Virgin Galactic Carries its First Private Passenger on Suborbital Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company founded by Richard Branson, has launched its first private-paying tourist to the edge of space.
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Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test Delayed To March 2024
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner, a spacecraft designed to ferry NASA astronauts to the ISS, will not fly its first crewed mission until at least March 2024
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Boeing Starliner Crewed Flight Test Delayed Again
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, which is designed to carry NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS), has faced another delay in its first crewed flight test. The launch, which was scheduled no earlier than July 21, 2023, has been postponed indefinitely due to two safety issues discovered during reviews last week.
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SpaceX and Vast Announce Commercial Space Station Plan
SpaceX and Vast Space LLC (Vast) have announced their plans to launch a commercial space station, called Haven-1, by 2025.
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China’s Secret X-37B Rival Completes Second Orbital Mission
China’s reusable spaceplane has landed on 8 May 2023, after spending 276 days in orbit, according to state-run Xinhua news agency and the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. (CASC), primary contractor for China’s space program.
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SpaceX’s Starship Flight Termination Commands End Test Mission After Multiple Raptor Engine Failures
SpaceX’s Starship Flight Termination Commands End Test Flight After Multiple Raptor Engine Failures: SpaceX’s Starship rocket system launched on Thursday but its first full stack test flight ended in fiery explosions over the Gulf of Mexico.
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