Flew For 3 Hours And 14 Minutes At A Maximum Altitude Of 14,000 Ft

The Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch is flying again... for the second time in as many years. Called the 'Roc', it is nicknamed after Sinbad's Roc, the mythical bird so big it could carry an elephant. First flown on April 13, 2019, the company soon announced that it would halt development of the aircraft--destined to be first in a family of air-launched launch vehicles, after the loss of Stratolaunch founder Paul Allen in the fall of 2018. A month later, the company shut down, pending a sale or additional financing.

Massive Anticipation For The Much Upgraded SN15 Version Of Starship

After a number of successful, or seemingly successful static firings, the latest generation of SpaceX Starship test vehicles was rumored to be ready to fly on Friday. But, whether it was the lousy weather, or technical details unknown to the public, it didn't quite come off. But then again, there been a lot of delays for SpaceX this week with the delay of the Crew One Dragon having been pushed back from Wednesday to, at this point, early Sunday -- again for weather.

Fourth Flight Completed After False Start The Day Before

MiMi Aung, Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Project Manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a happy camper. After software issues prevented a fourth flight attempt on Thursday, Friday's efforts went considerably better. Aung notes that, "Ingenuity successfully completed its fourth flight today, and we couldn’t be happier. The helicopter took off at 1049 EDT, climbing to an altitude of 16 feet before flying south approximately 436 feet and then back, for an 872-foot round trip. In total, we were in the air for 117 seconds. That’s another set of records for the helicopter, even compared to the spectacular third flight..."

Hatch Closure Of The Resilience Will Be On Saturday At 1820

Four SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are making final preparations ahead of their return to Earth this weekend. Some of the Expedition 65 crew members staying behind on the International Space Station are relaxing today while others are focusing on science and lab maintenance. Citing weather concerns, mission managers have decided to send Crew Dragon Resilience and its four astronauts back to Earth on Sunday. Hatch closure of the Resilience will be on Saturday at 1820. Resilience will undock from the Harmony module’s space-facing international docking adapter during an automated maneuver on Saturday at 2035 EDT. It will splashdown about six-and-a-half hours later in the Gulf of Mexico off