This month, we traveled west to Long Beach, California, where we were invited to tour Rocket Lab Headquarters. Founded in 2006, Rocket Lab was rooted in Auckland, New Zealand. They are the first privately owned company in the Southern Hemisphere to reach space with its Ātea-1 single-stage rocket. They have additionally developed a long way from their South Pacific … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: First Lady Jill Biden Visits Patrick Space Force Base
On October 16, we had the unique opportunity to cover First Lady Dr. Jill Biden's visit to Patrick Space Force Base as a part of the Joining Forces initiative. The initiative contributes to three areas of support for military members, their families, caregivers and veterans. These areas include educational opportunities for military children, the overall well-being and health … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: Project Kuiper
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 501 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex-41 on October 6. Onboard were two prototype satellites, labeled KuiperSat 1 and 2, destined for LEO (Low Earth Orbit). As a part of Project Kuiper, a project over five years in the making, future missions will eventually contribute to a constellation of more than 3,200 … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: Starlink Launch
On a humid Florida night, at 11:50 p.m., SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 carrying the Starlink 5-15 mission to low Earth orbit. The first stage utilized on this mission, designated B1060, completed its 16th successful flight after landing on the droneship “A Shortfall Of Gravitas” some 640 km (~398 miles) downrange. Upon payload deployment, … [Read more...]
To Nona & Beyond: SpaceX ViaSat-3 Launch
On April 30 at 8:26 p.m., SpaceX launched its second Falcon Heavy mission this year. On this flight were two satellites, one weighing in at 300 kg. (~660 lb.) and the other a whopping 6,400 kg. (~14,100 lb.)! Both communication satellites will reside in a geostationary orbit, meaning they will essentially hover over one location, around 36,000 km (~22,400 miles) above Earth, … [Read more...]
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