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In the second quarter of 2025, SpaceX showcased an impressive feat, achieving an unprecedented milestone with its Falcon family of rockets. The company celebrated the 500th launch within the Falcon family, a remarkable accomplishment that encompasses all Falcon 1, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy missions. This period alone witnessed 45 launches, representing a staggering 57% […]

On October 7, 2014, Japan launched the Himawari 8 satellite, followed by Himawari 9 on November 2, 2016. While these satellites primarily serve to monitor Earth’s weather and phenomena such as typhoons across East Asia and the western Pacific, recent studies have opened a new frontier: using these Earth-bound meteorological instruments to observe our neighboring […]

The final flight of Japan’s H-IIA rocket marked a significant milestone in the nation’s space exploration efforts. On Saturday, the H-IIA F-50 rocket soared into the sky, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite into orbit. This launch took place at precisely 16:33:03 UTC from the Tanegashima Space Center, an iconic site for Japan’s space missions, amidst a […]

As summer envelops the Northern Hemisphere and winter blankets the Southern Hemisphere, the cosmic choreography of launches is in full swing. The week ahead promises a packed schedule, with SpaceX set to launch four Falcon 9 missions, highlighting the company’s relentless pursuit of orbital dominance. The excitement begins with the much-anticipated Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) […]

In a remarkable display of engineering prowess, Relativity Space has made significant advancements in the creation of the launch infrastructure for the Terran R rocket at Launch Complex 16 (LC-16) located at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Since breaking ground in January 2019, the site has transformed dramatically, evolving from its origins to become […]

The landscape of spaceflight is continuously evolving, and Europe is positioning itself as a key player, particularly within the scope of reentry technology. This evolution is primarily fueled by innovative endeavors like those of ATMOS Space Cargo, which is pioneering the development of advanced reentry vehicles designed to make returning payloads to Earth more accessible […]

SpaceX’s Starship represents a monumental leap in aerospace technology, and its point-to-point travel capability is no exception. A brainchild of Elon Musk’s vision for rapid global transit, this concept could revolutionize how we ponder about distance and time in travel. By using the rapidly reusable Starship vehicle, the goal is to make it possible for […]

As the fourth private Dragon mission to the International Space Station (ISS) approaches, anticipation is building around the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission. Scheduled for launch on June 11 at 8:00 AM EDT, this mission is not just another notch in the remarkable journey of commercial spaceflight; it represents a historic gathering of astronauts from Poland, Hungary, […]

In a significant yet somber chapter in the ongoing saga of lunar exploration, the HAKUTO-R Mission 2, aptly named Resilience, encountered an unfortunate fate during its landing attempt on the Moon. On June 5, 2025, at precisely 19:17 UTC, Resilience aimed to settle upon the lunar surface in the Mare Frigoris region, a site graced […]

NASA’s upcoming Dragonfly mission is poised to delve into the depths of Titan’s intriguing chemistry, a realm where the extraordinary meets the unimaginable. As the largest moon of Saturn, Titan is a fascinating world that presents both resemblances and stark contrasts to our own planet. Unlike Earth, where life thrives amidst a wealth of water, […]