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Progress MS-1 flight report While one rocket's RTF is slipping to tomorrow, we still have an important first flight of a new generation of spacecraft in support of the ISS. The first flight of the Progress-MS series is now minutes away from liftoff from Baikonur. This 4th generation of the...

Am I the only spaceflight and astronomy fan out there who has never watched any of the Star Wars AND Star Trek movies? :uhh: While I probably won't have time to do so soon, in what sequence would you recommend me to watch the two series?

Continuing a streak of mass deployments for the late-on-arrival Galileo satellite navigation system for ESA and the European Union, action continues today with another 2 satellites - the 11/12th for Galileo and the 7/8th of the Full Operational Capability (FOC) batch - heading up to 23500 km...

Continuing a streak of commercial successes, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is about to fly yet another fully booked commercial flight for their mainstay rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). This time all 6 satellites come from one of the world's most best known...

To re-cap: ISS arrival is about 1 hour from now.

So it is......the big day of Tim Peake, the day that the British finally have a government sponsored representative in space! After throttling back on spaceflight development funding for years, this flight of the Eurofighter ace is certainly a milestone that the UK is now finally putting the...

Some photos of the snowy landing: And now for part 2.......The Tale of Two Tims and One Austere Commander! Coming Very Soon on Orbiter Forum.....

So what would you choose? Staying in orbit for another 3 months out of Earth's reach or landing into a freezing snowy night in Kazakhstan? Well I'll certainly choose the later. Welcome back! :cheers:

So far, so good. One more Fregat burn into geostationary orbit left. The iconic deep roar of the RD-171 and acceleration that can beat most SRB powered rockets just with one kerosene powered engine are what I'll miss most when the Zenit rocket ends up into history, which might have already...

Undocked and ready to return home:

Right as one pencil shaped white rocket powered by kerosene and liquid oxygen is gearing up for yet another milestone launch, another is heading into what might be its swansong today. The Zenit rocket, the most advanced one developed during the Sovier era and one of the most iconic rockets of...

(Editor's note: Due to me just joined the full time working class since the last days of October, there has been serious delays on articles on 9 satellite launches since mid October. Well, I finally found time to write on them and so here they are, starting with 2 Russian launches in the last 4...

Last time I read the US Navy is getting a 2nd batch of LCS as replacement of the old FFGs...I really wonder if they can be used like those Oliver Perry class. I mean, they doesn't look like ships that can withstand attacks in the case of a 21st century Falklands War.... :uhh:

One nit: The old red OSC logo on the Cygnus has already been replaced with the blue Orbital ATK logo. ;)

Another crew rotation of the ISS is underway! Firstly, the arrival part will happen today. The crew of Soyuz TMA-17M, Kjell Lindgren of NASA, Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos and Kimiya Yui of JAXA, will undock from the ISS at 09:47 UTC. De-orbit burn should start at 12:17 UTC with landing planned...

And the swan has arrived at the ISS at 11:18 UTC! Welcome back! :bananadance:

I'm extremely grateful to see Cygnus flying free in space again after such a long time. Time to spread your wings lad! :cheers:

And after 3 days of weather delays we are back to under 30 minutes to liftoff. ;)

For today: Weather Forecast for Titusville, Florida on December 4, 2015 (6 p.m.) Cloudy skies. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 24C. Winds NE at 15 to 30 km/h. Time|Temps|Dew Point|Relative Humidity|Precip|Snow|Cloud cover|Pressure|Wind|Weather 6 PM|21°C|17°C|82%|5%|0%|82%|1023 hPa|21...

What you all want to know about the CRS-4 Cygnus "SS Deke Slayton II" The ship The things on board The road to orbit The weather Weather Forecast for Titusville, Florida on December 3, 2015 (6 p.m.) Generally cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 21C. Winds N at 15 to 30...