20 October 2021
Humidity likely cause of stuck Starliner valves say Boeing, as OFT-2 postponed until first half of 2022
During a live update on the status of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft yesterday, officials at the company confirmed that the next launch attempt of its second uncrewed Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) will not happen until sometime in the first ...
10 June 2019
NASA opens ISS to space tourists
As part of NASA’s mission to stimulate a low-Earth orbit (LEO) economy, the space agency is opening the International Space Station for commercial business by enabling up to two short-duration private astronaut missions per year, beginning as early ...
20 March 2020
SpaceX plans first crewed flight to ISS in May
NASA and SpaceX officially announced on Wednesday that the first crewed launch from the United States to the International Space Station is planned for mid-May. The entrepreneur's company will launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Complex 39A at NASA's ...
09 April 2016
Flawless launch for SpaceX Dragon
...ISS) is an expandable structure that has the potential to revolutionize work and life on the space station. SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft is delivering almost 7,000 pounds of cargo, including the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), to the orbital...
14 September 2015
Back to the future: SpaceX presents Crew Dragon interior
... its interior design is delightfully sci fi-like. Space-related design is associated with futuristic sleekness, and Crew Dragon, its interior design newly unveiled to the public, is no exception. The colour palette, meanwhile, is pleasantly black-and...
21 December 2015
SpaceX’s postponed rocket launch due for lift off today
...manufactured by SpaceX for the safe transportation of satellites and the Dragon spacecraft into orbit. The Falcon 9 poised for launch Monday... exploded with a blast that also destroyed its Dragon cargo ship loaded with supplies for the astronauts ...