@NASAAstronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arrived in Florida on Thursday for their long-awaited Starliner launch, targeted for NET 6 May. The post Wilmore, Williams Arrive in Florida, Ahead of Historic Starliner Launch NET 6 May first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

OTD in 1990, @NASAHubble began its mission to explore the cosmos. It is a mission that continues more than 30 years later. The post “Somebody Get a Camera”: Remembering the Deployment of Hubble, OTD in 1990 first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

OTD in 1990, NASA launched the Hubble Space Telescope on a mission of astronomical discovery. But getting shuttle Discovery to the highest orbit attained since Apollo would prove challenging. The post Eighth Wonder: Remembering the Launch of Hubble, OTD in 1990 first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

@SpaceX has completed its 300th successful landing of a Falcon vehicle with Tuesday's post-sunset flight of B1078. The post SpaceX Completes Tenth Launch of April, 300th Falcon Landing first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

Elon Musk recently disclosed that SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket is dealing with a 50% performance shortfall. If it is not rectified, this issue could prevent Starship from landing NASA astronauts on the Moon during Artemis 3. SpaceX seeks to offset the underperformance with upgraded variants of Starship and its Raptor engine. The post Starship Faces Performance Shortfall for Lunar Missions first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

OTD in 1972, Apollo 16 headed to the Moon...and almost didn't land. The post “A Couple Weeks Later”: Remembering Apollo 16’s (Almost-Not) Moon Landing, OTD in 1972 first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

The Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft is undergoing vacuum testing at the Kennedy Space Center. We break down the timeline for the test, the anomalies which the team is resolving, and a surprising connection to the Apollo era. The post Orion Spacecraft Enters Rarefied Air with Vacuum Test first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

On the anniversary both of Yuri Gagarin's pioneering flight and the first Space Shuttle launch, @SpaceX on Friday successfully flew its first 20x-used Falcon 9 rocket. The post On Cosmonautics Day, SpaceX Launches Record-Setting 20x-Flown Falcon 9 first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

@SpaceX has successfully launched its second @SpaceForceDoD mission of 2024, delivering the first Weather System Follow-on Microwave (WSF-M) satellite into orbit. The post SpaceX Launches Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring Satellite to Orbit first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more

@ULALaunch & @NatReconOfc have launched a highly secretive national security payload aboard the last-ever Delta IV Heavy, as the 63-year-old Delta Program comes to a bittersweet end. The post For Final Time, ULA Launches “Most Metal” Delta IV Heavy Into History first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more