Category: US Military

Used SpaceX Booster Set for Historic 1st Reflight is Test Fired in Texas

SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage previously flown to space is test fired at the firms McGregor, TX rocket development facility in late January 2017. Credit: SpaceX The once fanciful dream of rocket recycling is now closer than ever to becoming reality, after successful completion of the static fire test on a test stand in McGregor, Texas, paved the path to relaunch, SpaceX announced via twitter.

Lunar eclipse

Prod the kids outside, give them hot chocolate and gaze toward the moon in the east. Enjoy the evening penumbral lunar eclipse on Friday.

Kim Wolhuter followed cheetah family for 2 years

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NASA unveils spaceship hatch 50 years after fatal Apollo 1 fire

NASA has marked the 50th anniversary of its Moon program’s fatal Apollo launch pad fire with the first public display of the scorched hatch that trapped three astronauts inside their spaceship during a routine pre-launch test. NASA astronauts Virgil “Gus” Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee died when thick smoke filled the crew module of the Apollo 1 capsule on January 27, 1967, in what was the first deadly accident in the space agency’s early days.

Air Force photograph by Staff Sgt. Peter Thompson

The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and released the Air Education and Training Command’s first live bombs from an F-35A. The 33rd Fighter Wing loaded and released the Air Education and Training Command’s first live bombs from an F-35A at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 17, 2017.

Ramping Up For ADS-B

Pilots who fly in Southern California’s busy airspace will soon be expected to follow new procedures, so the FAA has planned a… While we were preparing to shut down at a tie down spot at Henderson Airport, Las Vegas, ground control was directing a taxiing Piper …… In the Flytenow case, the FAA applied old thinking that doesn’t work in a world where technology moves at the speed of heat. They’ve moldered on my office shelf, unused, for more than a decade.

Aireon Launch Begins New Era for Satellite-Based Aircraft Surveillance

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Saturday placed the first 10 Iridium Next satellites into low-Earth orbit, each with an Aerion cargo package carrying an ADS-B receiver. The launch represents the first successful effort in space to create Aireon’s global ADS-B-based aircraft-tracking system expected to be operational by the second quarter of 2018.

SpaceX successfully launches rocket, deploys ten satellites

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SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

SpaceX nailed its first launch since last year’s big explosion

Early Saturday morning Jan. 14, SpaceX successfully launched ten communication satellites made by Iridium – one of its largest satellite customers – into low earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The mission, part of a larger effort to replace at least 70 of Iridium’s satellites by 2018, was a much-needed positive start to what should be a busy year for SpaceX.

Russia-US ties hard to mend, interests differ sharply

U.S. Army soldiers hold an American flag as they attend the official welcoming ceremony of the U.S. troops in Zagan, Poland, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The ceremony comes 23 years after the last Soviet troops left Poland and also marks a new historic moment – the first time any Western forces are being deployed on a continuous basis to NATO’s eastern flank.

SpaceX launches 1st rocket since explosion in Florida

The SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago.

SpaceX completes first successful launch since explosion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

SpaceX launches 10 satellites aboard Falcon 9 rocket

SpaceX Falcon rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, U.S., January 14, 2017. REUTERS/Gene Blevins A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 10 satellites was launched into orbit Saturday morning and landed its first-stage booster on a drone ship in its first launch since a September explosion.

SpaceX launches first rocket since explosion in Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

.com | SpaceX launches, lands rocket for first time since Sept blast

SpaceX blasted off its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday, marking its first return to flight since a costly and complicated launchpad explosion in September. “Liftoff of the Falcon 9,” a SpaceX commentator said as the tall white rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California at 09:54 , carrying a payload of 10 satellites for Iridium, a mobile and data communications company.

SpaceX Launches First Rocket Since Explosion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from California on Saturday and placed a constellation of satellites in orbit, marking the company’s first launch since a fireball engulfed a similar rocket on a Florida launch pad more than four months ago. The two-stage rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 9:54 a.m. carrying a payload for Iridium Communications Inc., which is replacing its entire global network with 70 next-generation satellites.

SpaceX counts down to first launch after rocket explosion

Accident investigators determined that a canister of helium burst inside the rocket’s second-stage liquid oxygen tank, triggering the explosion. SpaceX plans to blast off a rocket on Saturday for the first time since a launch pad explosion in the fall sidetracked the ambitious flight plans of company founder and entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Energy assurance is critical to Air Force missions

Imagine that you’re looking at the camera feed of an MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft-commonly known as a “drone,” but which we in the Air Force call an “RPA”-flying somewhere in the Middle East and tracking a known member of an international terrorist organization. This aircraft is controlled by a pilot at an Air Force Base in the United States.

SpaceX rocket launch delayed a week by poor weather – CNET

The company had planned to resume liftoffs on Sunday after finishing its investigation into the spectacular explosion of a Falcon 9 rocket in September. But inclement weather in California has forced the rocket’s launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base outside of Los Angeles to be delayed until at least January 14, SpaceX said in a tweet Sunday morning.

Scotland poised to reap benefits of private space travel

IT was an arena where the great powers once fought it out without coming to blows, a hot zone in a cold war where the rockets were instruments of peace and exploration instead of violence. But this week a private company will boldly go back into space as the march to claim the skies from government agencies continues apace.