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6/3/24 Update: Teams have announced a new launch time for Boeing’s Starliner Crew Flight Test of 9:52 am CDT on June 5th, 2024. New dates and times are reflected below. 5/31/24 Update: The launch of Boeing’s Starliner CFT is now scheduled for NET Saturday, June 1st at 11:25 am CDT. New dates and times are…
In preparation for Boeing’s Crew Flight Test of the Starliner spacecraft, ULA rolled its Atlas V rocket to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral on Saturday, May 4th. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station in the spacecraft, named Calypso, on Monday, May 6th at 9:34 pm CST.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
At 2:27 am CDT, Crew-7 launched to the International Space Station onboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The four astronauts on board were a truly international crew representing four different space agencies and countries. This mission is the eighth crewed mission to the ISS for SpaceX and NASA.
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…
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…