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A week of diverse space activity is set to unfold from April 20 to April 26, 2026, featuring seven missions across four nations and a variety of launch vehicles. The highlight includes the inaugural laser communication demonstration from the GPS III SV10 satellite, while South Korea’s ADD prepares for its first full launch of a […]

This week is poised to be significant for space exploration, with five anticipated launches on the schedule. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to carry out four separate missions deploying Starlink satellites from facilities in both Florida and California. Meanwhile, Japan’s private space venture, Space One, is preparing to initiate a third launch attempt of its […]

The Crew-11 mission has successfully returned to Earth, marking the end of its journey aboard the International Space Station as the Crew Dragon Endeavour splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 12:40 AM PST on January 15. The crew, which included two NASA astronauts, one astronaut from Japan, and one Russian cosmonaut, was initially scheduled […]

A remarkable surge in global space launches is on the horizon, with 13 missions planned within the next week across various locations worldwide. China will debut its Long March 12A rocket equipped with stage recovery capabilities, while South Korea gears up for its inaugural Hanbit-Nano commercial launch. Additionally, Europe’s Ariane 6 is set to deploy […]

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 […]

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 […]

The International Space Station (ISS) has recently received crucial deliveries from three cargo spacecraft – Progress MS-32, the Cargo Dragon C211, and Cygnus XL S.S. William C. “Willie” McCool – as part of ongoing support for its seven-member crew on Expedition 73. These missions provide essential supplies, including food, water, clothing, and equipment, while the […]

NASA and SpaceX have successfully launched the Crew-11 mission, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing journey of humanity to explore the cosmos. This ambitious mission, part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, took flight at 11:43 AM EDT (15:43 UTC) on August 1 from Launch Complex 39A, a revered site within Kennedy Space Center, Florida. […]

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 […]