Starliner Crew Launch No Earlier Than July 2023
Boeing announced that its first crewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft with NASA astronauts on board will be postponed until at least July 2023.
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Watch: SpaceX Expands Starlink Constellation With 21st Launch of 2023
Watch: SpaceX Expands Starlink Constellation With 21st Launch of 2023. SpaceX launched 56 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday, March 29, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch marked the company’s 21st mission of the year and the 17th from Florida’s Space Coast.
ARRW Hypersonic Missile Suffers Telemetry Failure
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Reduced-Crew Operations: Pilot Unions Say No To a Controversial Idea for Commercial Aviation
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Archer Aviation and United Airlines Plan Chicago eVTOL Service by 2025
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Relativity Space’s 3D-Printed Terran 1 Rocket Fails To Achieve Orbit On Debut Launch
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