Tourists read a display titled “The Dirty Business of Slavery” at the President’s House in Philadelphia on Aug. 9. Thirteen separate panels at the site are under review by the National Park Service for potential removal or editing. Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matthew Hatcher/Getty Images Exhibits discussing slavery and George Washington’s treatment of enslaved people are seen …
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SpaceX, NASA scrub Crew-11 astronaut launch due to weather (video)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX scrubbed today’s (July 31) launch attempt of the Crew-11 astronaut mission for NASA. Launch officials called the scrub just over a minute before liftoff, due to a bank of cumulus clouds that appeared over in the skies over NASA’s Kennedy Space Center here. “Unfortunately, the weather is just not playing alongside with today’s excitement on …
Read More »Launch pad indicator error causes SpaceX, NASA to scrub planned static fire test of a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the Crew-11 launch – Spaceflight Now
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon Endeavour, is pictured at sunset on Sunday, July 27, 2025. It will launch the Crew-11 mission, which is schedule to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Image: SpaceX Update July 28, 7:14 p.m. EDT: Added NASA comment regarding aborted static fire. An …
Read More »SpaceX reschedules O3b mPOWER satellites’ launch for Tuesday following Monday scrub – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned launch of SES’ ninth and tenth O3b mPOWER satellites. Image: SpaceX Update July 22, 2:50 p.m. EDT: Added updated weather data. SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 22, for the launch of two satellites to medium Earth orbit, following a …
Read More »‘Air space concerns’ causes last-minute scrub of NASA’s TRACERS mission – Spaceflight Now
NASA’s two TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) are encapsulated along with five other satellites ahead of launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Image: NASA Update July 22, 2:30 p.m. EDT: The SpaceX launch director called an abort of the mission; targeting Wednesday, July 23. NASA’s next trip to space will be …
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