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Polaris Dawn: What to expect

Polaris Dawn: What to expect

Four civilian astronauts are about to launch on a record breaking mission that will feature the first civilian spacewalk in history. On Tuesday 27 August 2024 at 3:38 a.m. ET, Jared Isaacman, Scott Poteet, Anna Menon and Sarah Gillis will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 to commence

Are NASA and Boeing playing a risky game with Starliner’s return to Earth?

Are NASA and Boeing playing a risky game with Starliner’s return to Earth?

When NASA and Boeing finally launched astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams on Boeing’s Starliner capsule on Wednesday, June 5 it marked the end of a long battle to get the troubled spacecraft to the International Space Station with astronauts onboard. As soon as the spacecraft got to orbit

SpaceX stretches Starship's development with third test launch

SpaceX stretches Starship's development with third test launch

SpaceX has succeeded in launching Starship from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas for a third time. The monolithic rocket took off at approximately 8:25 a.m Central Time. The launch was delayed by a few hours, pushing it late into the launch window on 14 March. SpaceX had been

What to expect from Starship’s 3rd orbital flight test

What to expect from Starship’s 3rd orbital flight test

SpaceX has last week announced the next target date for it’s third integrated test flight of the Starship. The next step is a small one, but has a much higher likelihood of success. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last week published its findings into SpaceX’s second orbital

Why the Polaris Dawn mission will take commercial spaceflight to new heights

Why the Polaris Dawn mission will take commercial spaceflight to new heights

In the last 3 years, the face of commercial spaceflight has changed drastically. The first fully civilian (orbital) spaceflight was flown by SpaceX on the Inspiration 4 mission, and with that behind us it’s about to get, well, serious. Commander Jared Isaacman along with a very capable team are

NASA has overcomplicated the Artemis moon missions, and they’ve been called out on it

NASA has overcomplicated the Artemis moon missions, and they’ve been called out on it

When NASA announced that they would be sending astronauts back to the moon by 2024, it promised to be the dawn of a new era in space exploration, but a simple infographic released detailing Artemis III’s orbit around the moon showed a problem that may not have been all