Tag: commercial-space
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Top secret ‘Zuma’ mission puzzles satellite trackers
EDITOR’S NOTE: The launch of Zuma has been delayed to Friday, Nov. 17. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket stands poised for launch at pad 39A in Florida with the Zuma payload. Credit: SpaceX A top secret payload developed in secrecy for the U.S. government is set to ride into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast aboard a…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Falcon 9 flight timeline for the Zuma mission
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 7 for new launch date and launch pad. SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 booster is being readied for liftoff from Cape Canaveral, but most of the launcher’s ascent into orbit will be under a news blackout at the request of the U.S. government customer that owns the top secret Zuma payload fastened…
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Cygnus arrives at space station with food, experiments and cache of CubeSats
The Cygnus supply ship on final approach to the International Space Station on Tuesday. Credit: NASA/Randy Bresnik A commercial cargo craft owned and operated by Orbital ATK wrapped up a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering ice cream and pizza for the lab’s six-person crew and hardware for a slew of…
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Cygnus arrives at space station with food, experiments and cache of CubeSats
The Cygnus supply ship on final approach to the International Space Station on Tuesday. Credit: NASA/Randy Bresnik A commercial cargo craft owned and operated by Orbital ATK wrapped up a two-day journey to the International Space Station on Tuesday, delivering ice cream and pizza for the lab’s six-person crew and hardware for a slew of…
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SNC shows off video of what could be Dream Chaser space plane’s last test flight
In a nod to test-pilot tradition, two fuzzy dice hang on the flight deck of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s pilotless Dream Chaser prototype space plane. (NASA Photo via SNC) Last weekend’s drop test of a prototype Dream Chaser space plane went so well that the next flight might be the one that goes all the way…
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Space station cargo shipment blasts off aboard Antares rocket
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship packed with 3.7 tons of cargo, supplies and experiments rode an Antares rocket into orbit from Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Sunday, setting course on a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. Running a day late after an airplane strayed into restricted airspace, scrubbing a launch…
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Space station cargo shipment blasts off aboard Antares rocket
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls An Orbital ATK Cygnus supply ship packed with 3.7 tons of cargo, supplies and experiments rode an Antares rocket into orbit from Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Sunday, setting course on a two-day pursuit of the International Space Station. Running a day late after an airplane strayed into restricted airspace, scrubbing a launch…
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Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser performs critical glide test flight
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser test vehicle lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Saturday after a successful glide test. Credit: NASA An atmospheric test article of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser spaceship made a successful runway landing Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a glide test flight performed to verify…
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Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser performs critical glide test flight
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser test vehicle lands at Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Saturday after a successful glide test. Credit: NASA An atmospheric test article of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser spaceship made a successful runway landing Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base in California after a glide test flight performed to verify…