I’ve had the great pleasure this year of getting invited by NASA to not just one, but two different rocket launches this year. Left: SpaceX’s TESS launch on April 18th, 2018 and Orbital ATK’s (now Northrop Grumman) Right: OA-9 ISS resupply mission on May 21st, 2018 If you ever have a chance to go […] More
I am thrilled to announce that I was one of the bloggers chosen by NASA to get a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launch of TESS – the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite – on April 16th! “NASA invited me to tour their facilities and see a launch” is a statement that I […] More
Apparently, SpaceX is landing rockets on Earth even when it doesn’t really mean to. As I’ve written before, SpaceX re-uses its rockets to cut down the cost of spaceflight launches. To compare, it cost NASA about $450 million to launch one space shuttle mission, compared to SpaceX, who can launch the Falcon 9 for $62 […] More
