Boeing's CST-100 Starliner won't make it to the International Space Station (ISS) this weekend as planned, but the new crew capsule still has a busy few days ahead of it.
Starliner lifted off atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket early this morning (Dec. 20), kicking off a critical uncrewed test mission to the ISS called Orbital Flight Test (OFT). The launch went well initially, but an issue with the capsule's internal timing system prevented Starliner from performing the engine burns needed to meet up with the orbiting lab, NASA officials and Boeing representatives said.
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Good News! That Awesome New Space Telescope Has Finally Launched And Is in Orbit
Europe's CHEOPS planet-hunting space telescope left Earth on Wednesday and moved into orbit, a day after its lift-off was delayed by a technical rocket glitch during the final countdown.
The telescope will measure the density, composition and size of planets beyond our Solar System - known as exoplanets.
According to the European Space Agency (ESA), CHEOPS will observe bright stars that are already known to be orbited by planets.
West Virginia's first spacecraft exceeds expectations after first year in orbit
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WDTV) — It's made about 5,500 orbits around the earth since its launch. After a complete year in orbit, developers say it's exceeded the mission's initial expectations.
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"You never know what's going to happen in space," Zemerick said. "Anything can happen. Anything can go wrong. To say we've been in space for one year is pretty remarkable."
STF-1 performs four science experiments led by WVU researchers. Their hope is the research will support future NASA missions.
SpaceX gets OK to re-space Starlink orbits - SpaceNews.com
The FCC said SpaceX can field satellites in 72 rings around the Earth at 550 kilometers — three times as many as the commission approved in April.
The commission rebuffed cubesat-operator Kepler Communications' request to deny or postpone a decision on the respacing, and said concerns raised by fleet operator SES about signal interference were "moot."
SpaceX has launched 120 of a planned 12,000 small broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. The company is placing its first 1,584 satellites in a 550-kilometer orbit, with later satellites planned for higher and lower altitudes.
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Boeing Starliner Crew Capsule Unable To Reach Its Intended Orbit : NPR
After a flawless launch from Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Boeing Starliner crew capsule, loaded with 600 pounds of cargo for the station, was unable to reach its intended orbit.
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A test launch of a Boeing spacecraft designed to fly astronauts to the International Space Station failed to reach orbit. There were no astronauts onboard, just a test dummy named Rosie. But it was a critical test flight for Boeing ahead of the goal to have crewed mission sometime next year. From member station WMFE, Brendan Byrne reports.
WV MetroNews Officials mark spacecraft's first year in orbit - WV MetroNews
PLEASANT VALLEY, W.Va. — The NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Program team of scientists and engineers who built West Virginia’s first spacecraft, Simulation to Flight-1 (STF-1) say the mission “exceeded expectations.”
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“STF-1 successfully operated more than 200 days in lower-earth orbit, compared to the 90-day average for most CubeSat or small satellite missions.” TMC Chief Engineer and Program Manager Scott Zemerick said Thursday referring to the March 2019 NASA Ames Research Center study titled, “Small-Satellite Mission Failure Rates.”
Seraphim Capital, Noosphere Ventures invest in D-Orbit - SpaceNews.com
SAN FRANCISCO – Seraphim Capital and Noosphere Ventures announced investments in Italian space company D-Orbit.
Jonathan Firth, D-Orbit chief operating officer, declined to say how much money D-Orbit raised, but said the funding will help the firm expand its space transportation and logistics business.
D-Orbit plans to conduct a demonstration of its InOrbit Now (ION) rideshare service in March 2020 when its ION cubesat carrier is scheduled to launch on an Arianespace Vega rocket.
On This Day, Dec. 21: Apollo 8, first manned orbit around moon, launches - UPI.com
In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, Mass., following a 63-day voyage from England aboard the Mayflower.
In 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman completed his Civil War "march to the sea" across the South and arrived in Savannah, Ga.
In 1913, the first crossword puzzle in an American newspaper appeared in The New York Sunday World.
In 1937, Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , the first full-length animated feature film, premiered in Los Angeles .
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