“What an incredible sight to see NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launch together for the first time. It’s an important test for the agency before flying astronauts on the Artemis II mission. Known as Artemis I, the mission is a critical part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, in which the agency explores for the benefit of humanity. The launch is the first leg of a mission in which Orion is planned to travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth over the course of 25.5 days. ![]() EST Wednesday from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Carrying an uncrewed Orion, SLS lifted off for its flight test debut at 1:47 a.m. Mission patch for the SpaceX CRS-29 mission to the International Space Station.Following a successful launch of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), the most powerful rocket in the world, the agency’s Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program. The 29th SpaceX mission for the Commercial Resupply Services program is currently targeting launch at 8:28 p.m. “The team inspected the valve and respective data, and decided to replace the thruster.” “During the initial propellant load in preparation for the CRS-29 mission, teams identified a leak of NTO (nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer) in a Draco thruster valve, which per standard procedure required a pause to the operation to troubleshoot,” NASA said in a statement. ![]() It’s the third time the mission has been delayed due to an issue with one of the Draco thrusters on the Cargo Dragon that will fly the mission. On Thursday, NASA announced another two-day slip to the launch. ![]() While SpaceX launched its 52nd Starlink launch of the year, it’s also working towards another mission over at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. This will be the 207th overall launch from this site. Credit: SpaceXĪs SpaceX continues working towards adding Dragon capabilities to SLC-40 with a new crew access tower, Friday night’s mission will marked the 152nd orbital launch for the company since it began using the launch pad. The Falcon 9 rocket that will launch the Demo-2 mission is emblazoned with NASA’s “worm” logo, which was retired from official use in 1992. SpaceX has since flown seven crew rotation missions up to the orbiting outpost, in addition to two private astronaut missions.įollowing liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship, ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas,’ about eight-and-a-half minutes into the mission. This was the first flight of the Commercial Crew Program with astronauts on board. It first flew on May 30, 2020, launching former NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station on the Demo-2 mission. The booster for this mission, tail number B1058, is the oldest, currently flying Falcon 9 booster. It sent 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites up to low Earth orbit, which will bring the total Starlink satellites launched in 2023 up to 1,711. The Starlink 6-26 mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:37 p.m. SpaceX broke another re-flight record on Friday evening with the launch of 23 more Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 booster making its 18th flight. This was the 18th launch and landing of this booster, tail number 1058. ![]() A Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the sky, sending 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on their way to low Earth orbit.
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