Tag SpaceX

On August 26, 2023, a historic event took place in the realm of space exploration. Four astronauts from four different countries embarked on a journey together to the International Space Station (ISS). Led by commander Jasmin Moghbeli of NASA, pilot Andreas Mogensen of ESA, and mission specialists Satoshi Furukawa of JAXA and Konstantin Borisov of […]

NASA and SpaceX have announced the postponement of the launch of a crew rotation mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission, called Crew-7, was originally scheduled for Friday but has now been rescheduled for Saturday, August 26. The reason for the delay has not been provided. Crew-7 will be commanded by American Jasmin […]

NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), marking several significant achievements. The mission is the first flight for the Falcon 9 B1081 booster, which returned to Landing Zone 1 after separation. It is also the first SpaceX Crew Dragon mission piloted by a European astronaut and the […]

Preparations are underway at Starbase for the upcoming second Starship test flight, with Booster 9 expected to return to the launch site soon. The installation of its hot staging ring is now complete, and the booster is ready to roll in the coming days. This hot staging ring will allow the ship to separate from […]

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is preparing for his second mission to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of Crew-7. The launch, known as Huginn, is scheduled for August 25th at 08:49 BST and will be live-streamed on ESA WebTV 2. This mission is particularly significant as it marks the first time a European astronaut […]

ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen is set to embark on his second mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in August 2023. Named Huginn, this mission will mark his first long-duration stay on the ISS, following his previous 10-day mission, iriss, in 2015. Accompanied by his crew mate and commander, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas will […]

Last week, the number of orbital launches decreased significantly compared to the previous week, with only three launches taking place. The majority of these launches were Chinese Starlink launches. This brings the total number of orbital launch attempts in 2023 to 128. If this pace continues, we can expect over 200 orbital launches by the […]

Boeing’s Starliner Crewed Flight Test (CFT), which was scheduled to transport astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has been delayed until next year. The earliest launch opportunity is now set for March. Despite the setback, Boeing remains confident in completing the six crewed flights ordered by NASA before the planned retirement of the ISS […]

In a busy week for space exploration, Russia has made significant strides with two missions. The first is the launch of GLONASS-K2, a fourth-generation radio navigation satellite, and the second is Roscosmos’s first mission to the Moon in over four decades, known as Luna 25. Meanwhile, SpaceX has launched multiple batches of its Starlink satellites, […]

Last week, the Starship program at SpaceX entered a critical testing phase with the static test firing of Booster 9’s Raptor engines. This test followed the successful completion of the Spin Prime test requirement. Booster 9 was lifted onto the Orbital Launch Mount (OLM) on July 20 and underwent a propellant loading test on July […]