Blue Origin’s New Glenn Reaches Orbit

New Glenn safely reached its intended orbit during today’s NG-1 mission, accomplishing Blue Origin’s primary objective. New Glenn’s seven BE-4 engines ignited on January 16, 2025, at 2:03 a.m. EST (0703 UTC) from Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Blue Origin has several New Glenn rockets in production and multiple years of […]

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SpaceX Starship Flight Test

The first integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship is trending towards the third week of April 2023 and the excitement and anticipation in the space community is palpable! This will be the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, a fully reusable transportation system designed to carry both crew and […]

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CUAVA-1 CUBE SAT DELIVERED TO ISS

The CUAVA-1 is an Australian designed and built satellite recently launched to the International Space Station via SpaceX CRS-23. The 12 month mission in near-Earth orbit (NEO) will be investigating Earth’s plasma environment. Here are some photos, artist impressions (and links) from the official CUAVA-1 website plus other media links. Links https://www.cuava.com.au/ https://honisoit.com/2021/08/australian-cuava-1-satellite-launched-aboard-space-x-rocket-in-florida/ https://spaceaustralia.com/index.php/news/australian-built-cubesat-cuava-1-starts-its-journey-space

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