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7h ago
@ULALaunch & @NatReconOfc will wait at least 24hrs to launch the highly classified NROL-70 mission, following a last-minute scrub in Thursday's countdown.
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1d ago
@ULALaunch & @NatReconOfc are targeting 1:40 p.m. EDT Thursday for the final launch of the Delta fleet.
The post ULA Targets Thursday for Final Delta Launch, Watches Weather first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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2d ago
Five years ago, NASA was directed to return to the Moon within five years. That effort became the Artemis program. We look back at Artemis' first five years and the factors which contributed to the program's success.
The post “What We Need Now is Urgency”: Looking Back at Artemis After 5 Years first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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3d ago
Launch Week has officially begun with Monday's 10th @SpaceX Falcon 9 of March & the final @ULALaunch Delta IV Heavy on Thursday, pending weather.
The post SpaceX Launches Tenth Falcon 9 of March, ULA Looks Ahead to Final Delta Mission first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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4d ago
A 19x-flown Falcon 9 took flight late Saturday from Florida and returned 8+min later to land on a 75x-used drone ship in the Atlantic, to wrap up @SpaceX's 9th mission of March.
The post SpaceX Launches Life-Leading Falcon 9, Lands for 75th Time on Coast-Swapping Drone Ship first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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6d ago
NASA, Boeing & ULA are targeting early May for the launch of @Astro_Butch & @Astro_Suni for the long-awaited Crew Flight Test of Starliner to @Space_Station.
The post NASA Outlines Plans for Crew Flight Test (CFT), Targets Early May Launch first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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6d ago
@SpaceX plans to launch a life-leading Falcon 9 booster on its 19th flight late Friday. But the key watchword remains the weather.
The post SpaceX Targets Falcon 9 Launch Tonight, Weather Looks Dicey first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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6d ago
After Thursday's dramatic launch abort at Baikonur, @SpaceX has successfully launched its 30th Dragon cargo mission to @Space_Station.
The post CRS-30 Launches to Space Station, Following Soyuz MS-25 Pad Abort first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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6d ago
Tom Stafford, one of the heroes of the Apollo era, passed away on Monday. While Stafford's loss is saddening, he leaves behind a remarkable legacy of exploration and diplomacy in space.
The post Remembering Tom Stafford, the Space Race’s Peacemaker (1930-2024) first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more
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1w ago
@SpaceX has launched its 10th time of the year out of Vandenberg and its 7th Falcon 9 of March, as it gears up for its next cargo run to @Space_Station on Thursday.
The post SpaceX Launches Tenth Vandenberg Flight of Year, Looks to CRS-30 Space Station Resupply Mission on Thursday first appeared on AmericaSpace ..read more