Outer-Space.org

Author: ChrisDMarshall

  • Jeff Bezos provides update on New Glenn Rocket

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , ,

    This morning at the Satellite 2017 show Jeff Bezos, of Amazon and Blue Origin, provided an on the New Glenn launch system, including video below. He also announced that they had signed their first customer Eutelsat. Excited to announce we have signed our 1st #NewGlenn customer. Welcome to the launch manifest @Eutelsat_SA pic.twitter.com/fTeKKneYnJ — Jeff…

  • ULA launches NROL-79 mission

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , ,

    Following a smooth countdown this morning United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V 401 carrying a classified payload for the National Reconnaissance Office. Due to the nature of this launch the live broadcast was terminated after the payload separation occurred.

  • SpaceX Moon Mission

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , ,

    In a stunning announcement yesterday SpaceX explained that two people had paid significant deposits for a Dragon 2 mission around the moon currently scheduled to launch in 2018. Using a free return trajectory around the moon the mission will launch from KSC LC-39A atop a Falcon Heavy and then fly around the moon taking the crew…

  • SpaceX CRS-10 launches

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , , , ,

    This morning SpaceX made history once again as it made its first launch from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center. The pad that had previously been used by NASA for Apollo and Space Shuttle launches has been refurbished by SpaceX over the last couple of years. Designed to support the launch of Falcon Heavy,…

  • Weekly Space News – 1/21

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , ,

    Eugene Cernan passes away The last man to walk on the moon Gene Cernan passed away this week at the age of 82.  “Even at the age of 82, Gene was passionate about sharing his desire to see the continued human exploration of space and encouraged our nation’s leaders and young people to not let him…

  • ULA starts it’s 2017 launch manifest

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , , ,

    United Launch Alliance began their 2017 launch manifest with the successful delivery of the Air Force’s Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) GEO-3 satellite. The launch was originally scheduled to launch yesterday but was delayed due to a sensor issue on the RD-180 engine the Atlas V 401 and then a fouled range with an aircraft encroaching…

  • Weekly Space News – 1/14

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in

    Colliding Stars to light up night sky in 2022 This week astronomers announced that we may see the result of a binary star system merging which will cause them to explode and becoming one of the brightest objects in the sky.  While they cannot say exactly when it will happen they can make estimated based…

  • SpaceX launches first of seven Iridium Next payloads

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , , ,

    This afternoon SpaceX successfully returned to flight operations following the September 1st anomaly with the successful launch of ten Iridium Next satellites.  The launch was delayed several times due to the investigation into the anomaly, as well as the unfavorable weather around Vandenburg this week. As a result of the investigation into the anomaly, there…

  • Weekly Space News – 1/7

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , , ,

    We are excited to bring back our weekly review of Space related news. These are a selection of stories that excite us about the future of Space exploration/development. The opinions in these reviews are our own. NASA announces selection of two Discovery Missions This week NASA announced that he has selected the Lucy and Psyche missions…

  • SpaceX ready for resumption of Falcon 9 launches

    —

    by

    ChrisDMarshall
    in , , ,

    Following a four month investigation into the September 1st anomaly that resulted in the lose of a Falcon 9 rocket with it’s payload the Spacecom Amos 6 satellite and significant damage to Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX announced this week that they have completed the investigate (see report here) and…