that the launch of JCSat-18 is merely a single day away, it’s about time for us to help you get the best experience out of it.
Read MoreDEC. 13, 2019–In a press release yesterday, Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that Saturn Satellite Networks has chosen their new OmegA launch vehicle to launch up to two satellites on OmegA’s inaugural flight scheduled for spring 2021, from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39B.
Read MoreDEC. 12, 2019–In a press conference this morning, Rocket Lab announced that they had completed construction on Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia.
Read MoreDEC. 12, 2019–Earlier this morning the Department of Defense released a statement confirming that they had successfully tested a “prototype
Read MoreDEC. 11, 2019–A Falcon 9 rocket currently awaits vertical integration at SLC-40 with the JCSat-18/KACIFIC-1 satellite, ahead of planned liftoff at 7:10 pm EST on December 16.
Read MoreDEC. 6, 2019– As shown in a number of tweets earlier this morning, United Launch Alliance and Boeing Space have successfully conducted their Wet Dress Rehearsal for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner capsule. Boeing is now targeting December 20, 2019 for launch of OFT. READ MORE:
Read MoreStatic fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting June 12 launch of RADARSAT Constellation Mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in
Read MoreThe RADARSAT Constellation Mission, previously scheduled for May 16 aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5, has been rescheduled to June
Read MoreThe launchpads have been… pretty silent lately. Since the launch of NROL-71, there has been little, if any activity here.
Read MoreNROL-71 has finally been rescheduled. Due to launch on December 18, this now creates a very interesting day with four
Read MoreUPDATE: NROL-71 was scrubbed last night. New liftoff scheduled for 8:06 PM today at 70% Go Launch was scrubbed once more
Read MoreThe SSO-A launch has been scrubbed once more due to complications with the second stage. Is someone keeping count?! The
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