Comments for AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com For space explorers Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:43:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Comment on “Lock the Doors”: Remembering the Loss of Columbia, OTD in 2003 by Soyuz Crew, Cargo Dragon Await Space Station Launches 7.5 Hours Apart on Thursday - AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com/2024/02/01/lock-the-doors-remembering-the-loss-of-columbia-otd-in-2003/comment-page-1/#comment-2030264 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:43:38 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174529#comment-2030264 […] celebrating her 38th birthday on-orbit—on the first voyage of shuttle Endeavour since the Columbia disaster. Together with her six STS-118 comrades and the three-member Expedition 15 crew, she supported the […]

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Comment on Crew-7 Prepares for Monday Space Station Departure, Tuesday Splashdown by Soyuz Crew, Cargo Dragon Await Space Station Launches 7.5 Hours Apart on Thursday - AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/10/crew-7-prepares-for-monday-space-station-departure-tuesday-splashdown/comment-page-1/#comment-2030263 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:42:18 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=175004#comment-2030263 […] hatches into the station will be opened at some time around 2:50 p.m. EDT and the new crewmembers will be welcomed aboard by Expedition 70 Commander Oleg Kononenko—currently the world’s most flight-experienced space traveler, with 922 days spanning a […]

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Comment on SpaceX Achieves Successful First Stage Burn, Starship Separation in IFT-2 Test Flight by SpaceX Aims For Sixth, Seventh Launches of March, as Falcon 9, Starship Stand Ready - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2023/11/18/spacex-achieves-successful-first-stage-burn-starship-separation-in-ift-2-test-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-2030260 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:20:11 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174080#comment-2030260 […] Yesterday, SpaceX tweeted that IFT-3 was fully stacked and ready to go, pending final regulatory approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). As its name suggests, IFT-3 is the third fully integrated Starship/Super Heavy flight, following two earlier launches last 20 April and 18 November. […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches Record-Setting Merlin Engine, Returns Record-Tying Booster to Safe Landing by SpaceX Aims For Sixth, Seventh Launches of March, as Falcon 9, Starship Stand Ready - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/02/23/spacex-launches-record-setting-merlin-engine-returns-record-tying-booster-to-safe-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-2030259 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:19:03 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174861#comment-2030259 […] Flying tonight’s mission is B1062, which is set to become the third Falcon 9 to reach a life-leading 19th launch. She follows on the coattails of December’s untimely loss of B1058—the one-time ride of Demo-2 astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken—after her successful (though ultimately ill-fated) 19th mission and last month’s fully successful launch, recovery and return of B1061. […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches Record-Setting Falcon Missions, Under Two Hours Apart by SpaceX Aims For Sixth, Seventh Launches of March, as Falcon 9, Starship Stand Ready - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/04/spacex-launches-record-setting-falcon-missions-under-two-hours-apart/comment-page-1/#comment-2030258 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:44 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174995#comment-2030258 […] Those missions have been achieved using 16 Falcon 9 cores, eight of which have flown more than once since the start of the year. In January, SpaceX achieved its first ten-launch calendar month and its first four-launch month out of Vandenberg, recorded its first-ever “Leap Day” mission on 29 February and only last week flew a pair of Falcon 9 boosters under two hours apart for the first time. […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches IM-1, Nova-C Lander Powers Up, Communicates, Begins Multi-Day Voyage to Moon by SpaceX Aims For Sixth, Seventh Launches of March, as Falcon 9, Starship Stand Ready - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/02/15/spacex-launches-im-1-nova-c-lander-powers-up-communicates-begins-multi-day-voyage-to-moon/comment-page-1/#comment-2030257 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:29 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174758#comment-2030257 […] satellites for Sweden and Indonesia, spacecraft to explore Earth’s oceans and climate and the Moon’s potential habitability, a highly classified payload for the U.S. Space Force and the multi-customer Transporter-10 […]

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Comment on Crew-8 Heads for Space Station, Kicks Off Busy March for SpaceX by SpaceX Aims For Sixth, Seventh Launches of March, as Falcon 9, Starship Stand Ready - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/04/crew-8-heads-for-space-station-kicks-off-busy-march-for-spacex/comment-page-1/#comment-2030256 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:12 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174909#comment-2030256 […] Force Station in Florida, have so far lofted over 330 Starlink internet communications satellites, crewed and uncrewed missions to the International Space Station (ISS), geostationary communications […]

