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Nasa begins to replace the International Space Station Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been chosen by Nasa to begin the replacement of the International Space Station with its successor, the Lunar Gateway. A Falcon Heavy rocket will carry – in 2024 – the first two elements to make up the Gateway, taking off from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Specifically, the company will provide launch services for two modules of the future space station: the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) and the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO). Nasa describes these as the “found...

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. Artist’s concept of the Europa Clipper spacecraft, with Europa and Jupiter in the background. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has decided to launch the multibillion-dollar Europa Clipper mission on a commercial heavy-lift rocket in October 2024, and not on the government-owned Space Launch System, officials said Wednesday. The decision ends a prolonged dilemma f...

Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne reaches orbit on second attempt LauncherOne roars into orbit after being dropped by the Cosmic Girl mothership Virgin Orbit Virgin Orbit It was the second time's a charm as Virgin Orbit's airdropped LauncherOne rocket put 10 NASA CubeSat payloads into low-Earth orbit on the second attempt in less than eight months under the space agency's Launch Services Program (LSP). On January 17, 2021, at 10:50 am PST (18:50 GMT), the 747-800 Cosmic Girl mothership with the LauncherOne rocket attached to a wing pylon took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port in Califor...

Photo courtesy of Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson ExoCube 2 is among 10 small satellites flying aboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket –A Cal Poly San Luis Obispo CubeSat will ride on Wednesday Jan. 13 aboard Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket on its second attempt to reach space. The rocket includes nine other NASA-sponsored small satellites on the space agency’s next Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) mission. This is the first payload carried by Virgin Orbit’s rocket that will be carried aloft under the wing of a modified Boeing 747 to an altitude of 35,000 feet, released a...

2021: Florida's rapid rocket launch cadence is likely here to stay Emre Kelly, Florida Today Replay Video UP NEXT If 2020 was any indication, this year's Florida launch cadence will likely follow a similar spate of missions – crewed and uncrewed – flying from Space Coast pads.  Last year's record-setting pace of 30 successful orbital launches, which bested 1966's 29, will flow into January as teams prepare to kick off 2021 with at least three missions. Beyond that, the cadence is expected to maintain its speed as SpaceX continues building its Starlink internet conste...