Tag: Spaceflight
-
Blue Origin Fires Up New Glenn Ahead of NASA Mars Mission: What’s at Stake
Overview: A Milestone for Blue Origin and Mars Exploration Blue Origin is preparing for a pivotal moment as its heavy-lift launcher, the New Glenn, sits vertical on the pad at Launch Complex 36A at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. With the second liftoff in sight, the company is conducting final checks as engineers monitor propulsion,…
-
Orion Advances Toward 2026 Moon Launch: Key Milestones
Orion Makes a Crucial Move Toward the 2026 Moon Mission NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on track for its ambitious 2026 lunar mission, taking a significant step forward with a seven-mile relocation from its current facility to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center. This marks the second-to-last move before Orion carries a crew…
-
Orion Moves Toward Moon: Artemis II Prep for 2026 Launch
Orion Takes a Major Step Toward 2026 Moon Launch The Orion spacecraft, NASA’s crewed vehicle bound for the Moon, was moved seven miles to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center. This latest relocation marks the second-to-last move before Orion’s scheduled 2026 launch window for the Artemis II mission, the first crewed Artemis…
-
Japanese Astronaut Captures Stunning Aurora Photo From ISS Window
Stunning aurora photographed from space During a busy week aboard the International Space Station (ISS), one image stood out for science enthusiasts and skywatchers alike. Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui captured a vivid aurora dancing above Earth, offering a rare, high-contrast view from the Kibo module’s window. Yui’s post highlighted what he called among the top…
-
To the Moon, Alice! A Reflective Look at the Dawn of Spaceflight
Introduction: A Nod to the Early Astronauts ldquo;To the moon, Alice!rdquo; is more than a catchy catchphrase. It echoes a time when spaceflight was a leap into the unknown and the term astronaut carried the weight of human ingenuity. The era of John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, and their peers marked a transition from theoretical ambition…
-
SpaceX Completes 11th Starship Test Flight Amid Moon and Mars Goals
SpaceX wraps up its 11th Starship test flight, signaling a pivotal step toward longer, more capable missions Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Monday completed the 11th test flight of its towering Starship rocket from its Texas facilities, marking a steady cadence of tests as the company gears up for more ambitious demonstrations. The launch occurred just…
-
Off to Indian Ocean splashdown: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship completes 11th test flight
SpaceX marks 11th Starship test flight with global trajectory SpaceX has completed the 11th full‑scale test flight of its Starship rocket, pushing the landmark vehicle closer to NASA’s lunar ambitions for 2030. The mission echoed the pattern of earlier tests: a vertical lift from Texas, separation of the booster, and a controlled entry and splashdown…
-
SpaceX’s Starship Makes 11th Test Flight: A Milestone for Deep Space Ambitions
SpaceX Achieves a Major Milestone with Starship’s 11th Test Flight SpaceX successfully conducted the 11th test flight of its colossal Starship rocket, a mission that pushed the vehicle further along its ambitious path toward deep-space exploration. The mission, launched from the southern tip of Texas, featured notable maneuvering and the release of eight mock satellites…
-
Starship 11th Test Flight Pushes SpaceX Moon Mission
SpaceX Champions Another Milestone for Starship SpaceX wrapped up the 11th full-scale test flight of its colossal Starship rocket, continuing a high-profile program that aims to redefine Earth-to-space travel. The launch, staged from the snout of Starbase near the Mexican border in Texas, sent the towering vehicle skyward in a display that combined scientific testing…
-
SpaceX Debuts 11th Starship Test Flight, Marking Another Crucial Step Toward Moon and Mars
SpaceX Wraps Up 11th Starship Test Flight with Notable Milestones SpaceX completed the 11th full-scale test flight of the Starship rocket, a development seen by enthusiasts as a key indicator of the vehicle’s readiness for ambitious deep-space missions. The mission, which launched from the Starbase facility near Texas’s southern tip, echoed the path of previous…