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March was a dynamic month for the crew aboard the International Space Station, highlighted by the launch and departure of multiple vehicles, as well as a significant spacewalk. The Expedition 74 team managed the departure of three spacecraft and welcomed one, while also engaging in crucial scientific research and technology demonstrations. The activities kicked off […]

Isar Aerospace, a private space launch company based in Ottobrunn, Germany, has encountered a setback during its second attempt to test the Spectrum small satellite launcher. The mission, dubbed “Onward and Upward,” was slated for launch on March 25, 2026, at 20:00 UTC from the Andøya Spaceport in Norway. However, the company pushed the launch […]

Following the early return of Crew-11 in mid-January due to a medical situation, the International Space Station (ISS) began February with a reduced crew of three. The team, consisting of two Russian cosmonauts, Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, and NASA astronaut Chris Williams, focused their efforts on experiments and technology demonstrations during the month’s initial […]

As the first week of December unfolds, space enthusiasts can look forward to an exciting lineup of 10 orbital launches from six different companies across four continents. Leading the charge is SpaceX, which is set to conduct five separate missions to deploy its Starlink satellites from launch sites in California and Florida. On the international […]

SpaceX is gearing up for its upcoming Falcon 9 launch, which will carry 140 commercial payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit as part of its Transporter-15 mission. Scheduled to lift off no earlier than November 28 at 10:18 PST (18:18 UTC) from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4-E, this mission marks a significant milestone in […]

This week is packed with space activity, featuring a total of seven launches across five different rockets from various locations worldwide. Among the highlights, SpaceX will set its Falcon 9 rocket into motion for three distinct missions, while a Russian Soyuz rocket is set to transport three crew members to the International Space Station (ISS) […]

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration among NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Canadian Space Agency, have uncovered a supermassive black hole in the distant galaxy CANUCS-LRD-z8.6. This galaxy is notable for being one of the farthest observed, existing just 570 million years following the Big Bang. CANUCS-LRD-z8.6 is classified within […]

The Sentinel-6B, a collaborative satellite designed to monitor ocean conditions, successfully launched on Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 9:21 p.m. Pacific Time, marking a significant milestone in international efforts to track environmental changes. This satellite is the second in the Jason […]

Arianespace, Europe’s leading launch service provider, successfully launched the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite on November 4, 2025, at 21:02 UTC. The flight, which marked the third launch of the Ariane 6 rocket, lifted off from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. This launch was a significant milestone for the Ariane 6 program, being […]

This week marks an ambitious launching schedule featuring nine space missions using seven different rockets, underscoring a bustling period in the aerospace sector. Among the highlight launches is the second flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, along with three missions from SpaceX involving the Falcon 9 rocket. The array of launches includes vehicles such […]