The Commercial Crew Program is a human spaceflight program that is funded by the U.S. government and administered by NASA through which private vendors are to develop and operate crew vehicles to carry US and international astronauts to and from the International Space Station (ISS)….
An exoplanet is a “a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.”[1] Exoplanet detection can not only help spur imagination in the public to imagine what life would be like on other planets,…
The topic of the International Space Station, ISS, is very complex and detailed. This article will provide a bit of history of the ISS, its purpose, assembly, costs of operation, its future, and how to…
As the entire space community knows, NASA is sending astronauts to the ISS for the first time since 2011 from American soil with the mission titled “Launch America”. If the SpaceX launch is successful, there…
LauncherOne is a two stage orbital launch vehicle by Virgin Orbit that started development in 2007. The LauncherOne vehicle is an air launch to orbit rocket, designed to launch “smallsat” payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit. The concept of the LauncherOne vehicle has evolved from the original…
Everyone has a tradition for anything and everything they do. People are superstitious and this continues for astronauts. Every country and company that has launched a rocket has their own space launch traditions. Russia has…
Coronavirus is NOT a joke this article is meant to be a guide for those who wish to go out and stargaze when phase 2 and 3 is reached for their favorite astronomy spots. Until…
Founded in 2017, Virgin Orbit is an aerospace company that is a part of the Virgin Group that has plans to provide satellite launch services for small satellites that launch from their custom made Boeing…
In this article, we will provide a brief overview to the NASA Space Grant Consortium. The NASA Space-Grant Colleges are educational institutions in the United States that comprise a network of fifty-two consortia formed for the purpose of outer-space–related research Each consortium is…
May 27th, 2020 is a big day for the Space community! It is the first NewSpace And SpaceX launch of manned spaceflight! Being the first launch in nearly a decade, last Space Shuttle launch was…