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Boeing NASA

December 22, 2019

Bill Jelen

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Boeing's Starliner spacecraft becomes the first crew-capable capsule to perform a land-based landing on US soil.

ULA's Atlas V rocket lifts off from Florida carrying the Boeing Starliner spacecraft on its maiden voyage. Photo credit: Scott Schilke / We Report Space

Faulty Timer Aboard Starliner Prevents Rendezvous with ISS

Boeing NASA

December 20, 2019

Bill Jelen

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NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance officials provide information on the first Orbital Flight Test of the Starliner CST-100 spacecraft.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket leaves a fiery trail as it departs SLC-40, bearing the Dragon spacecraft and CRS-19 mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: Scott Schilke / We Report Space

CIMON, the AI-powered Robot Among Cargo on SpaceX CRS-19 Launch

NASA SpaceX

December 5, 2019

Bill Jelen

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SpaceX successfully launched 5,700 pounds of science experiments towards the ISS at 12:29 PM on December 5, 2019.

Sierra Nevada Corporation Shows Off "Shooting Star" Cargo Module at KSC

Sierra Nevada

November 19, 2019

Bill Jelen

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Shooting Star is a 15-foot cargo module that attaches aft of the Dream Chaser. It will transport cargo to the ISS and then burn up on re-entry to the Earth, allowing it to be used for ISS trash disposal.

On a brilliantly blue morning in Virginia, the Cygnus cargo freighter begins its 2-day journey to the International Space Station. Photo credit: Scott Schilke / We Report Space

Northrop Grumman debuts Antares 230+ launch vehicle on NG-12 mission

NASA Northrop Grumman

November 2, 2019

Will Smoot

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The morning calm of Chincoteague Island and the surrounding Eastern Shore of Virginia was briefly interrupted by a powerful rocket launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on November 2, 2019. Correspondent Will Smoot provides a first-hand account of launch viewing from Tom's Cove.