Above Launching Tests to ISS in March, 2024
Falcon 9 and Dragon lift off from Launch Pad 39A for CRS-10 by Official SpaceX Photos is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.0 Above: Orbital Will Launch its Proprietary Materials to the International Space...
View ArticleA Flurry of Space Activity
by Frank White Over the span of a few days in May 2023, two “space tourism” missions left the Earth with very different technologies, passengers, and destinations. Virgin Galactic flew its first crewed...
View Article2023 Diversity Award Winner
2023 Diversity Award Winner Announcement Speaker Bio: Above Space believes that “Space is for Everyone.” While we are an early stage company that is currently reflective of the historical make-up of...
View ArticleNASA Does the Right Thing: Chooses Crew Dragon for Safety
NASA made the right choice when they elected to bring Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home next February on a Crew Dragon instead of on the troubled Starliner spacecraft, which is still docked at the...
View ArticleNS-26 and Polaris Dawn: Polar Opposites or Siblings?
On August 29, 2024, Blue Origin’s NS-26 spaceflight took six people into outer space and then brought them back in about 11 minutes. The flight launched and landed on time and experienced no...
View ArticleVISIMO LLC to Test AI Data System on ABOVE Mission
Falcon 9 and Dragon Vertical at Pad 39A by Official SpaceX Photos is licensed under CC-BY-NC 2.0 VISIMO LLC to Test Autonomous AI Data System on ABOVE Space Development Corp. Payload Mission...
View ArticleFrom Mission to Migration: Opportunities in 2025
Looking Ahead to 2025 As 2024 winds down, and space advocates begin imagining what might happen in 2025, we can look ahead to a variety of missions, from more Starship launches by SpaceX to the first...
View ArticleA Pivot to Mars? Part 1
Photo by Aaron Kittredge on Pexels.com President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration speech held few surprises.For the most part, he restated themes developed in his first term as president and in his...
View ArticleA Pivot to Mars? Part 2
The Feasibility of Reaching Mars by 2030 Photo by Edvin Richardson on Pexels.com In Part One of this series, we asked the question, “Can the United States fulfill President Trump’s pledge to plant the...
View ArticlePrometheus Flint – Offering on orbit services
Artistic rendering of a photo of Prometheus Flint (pre launch) on orbit Above Space Hosting Prometheus Flint Satellite Capabilities Featuring On Orbit Data Processing Facility and Earth Observation...
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