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SpaceX Launches From Historic ‘Moon Launch’ Pad and Safely Lands Booster

February 20, 2017 spacex-pad39a-falcon-9-first-launch-2

SpaceX made history today executing the first commercial spacecraft launch from the historic Launch Complex 39A that sent men to the moon and was last used for the Space Shuttle View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments NASA, Space, Video
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“Obviously a Major Malfunction” – January 28, 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger Explodes

January 29, 2017 challenger-explosion-ap

A little over one minute after launch, while traveling at Mach 1.92 and at an altitude of 46,000 feet the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded in the cold bright blue Florida View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, NASA, Space
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America’s Secret Space Shuttle X-37B Space Plane – 600 days in Earth Orbit

January 10, 2017 Air-Force-X-37B-Robotic-Space-Plane

The Air Force’s super secret and mysterious X-37B space plane has passed a milestone reaching 600 days in Earth orbit on its latest mission. The unmanned X-37B lifted off on an Atlas V View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Air Force, Drones, Military Aviation, Space
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Watch: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity Flies Free!

December 5, 2016 vss-unity-glide-flight

The world of aviation and space exploration is changing dramatically with private companies like Virgin Galactic leading the way. Virgin successfully completed the first free flight of VSS Unity their newly View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Civilian Aviation, Commercial Aviation, News, Space, Technology
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Soyuz vs F-14: 6 Questions with Astronaut Reid Wiseman

July 1, 2016

Editor’s note:  In our inaugural “6 Questions” interview, FighterSweep.com was lucky enough to sit down with former F-14 Tomcat pilot and current NASA Astronaut CDR Reid “Tonto” Wiseman, USN, for View More ›

Joe Ruzicka 2 Comments Interview, Military Aviation, Space
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