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Getting off the Earth is one thing, but inserting tab A into slot B in space is another. Boeing looks to solve that puzzle with its CST-100 Starliner capsule that launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, and is set for an engagement with the International Space Station at 7:10 p.m. Friday.
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After nearly 2 1/2 years, NASA and Boeing plan to hit the target this time with their new and improved CST-100 Starliner on a redo of its uncrewed test flight to the International Space Station.
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A NASA spacecraft on Mars is losing power and is headed for a dusty demise. The InSight lander has just a couple more months of science work before succumbing to the Martian dust on its solar panels.
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A Falcon 9 rocket successfully flew alongside a golden, orange rising sun Wednesday morning carrying another 53 satellites into low-Earth orbit and adding to the ever-growing SpaceX constellation.
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Space Coast weather looks to be amenable to lighting some candles this week with both a Wednesday morning launch from SpaceX and a Thursday evening launch from Boeing.