Category Archives: Rockets

First Antares Wallops Virginia Launch April 17th

Launch will be seen buy much of East Coast Washington D.C. area. Orbital Sciences has been preparing to make the inaugural launch from the new Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Pad-0A Wallops launch complex in Wallops Island Va.The first fully-integrated…

SpaceX rocket hovers 80 meters, but is it a good idea?

There is an old saying, he bit off more than he could chew. This could be the case with the concept being explored by SpaceX and their new rocket technology….

ISS Launch from Virginia Scheduled for April

Test Flight of Orbital’s Antares Rocket Scheduled for April 16-18 A test flight of Orbital Sciences Corporation’s Antares rocket from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport’s Pad-0A at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility…

Dragon Capsule Reaches ISS After Fixing Thrusters

SpaceX’s Dragon Carrying NASA Cargo Resupplies Space Station (Source NASA) – The Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft was berthed to the International Space Station at 8:56 a.m. EST…

Falcon 9 on way to Station – Dragon Thruster Issues Delay IIS Rendezvous

The SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket lifted of on schedule today in a resupply mission for the International Space Station, but the day was not without issues. The SpaceX Falcon 9…

Rocket Test Brings U.S. Closer to Self Reliance

Engine test is one step in return of U.S. ISS resupply capability NASA and it’s commercial partner Orbital Sciences fired dual AJ26 rocket engines for a duration of 29 seconds while…

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Engine Test Brings Wallops Space Station Launch One Step Closer

Later this year a new Goddard Wallops Island launch complex will launch a payload to the international space station which will be visible from the north eastern united states. The Wallops Flight…

SLS J2X Engine undergoes further testing

NASA engineers conducted the first in a new round of tests on the next-generation J-2X rocket engine Feb. 15 at Stennis Space Center. The 35-second test continued progress in development…