Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

A "good morning" from the commander Luca Parmitano

Impressive image from the "Beyond" mission - IMAGE

While the "Beyond" mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) goes on (see AVIONEWS) the commander Luca Parmitano continues to send postcards from space with suggestive images that enchant his 589,000 followers.This morning, August 8th, in one of his posts on Twitter, he published: "Sunlight warms the dragon's wings after the cold orbital night". "AstroLuca" refers to an image taken today from space...

RC3 - 1223646
Baikonur, Kazakistan, 08/08/2019 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

AerospaceDragon resupply mission (CRS-17) launch

It separated from Falcon 9’s second stage about 9 minutes after liftoff -VIDEO

On Saturday, May 4, SpaceX launched its seventeenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-17) at 2:48 am EDT, or 6:48 UTC, from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,... more

Similar

AerospaceLunar Exploration: NASA assigns tasks to Blue Origin and SpaceX

As part of Artemis they will have to deliver large parts of equipment and infrastructure to the Moon

NASA, the American space agency, is preparing to explore the lunar surface with the Artemis campaign. As part of this effort, it announced in these hours, it intends to award Blue Origin and SpaceX additional... more

AerospaceStarship's sixth flight test

Super Heavy lifted off with all 33 Raptor engines

The sixth flight test of Starship launched from Starbase on November 19, 2024, seeking to expand the envelope on ship and booster capabilities and get closer to bringing reuse of the entire system on-line.The... more

AerospaceSpaceX prepares for the sixth Starship flight test, scheduled for Tuesday 19th

The super-heavy reusable launch vehicle, currently under development

SpaceX is preparing for the 6th flight test of Starship, the reusable super heavy launch vehicle currently in development, scheduled for next Tuesday the 19th. The 30-minute launch window will open at... more