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One Giant Sale for Mankind: Armstrong’s Moon Mission Companions Auctioned

July 1, 2021Al Clark0

From the First Walk on the Moon to the Auction Block In a little over a month, humanity will mark the 52nd anniversary of man’s, Neil Armstrong’s, first steps on the moon. On Jul. 20, 1969, […]

NASA Fully Stacked for Moon Mission, Readies for Artemis I

October 24, 20210

October 22, 2021, Kathryn Hambleton, NASA: NASA’s Orion spacecraft is secured atop the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket, and the integrated system is entering the final phase of preparations for an upcoming uncrewed flight […]

Space Adventures no Longer Planning Crew Dragon Flight

October 23, 20210

Space Adventures had planned a Crew Dragon mission that would fly higher than the ISS and without professional astronauts on board, a concept similar to the Inspiration4 mission in September. Space Adventures: No SpaceX Mission: […]

Lunar Lander Update: Senate Directs NASA to Choose Another Company to Build a Lunar Lander

October 22, 20210

It comes as no surprise to this writer that the squeaking wheel got the grease, yet again, from a special interest-riddled government whose promise is only as good as the dollars that are thrown at […]

US Air Force evaluates possible purchase of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails to Replace E-3B Sentry

October 20, 20210

Boeing E-7A Wedgetail: The Boeing 737 AEW&C is a twin-engine airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Boeing 737 Next Generation design. It is lighter than the 707-based Boeing E-3 Sentry and has […]

NASA moves Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building

October 20, 20210

Space Flight Now: Teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center moved the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 1 moon mission into the Vehicle Assembly Building Tuesday for stacking on top of the Space Launch System. The […]