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Category: Now Launching
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How to Watch Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of Starliner
UPDATE: The launch of Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test has been delayed until no earlier than Friday, May 17th at 5:16 pm CDT. ULA is preparing to launch the Boeing Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station for the Crew Flight Test as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program on May 6th, 2024, at 9:34…
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How to Watch Soyuz MS-25 Launch a New Crew to the Space Station
Roscosmos is preparing to launch a new crew to the Space Station aboard Soyuz MS-25 on March 21st, 2024, at 8:21 am CDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA will provide coverage of launch activities on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA YouTube channel beginning at 7:20 am CDT. The international crew…
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How to Watch Intuitive Machines Attempt the First Commercial Moon Landing
Intuitive Machines’ is attempting to land their Nova-C lunar lander, named Odysseus, on the surface of the Moon today. If the landing is successful, it will be the first time the United States has soft-landed a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon since the end of the Apollo program. Odysseus is expected to attempt…
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How to Watch the IM-1 Mission to the Moon
UPDATE: Wednesday’s launch attempt has scrubbed due to “off-nominal methane temperatures prior to stepping into methane load“. SpaceX is now targeting launch on Thursday, February 15th at 1:05 a.m. ET. Live broadcast will begin about 45 minutes prior to launch at 12:20 a.m. ET. Intuitive Machines is ready to launch its lunar lander to the…
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How to Watch the NG-20 Cygnus Launch to the Space Station
Northrop Grumman is ready to launch the NG-20 Cygnus spacecraft to the International Space Station for NASA. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 11:07 a.m. CST on Tuesday, January 30th aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. NASA will provide prelaunch activities and launch coverage live on its website, NASA+, NASA TV, and the NASA…
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NASA’s Mission to a Metal Asteroid: How to Watch the Psyche Launch
UPDATE: Thursday’s launch attempt has been scrubbed. NASA and SpaceX are now targeting no earlier than Friday, October 13th at 9:19 am CDT. This piece reflects updated launch and broadcast times. NASA is launching a spacecraft through space to the metal-rich asteroid, Psyche to learn more about the origins of our Solar System. The spacecraft…
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SpaceX is Ready to Launch International Crew to Station: How to Watch the Crew-7 Launch
UPDATE: Friday’s launch attempt scrubbed. SpaceX and NASA are now targeting no earlier than Saturday, August 26th for launch of Crew 7. SpaceX is ready to launch the next crew of astronauts to the International Space Station. Crew-7 will launch in Crew Dragon Endurance on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on…
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Northrop Grumman Ready to Launch S.S. Laurel Clark to the ISS for NASA: How to Watch the NG-19 Launch
Northrop Grumman is ready to launch its 19th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The Antares rocket will launch a Cygnus spacecraft named the S.S. Laurel Clark to the orbiting lab, carrying over 8,000 pounds of crew supplies, equipment, and research materials. NASA will livestream…
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SpaceX, Axiom Space Sending Second Private Astronaut Crew to Space: How to Watch the Ax-2 Launch
SpaceX is ready to launch the second private astronaut crew to the International Space Station (ISS) for Axiom Space. The AX-2 crew is launching to space onboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft Freedom for a ten-day mission to carry out dozens of science research investigations. Ax-2 is scheduled for launch on Sunday afternoon, May 21st, at…
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Relativity Space is Launching a 3D Printed Rocket: How to Watch the First Launch of Terran 1
Relativity Space is ready for the debut launch of the world’s first 3-D printed rocket, Terran 1, from Launch Complex 16 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Because this is a demo flight, Relativity Space is not launching a customer payload but is instead carrying the company’s first metal 3-D print. Relativity Space will attempt to launch…
