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This suborbital flight marked the first ever human space flight from New Mexico; it was piloted by CJ Sturkow (pilot-in-command) and Dave MacKay. The VSS Unity was carried to 44,000 feet by the jet powered launch aircraft Mothership Eve, where it was released to reach its suborbital altitude over New Mexico. [78]
The 397-foot-tall rocket blasted off from SpaceX's Boca Chica, Texas, flight facility on the Texas Gulf Coast at 8:25 a.m. EDT, putting on a spectacular sunrise show as the booster's 33 methane ...
The ELaNa-51 mission, consisting of 4 cubesats, was launched on this flight. [114] This was the tenth flight for SpaceX under NASA's CRS Phase 2 and first Dragon 2 launch from SLC-40, as the pad was reconfigured and a new Crew Access Tower and Arm was added. CURTIS, KASHIWA, and MicroOrbiter-1 were deployed into orbit from ISS on 11 April 2024 ...
Virgin Galactic Unity 25 was a sub-orbital spaceflight by Virgin Galactic that took place on 25 May 2023. The flight used their SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity. The crew consisted of six Virgin Galactic employees. Unity 25 was the first spaceflight for the company since Unity 22 in 2021, when founder Richard Branson flew to space. [1]
After months of delays, SpaceX finally launched its massive Starship rocket as part of a major flight test of the Mars-bound craft – before losing it around 10 minutes after lift off. SpaceX ...
SpaceX is on the cusp of another test of its Starship vehicle that will be vital for future human space travel, and the public will be able to watch it.. According to USA TODAY, President-elect ...
On Thursday morning, two crew members of SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will attempt the first ever privately-funded spacewalk.. Billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX employee Sarah Gillis plan ...
Launch failed because of an anomalous activation of the flight termination system during the flight of the third stage. 23 August 23:45 [41] Electron "We Love The Nightlife" Mahia LC-1B: Rocket Lab: Acadia-1 (Capella-11) Capella Space: Low Earth: Earth observation: In orbit: Operational First of four dedicated launches for Capella Space.