Tag Archives: Private Spaceflight
NASA Names 4 Astronauts for First Commercial Spaceflight
NASA has always been a great point of discussion and argument in the US budgetary affairs but the institution itself is an inspiration to the American people and the young generation. NASA director...
NASA Names 4 Astronauts for First Commercial Spaceflight
NASA has always been a great point of discussion and argument in the US budgetary affairs but the institution itself is an inspiration to the American people and the young generation. NASA director...
SpaceX gets Certified by US Air Force
The US Air Force announced today that SpaceX can execute national security space missions. Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air...
Jeff Bezos’ Space Rocket Completes Successful Test Flight
Jeff Bezos revealed that his space venture, Blue Origin, performed a successful test of the New Shepard rocket yesterday. The rocket has a 10,000-lbf thrust liquid hydrogen, liquid oxygen BE-3 engine...
SpaceX Launches Dragon Cargo Ship for NASA
The night sky over Florida was well lit on Sunday after SpaceX, private spaceflight company, launched the Dragon spacecraft in a spectacular launch event. The spacecraft, designed for the...
SpaceX and Boeing build manned NASA Spaceships
After three years relying on Russia to transport Astronauts into space, NASA is finally getting back on track on using their own ships. NASA has contracted two private companies to build spaceships....
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Rocket Close to ‘Evolutionary’ Breakthrough
Elon Musk, the billionaire founder and CEO of the private spaceflight company SpaceX, wants to help establish a Mars colony of up to 80,000 people by ferrying explorers to the Red Planet for perhaps...
NASA Cuts Ties With Russia For Most Space Operations
It seems that space isn’t immune from Earth-side politics. In a statement issued today, NASA confirmed that due to “Russia’s ongoing violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial...
Waypoint 2 Space Provide Passenger Training for Commercial Launches
Slowly but surely, the day is approaching when you’ll be able to buy a ticket to travel into space. Several companies, ranging from Virgin Galactic to SpaceX, are hoping to provide that opportunity...