Tag: Orion spacecraft
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Weekly Space Blog 12/7
SpaceX third try a success Following two delays because of technical issues during countdown SpaceX successfully launched the SES-8 spacecraft on Tuesday. This was a critical mission for SpaceX as it was there first to GTO and also the first to require a re-light of the second stage engine to ensure the spacecraft arrived at…
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Weekly Space Blog 11/2
We are back after a rather long delay due to upgrading to Windows 8.1 and losing everything that was installed on the machine :(… Cygnus completes COTS demo mission The Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft completed it’s final test mission under the C.O.T.S program with a fiery end during re-entry to earth’s atmosphere. Following a week…