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Note: The launch of the CRS-5  is set for 6:20 am ET, January 6, on SpaceX-5 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, adjacent to Kennedy Space Center, Florida. I thought it would be important to put up a blog post on the October 28, 2014, loss of Orb-3 and the SSEP Mission 6  Yankee Clipper payload of experiments, something that could capture the experience in that moment. I think it is an important story to share with the thousands of SSEP students across the nation and in Canada who are inve...

Some of us wonder what kind of crazy and brilliant ideas are swirling inside Elon Musk’s head. Others are more interested to know what’s happening on top of that dome. Unless you’ve followed his entire career, you probably don’t know that Elon Musk’s hair was once… well, nonexistent. But as his net worth has surged, so have the number of follicles on his head. This begs the question: did Elon Musk have a hair transplant? Find out if Elon Musk’s bald look of yore was intentional o...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. A Pegasus rocket underneath its L-1011 carrier jet takes off from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, before a 2013 launch. Credit: NASA The U.S. Space Force is planning for an airborne launch of a solid-fueled Pegasus rocket over the Pacific Ocean by early sum...

February 25, 2021 As the new US administration weighs its extraterrestrial options, a key figure will be Rep. Don Beyer, the Virginia Democrat who will chair the space policy subcommittee in the US House of Representatives. Beyer, the only certified mechanic in Congress and a science-fiction buff, will be tasked with enacting the annual legislation that lays out NASA priorities. Quartz spoke to Beyer yesterday; our conversation has been condensed and edited for clarity. What are your goals for ...

Rocket Maker Astra to Go Public Through Merger With a SPAC Bloomberg 2/2/2021 (Bloomberg) -- The next chapter of “SPACs in Space” has been written. Astra, a maker of small rockets used to send satellites into orbit, plans to reveal Tuesday an agreement to go public by merging with Holicity Inc., a special purpose acquisition company run by telecommunications legend and billionaire Craig McCaw. The deal will value Astra at $2.1 billion and let the company tap into $300 million raised by H...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus supply ship departs the International Space Station Wednesday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now A Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo freighter departed the International Space Station Wednesday after delivering more than 7,800 pounds of equip...

The taxpayers being on the hook, and the reality is that the default rate is like three tenths of one-third of one percent. much less than commercial lenders. steve: boeing said they have perfectly good alternative sources and credit for the customers but take it anyway because it obviously helps profits. how can you say that this is not something that is ripping off the taxpayer? >> all right -- >> the companies themselves say they dont need it? >> well, there are companies and obviously a lot ...

The taxpayers being on the hook, and the reality is that the default rate is like three tenths of one-third of one percent. much less than commercial lenders. steve: boeing said they have perfectly good alternative sources and credit for the customers but take it anyway because it obviously helps profits. how can you say that this is not something that is ripping off the taxpayer? >> all right -- >> the companies themselves say they dont need it? >> well, there are companies and obviously a lot ...

Hook, and the reality is that the default rate is like three tenths of one-third of one percent. much less than commercial lenders. steve: boeing said they have perfectly good alternative sources and credit for the customers but take it anyway because it obviously helps profits. how can you say that this is not something that is ripping off the taxpayer? >> all right -- >> the companies themselves say they dont need it? >> well, there are companies and obviously a lot of companies that support t...