30 September 2020
Another detection of phosphine on Venus possibly found in archival data
... months later in August, the Multiprobe spacecraft took to the skies from the Kennedy Space Center via an Atlas-Centaur launch vehicle. As the craft encountered Venus, the 875 kg (1930 lb) Multiprobe separated into 5 separate vehicles...
04 August 2021
Starliner launch delayed indefinitely following "valve" problems
... time is needed to complete the assessment,” NASA said in a statement yesterday. “Mission teams have decided to roll the Atlas V and Starliner back to the Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) for further inspection and testing where access...
13 August 2021
Stuck valves keep Starliner grounded, August flight now unlikely
...-ever mission to explore Trojan asteroids in orbit near Jupiter, is scheduled for liftoff atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket from Cape Canaveral during a 23-day launch period opening 16 October. Any launch date options for...
06 June 2024
NASA troubleshoots helium leaks after Starliner launch
... the first time since the Mercury missions of the early 1960s that a crew had been launched on an Atlas family rocket. It was a big and long-delayed moment for both NASA and Boeing and is viewed...
23 June 2024
NASA postpones Starliner's crew return amid thruster concerns
... schedule, the Starliner crewed launch was a month later than planned due to minor problems with its Atlas 5 rocket, trouble with a countdown computer and because of an initial helium leak in the system used to pressurize the...
05 September 2025
Asgardia to host inaugural ‘Galactic Prime Directive Conference’
... is the work of Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who is currently investigating the possibility that objects such as “3I/Atlas” might have technological – and potentially extraterrestrial – origins. His research marks a timely backdrop to discussions...
