Spectacular Launch Failure, Explosion of Proton M Rocket
Today a Russian Proton M Rocket exploded less than a minute after launch in a spectacular fireball. On board were three GLONASS navigation satellites. The cost of this loss is…
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Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) Launch is Successful
NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) solar observatory separated from its Pegasus rocket and is in the proper orbit. This followed a successful launch by the Orbital Sciences Pegasus XL…
New Solar Mission (IRIS) Rescheduled to Launch June 27
A Pegasus Rocket is set to drop from the Orbital Sciences L-1011 carrier aircraft with NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission. Launch is set for 7:27 p.m. PDT (10:27…
ION engine runs for over 5 years, Beam me up scotty
(NASA) – No there is no Starship Enterprise but the famed backup to the warp drive, the Ion Engines are very much a reality. NASA’s advanced ion propulsion engine has…
SLS Starts Preliminary Design Review
All programs undergo certain milestones as they progress. One of the earliest is the Preliminary Design Review or PDR. This review process includes meticulous, detailed analyses of the entire launch…
NASA 1961 goal Man on Moon in decade, 2013 goal Man in Orbit in four years
NASA just signed a deal with Russian for almost one half billion dollars to launch astronauts to the space station, 424 million to be exact. This deal will assure we…
First Antares launch from Wallops Island Virginia Succeeds!
The first launch from the new launch complex in Wallops Island Virginia is a success. After several weather delays the mission launched at 5:00pm eastern today April 21, 2013. The…
Antares Wallops Island Virginia Launch Rescheduled for April 21
UPDATE – 4/21/2013 4:10pm Eastern. Fueling has begun. Weather delays from the past two attempts do not look like they will happen today. Weather is good. So far all systems…
