Tag: spaceflight
Virgin Galactic’s spaceship flies from its new home base for the first time
The pieces are finally starting to come together for Virgin Galactic’s space tourism — the company has flown SpaceShipTwo from Spaceport America for the first time. It was just a glide test from 50,000 feet up, but the flight let the spaceport fulfil… Source
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SpaceX and NASA break down what their historic first astronaut mission will look like
NASA and SpaceX’s most defining moment of our current space era is coming up at the end of this month, with its Demo-2 mission on May 27. The mission will be the first ever launch for SpaceX with humans on board, and for NASA, it’ll mark the first return to…
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Watch how SpaceX’s first human spacecraft performed during its key in-flight escape test
[embedded content] SpaceX is getting ready to launch its first-ever spacecraft with humans on board, the Commercial Crew Demo-2 mission (DM-2) that will take off from Florida on May 27. There are still a couple of things remaining to finish up prior to flight, including a final parachute system test…
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Here’s how Blue Origin’s human lander system will carry astronauts to the lunar surface
[embedded content] Blue Origin was among the companies selected by NASA to develop and build a human lander system for its Artemis missions, which include delivering the next man and first woman to the surface of the Moon in 2024. The Jeff Bezos -founded space company chose to deliver a…
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Blue Origin and SpaceX win contracts to develop NASA’s Moon spacecraft
As it teased earlier in the week, NASA has awarded contracts in its quest for a Moon landing — and it’s a big win for the upstarts in the spaceflight industry. The administration has chosen Blue Origin, SpaceX and IT firm Dynetics to compete against… Source
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SpaceX, Blue Origin and Dynetics will build human lunar landers for NASA’s next trip back to the Moon
NASA has selected the companies that will provide them with the human landing system for their Artemis Moon missions, including a lander vehicle which will carry astronauts from space to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. Blue Origin, SpaceX and Dynetics were picked from a larger field…
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