AP News reports, “NASA’s two stuck astronauts headed back to Earth with SpaceX on Tuesday to close out a dramatic marathon mission that began with a bungled Boeing test flight more than nine months ago. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams bid farewell to the International Space Station — their home since last spring — departing aboard a SpaceX capsule alongside two other astronauts. The capsule undocked in the wee hours and aimed for a splashdown off the Florida coast by early evening, weather permitting.”
Full Story (AP News)
Tag: March 18
SpaceX Falcon 9 Marks 175th Flight from Cape Canaveral
Spaceflight Now reports “SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening with 23 Starlink satellites on board,” marking the 175th SpaceX launch “from its workhorse pad to date.”
Full Story (Spaceflight Now)
Videos
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
(Spaceflight Now; YouTube)
SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket on Starlink Flight from Vandenberg SFB
Spaceflight Now reports that a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Starlink 7-16 mission Monday at 7:28 p.m. PT from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandendberg Space Force Base in California. The mission took place as SpaceX prepares to launch a Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station later this week.
Full Story (SPACE)
Videos
SpaceX Starlink 7-16 Launch
(The Launch Pad; YouTube)
Brazil’s Embraer Sees Deliveries, Revenue Growing in 2024
Reuters reports that Brazilian planemaker Embraer expects both its aircraft deliveries and revenues to grow in 2024, the company said on Monday. According to the report, “The world’s third-largest planemaker behind Boeing and Airbus estimated it will deliver between 125 and 135 executive jets this year, compared with 115 in 2023.”
Full Story (Reuters)