Richard Angle

United States

Launch Journalist and Photographer at Teslarati

Photographer/Writer for @teslarati & sometimes share photos of random adventures.

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The next decade of strategic competition: How the Pentagon can use special operations forces to better compete

Jan 14, 2025 | atlanticcouncil.org | Clementine G. Starling |Alyxandra Marine |Richard Angle |Leo Blanken

Africa China Defense Policy Intelligence Latin America Middle East National Security Security & Defense Terrorism United States and Canada The next decade of strategic competition: How the Pentagon can use special operations forces to better compete Strategic competition is likely to intensify over the next decade, increasing the demands on the United States to deter and defend against wide-ranging and simultaneous security challenges across multiple domains and regions worldwide.
SpaceX aces fourth Starship flight

Jun 6, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

SpaceX successfully launched and landed its Super Heavy booster and Starship on its fourth integrated flight test, with each making a soft splashdown in the water. Starship took to the skies at 7:50 am CT from a foggy Starbase, Texas, in an effort to surpass previous flight milestones. Liftoff of Starship! pic.twitter.com/2Z1PdNPYPG— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 6, 2024As the countdown hit zero, 32 of 33 Raptor engines on the Super Heavy booster lit, with the outlier being an engine on the outer ring.
Rocket Lab launches first of back-to-back missions for NASA

May 28, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

Rocket Lab launched the Ready, Aim, PREFIRE mission for NASA over the weekend from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. This is the first of two CubeSats that will study how the Earth absorbs heat over its polar regions. PREFIRE, or Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment, will be the first mission to study the Polar regions in infrared and far-infrared wavelengths. One down, one to go! 🛰️The first PREFIRE satellite has been successfully deployed.
SpaceX announces next Starship test flight date

May 27, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

SpaceX is targeting June 5th for the fourth flight test of its massive Starship rocket, pending approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The company completed a full wet dress rehearsal last week before destacking Starship from the Super Heavy booster to complete final preparations ahead of launch.
Blue Origin launches first crewed mission in over a year

May 22, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket lifted off from their West Texas Launch Site One on Sunday, carrying a crew of seven on a short hop to space and back. This was the first crewed mission for Blue Origin since September 2022 following the loss of a vehicle on an uncrewed flight when a nozzle failure caused the flight termination system to activate, sending the capsule safely away from the failing New Shepard.
SpaceX breaks Falcon 9 flight record once more

May 22, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 for the 21st time on Friday with a launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, breaking their record set just 35 days prior. It only took 35 days for Booster 1062 to take to the skies again to help deliver 23 V2 mini Starlink satellites to orbit, showcasing SpaceX’s ability to quickly refurbish their fleet flight leaders.
SpaceX launches 50th Falcon 9 mission of the year

May 16, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

SpaceX hit the 50th launch mark less than halfway through the year, continuing its efforts to get as close as possible to 148 launches in a calendar year. 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which are direct-to-cell capable (DtC), launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday to the Southeast and into a 53-degree orbital inclination.
SpaceX stacks Starship for testing ahead of the fourth flight

May 16, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

SpaceX has stacked Starship 29 on top of Super Heavy Booster 11 ahead of the fourth Integrated Flight test, which could happen within the next three to five weeks. Over the next few days, SpaceX will begin various tests of the rocket, including a full Wet Dress Rehearsal, during which Starship will be fully fueled. The company will also test all of the ground systems to ensure there is less of a chance of issues popping up on the day of a launch attempt.
PHOTOS: Northern Lights provide stellar U.S. views as Starlink put under pressure by solar storm

May 16, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

Last weekend, Earth was directly hit by a major Solar storm, and millions were treated to a view of the Northern and Southern lights for the first time. The storm triggered the Northern Lights to descend much further south than normal, providing brilliant moving lights in the skies usually reserved for those in the far northern and southern hemispheres.
Weekly Space Recap: May 5 - May 11

May 14, 2024 | teslarati.com | Richard Angle

Here are some of the stories you may have missed in the past week. The week, of course, featured a few Starlink launches, delays to Boeing’s first Crewed Starliner mission, Starship updates, and Polaris Dawn unveiling their new EVA suits.