We are cutting through the orbital debris for you. In other words, we’re keeping an eye on space news on the web so you don’t have to. Here is our round-up of the most important, and interesting, space news stories of February (space orders can be found in...
Boeing confirmed that Starliner, its Crew Flight Test (CFT) mission to the International Space Station (ISS), was safely recovered only – to its eternal embarrassment – minus the crew. Starliner undocked from the ISS at 2204 on 6 September. Using an airbag and...
In the latest in a string of blows to Boeing, an internal NASA watchdog has pointed out some glaring faults in the SLS Block 1B, the launch vehicle that is supposed to carry four astronauts to the Gateway space station in 2028 for the Artemis IV mission. NASA’s Office...
Conversations over dinner with my in-laws usually revolve around the latest cricket game or the best new dish sampled, but last week space affairs made an unexpected appearance between courses. With wide-eyed disbelief, my husband’s father asked if we had heard about...
The first crewed test flight of Starliner finally lifted off from the ground following a series of stalled launch attempts. United Launch Alliance’s human-rated ATLAS V N22 (422) (RL10A-4-2) launch vehicle made its ascent from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 5 June at...
