SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink mission launched – with photos

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for a Starlink 9 (10) mission launched at 1:12 AM EDT or 5:12 UTC Friday August 7th from historic launch complex 39A at Cape Canaveral Florida photos by Scott SCHILKE Spacenew.lu (space-news.es) On board are 57 SpaceX sun visor equipped broadband communication satellites for the Starlink network and 2 ride Read More

SES Selects United Launch Alliance to Launch Two C-Band Satellites to Accelerate C-Band Clearing

U.S.-based United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket will launch satellites into orbit as part of SES’s contribution to facilitate 5G across America SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, has selected U.S.-based United Launch Alliance (ULA) to launch two C-band satellites. This launch is part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet Read More

NASA Astronauts Safely Splash Down after First Commercial Crew Flight to Space Station

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, carrying NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, splashes down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida at 2:48 p.m. EDT Aug. 2, 2020, where the spacecraft is recovered by SpaceX and brought aboard the recovery ship 'Go Navigator.' photos credits: NASA Television Two NASA astronauts splashed down Read More

ULA Atlas V Successfully Launches Mars 2020 Mission for NASA with S.Schilke photos

Launch Marks ULA’s 20th Mission to the Red Planet A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Mars 2020 mission with the Perseverance rover for NASA lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on July 30 at 7:50 a.m. EDT. ULA and its heritage rockets have launched every U.S. led mission to Mars, beginning Read More

NASA with Perseverance rover on his way to Mars – launch photos 30.7.2020

Today’s final critical milestone — acquisition of signal — has been achieved. In essence, Perseverance has phoned home to let us know it’s officially on the way to Mars. “This signifies that JPL’s (NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory) deep space network has locked on to the spacecraft, which is on its journey to Mars,” said NASA Read More

Livestream ULA Launch Nasa Perseverance Mars live from NASA and ULA

Live coverage begins at 12:15am EDT (0415 UTC).Launch 30.7.2020 at 7:50 a.m. ET, with a two-hour windowLIVE - NASA Perseverance Mars Rover photo copyright NASA https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere • Rocket: Atlas V 541• Mission: NASA's Mars 2020 with the Perseverance Rover • Launch Date: Thurs., July 30, at 7:50 a.m. ET, with a two-hour window• Launch Location: Read More