Space News for Sunday, March 12, 2023

Crew-5 mission ends with Florida splashdown

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-12 02:18

SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off Florida coast March 11. The splashdown marked the end of the 157-day Crew-5 mission. The next Crew Dragon mission is scheduled to launch March 14. The next crewed mission to the station is scheduled to be the first crewed test flight of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner.

Relativity scrubs first Terran 1 launch again

Original Publication Date: 2023-03-11 22:30

Relativity Space scrubbed a launch of its Terran 1 rocket March 11. The company recycled for a second launch attempt at 4 p.m. Eastern. A first launch attempt during a three-hour window was aborted at T-0.5 seconds. This is the first mission for Terran 1, a rocket manufactured using 3D-printing technologies.