SpaceX Launch Sends 4 Private Astronauts to ISS
Once they arrive at ISS, the Axiom Space astronauts will conduct 30 scientific experiments that NASA says will help advance research in low-Earth orbit.
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First U.S. Moonshot in Decades Will Fall Short—What It Means
This week’s moon mission won’t be the last in 2024 for NASA…or Astrobotic, the company behind Monday’s launch.
NASA Delays First Crewed U.S. Moon Landing in Half a Century to 2026
The second and third missions in the space agency’s Artemis program—which seeks to return Americans to the moon—were each delayed nearly one year.
‘Propulsion Anomaly’ Reported After Launch of First U.S. Commercial Lunar Lander
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket payload included Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander.
What Did the U.S. Just Put in Orbit?
We attempt to solve that mystery and a few others in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
Rocket Lab Signs $515 Million Satellite Contract with Mystery Government Agency
The launch and space systems provider is thought to be working with the Space Development Agency, part of the U.S. Space Force.
U.S. Space Force’s Secret Robot Spaceplane Could Be Headed to Deep Orbit
Previous flights of the X-37B, built by Boeing, were limited to low-Earth orbit, but its seventh mission could reach new heights.
55 Years Ago, Apollo 8 Astronauts Deliver Christmas Eve Message of Unity
December 24 marks the anniversary of a broadcast reading of the Book of Genesis by the mission’s crew, which reached 1 in 4 people on Earth.
Blue Origin’s New Shepard Makes Unmanned Cargo Flight
The launch is the first since September 2022 when an FAA investigation grounded the space tourism venture.
You’ve Never Seen Cessnas Like These Before
Check out a pair of historic flights made using modified Cessnas, a strange new aircraft on sale, and plenty more in this week’s Future of FLYING newsletter.