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Comment on Farewell to the “Old Guard”: Bob & Doug’s Booster Lost at Sea by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2023/12/26/farewell-to-the-old-guard-19x-flown-falcon-9-booster-lost-at-sea/comment-page-1/#comment-2030252 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:09:20 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174275#comment-2030252 […] was B1062, the third Falcon 9 to reach a life-leading 19th launch. She follows on the coattails of December’s untimely loss of B1058—the one-time ride of Demo-2 astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken—after her […]

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Comment on SpaceX Flies Back-to-Back Falcon 9 Missions, Looks to Month-Ending Tenth Launch Tomorrow by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/01/29/spacex-flies-back-to-back-falcon-9-missions-looks-to-month-ending-tenth-launch-tomorrow/comment-page-1/#comment-2030251 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:09:01 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174587#comment-2030251 […] since the start of the year. In January, SpaceX achieved its first ten-launch calendar month and its first four-launch month out of Vandenberg, recorded its first-ever “Leap Day” mission on 29 February and at the beginning of March flew a […]

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Comment on After Daylong Delay, NG-20 Cygnus Launches, Heads to Space Station by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/01/30/after-daylong-delay-ng-20-cygnus-launches-heads-to-space-station/comment-page-1/#comment-2030250 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:08:45 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174615#comment-2030250 […] Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, have now lofted over 350 Starlinks, crewed and uncrewed missions to the ISS, geostationary communications satellites for Sweden and Indonesia, spacecraft […]

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Comment on SpaceX Successfully Launches, Lands Falcon 9 Double-Header Missions by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - SPACERFIT https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/11/spacex-successfully-launches-lands-falcon-9-double-header-missions/comment-page-1/#comment-2030249 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 17:08:19 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=175002#comment-2030249 […] Having previously flown five Falcon 9s in March, as well as Wednesday’s third Integrated Flight Test (IFT-3) of the Starship/Super Heavy stack out of Boca Chica, Texas, last night’s mission marked the first occasion that SpaceX has conducted as many as seven launches inside the opening half of a calendar month. Three Starlink missions, the 53-payload Transporter-10 “rideshare” and a new crew for the International Space Station (ISS) preceded B1062 into orbit over the last two weeks. […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year by SpaceX Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up Mission - Space Holics https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/16/spacex-launches-lands-falcon-9-wraps-up-25th-mission-of-year/comment-page-1/#comment-2030248 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 15:06:10 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=175037#comment-2030248 […] SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches Record-Setting Merlin Engine, Returns Record-Tying Booster to Safe Landing by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com/2024/02/23/spacex-launches-record-setting-merlin-engine-returns-record-tying-booster-to-safe-landing/comment-page-1/#comment-2030246 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:19:04 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174861#comment-2030246 […] Flying last night’s mission was B1062, the third Falcon 9 to reach a life-leading 19th launch. She follows on the coattails of December’s untimely loss of B1058—the one-time ride of Demo-2 astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken—after her successful (though ultimately ill-fated) 19th mission and last month’s fully successful launch, oceanic recovery and safe return to shore of B1061. […]

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Comment on SpaceX Launches Sixth Falcon 9 of February, Delivers Indonesian Satellite to Orbit by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com/2024/02/20/spacex-launches-sixth-falcon-9-of-february-delivers-indonesian-satellite-to-orbit/comment-page-1/#comment-2030245 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:18:49 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=174841#comment-2030245 […] crewed and uncrewed missions to the ISS, geostationary communications satellites for Sweden and Indonesia, spacecraft to explore Earth’s oceans and climate and the Moon’s potential habitability, a […]

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Comment on IFT-3 Starship Flies, Achieves Significant Performance Milestones by SpaceX Launches, Lands Falcon 9, Wraps Up 25th Mission of Year - AmericaSpace https://www.americaspace.com/2024/03/14/ift-3-starship-flies-achieves-significant-performance-milestones/comment-page-1/#comment-2030244 Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:18:34 +0000 https://www.americaspace.com/?p=175038#comment-2030244 […] previously flown five Falcon 9s in March, as well as Wednesday’s third Integrated Flight Test (IFT-3) of the Starship/Super Heavy stack out of Boca Chica, Texas, last night’s mission marked the first occasion that SpaceX has conducted as many as seven […]

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