by Bill D'Zio | Apr 9, 2020 | All space related, Launch
The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft lifted off on April 9, 2020, at 4:05 AM Eastern time. Preparations for the launch have been complicated with illness and coronavirus complications. Yet admit the coronavirus outbreak, the Soyuz successfully launched. The launch...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 8, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Stuff in Orbit
30 years ago, Whos Satellite did China Launch? Chinas First International Commercial Launch Success occurred on April 7th, 1990. You might be surprised who’s satellite China Launched 30 years ago. No, it wasn’t Russia’s, nor Iran… Here is...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 8, 2020 | All space related, Launch, Stuff in Orbit
The next launch to the Space Station is planned for April 9th and is only a few days away and will leave the ISS with only one NASA astronaut on board. Preparations for the launch have been complicated with illness and coronavirus complications. AS OF NOW,...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 7, 2020 | All space related, Launch
Boeing flubbed the first mission of the CST-100. Seemingly a routine mission for SpaceX after completing over 20 deliveries to the International Space Station, Boeing showed how not to do it. During the December 2019 Demo flight for the Boeing Starliner CST-100, the...
by Bill D'Zio | Apr 6, 2020 | All space related
Satellites come in all sizes and shapes. A small satellite or SmallSat is commonly considered to be a satellite that weighs less than 500 kg. As a basic application of various satellite sizes by mass, the common distinction: Lower LimitUpper...
