by JVanDomelen | Jun 29, 2018 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Space
SpaceX in Hawthorne, Calif., launched its 15th Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-15) to the International Space Station (ISS) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Fla. on 29 June 2018 at 5:42 a.m. EDT. The Dragon...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 30, 2017 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
Taxpayers are complaining about the costs of individual satellite/space launches, but most are unaware of additional subsidies. For instance, ULA is on track to receive roughly $1 billion in FY17, $1.2 billion in FY18, and a total of roughly $12 billion since 2006 to...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 7, 2017 | Air, Featured, Fixed Wing, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Rotary Wing, Satellite, Space
Get the latest buzz on twitter about Paris Air Show 2017! This geek will be there, will you? Be sure to come back everyday of the show to follow the adventures of the MilAeroGeek. #PAS17 Soefriyadi @iam_soef · 30 Nov Ternyata sudah 5 tahun masa kerja nih,...
by JVanDomelen | Nov 16, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA, November 16, 2016 — Rocket/Payload: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 541 configuration rocket will launch the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R (GOES-R) mission for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
by JVanDomelen | Jul 18, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Manned, Probe & Rover, Satellite, Space
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, July 18, 2016 — A novel three-dimensional solar cell design developed at Georgia Tech will soon get its first testing in space aboard the International Space Station. An experimental module containing 20 test cells was launched to the ISS on...
by JVanDomelen | Jun 28, 2016 | Featured, Launch Vehicle, Satellite, Space
SRIHARIKOTA, INDIA, June 22, 2016 — In its thirty sixth flight (PSLV-C34), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 727.5 kg Cartosat-2 Series Satellite along with 19 co-passenger satellites on June 22, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space...