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In a week filled with ambitious space undertakings, nine rocket launches are planned across several countries, including the United States, Russia, Kazakhstan, and China. A highlight of the week is NASA’s Artemis II mission, which aims to send astronauts back to the Moon for the first time in over five decades, scheduled for liftoff on […]

A busy week in space exploration is ahead, as a total of nine launches are set to take place from various locations around the world. SpaceX is expected to lead the charge with five missions, all dedicated to deploying its Starlink satellite constellation. Meanwhile, Rocket Lab plans to send an Earth observation satellite into orbit […]

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 […]

The launch pad at Baikonur Cosmodrome, known as Site 31/6, has been fully restored following significant damage incurred during a crewed Soyuz mission last year, according to a statement from Roscosmos, Russia’s space agency. The successful completion of repairs has cleared the way for the launch of the Progress MS-33 cargo flight to the International […]

SpaceX and NASA are gearing up for the much-anticipated launch of Crew-12, the latest mission under the Commercial Crew Program, which marks the 12th operational crew rotation to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for liftoff at 5:15 AM EST (10:15 UTC) on February 13, the Crew-12 team will launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket […]

A busy week in rocket launches is set to take place globally, with eight missions planned from various launch sites starting with a SpaceX Starlink operation on Wednesday. The week’s activities will include a particularly active Thursday, featuring the launches of five different rockets, among them the Vulcan, Proton, and the inaugural Ariane 64 mission. […]

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 […]

The final week of 2025 is poised to be action-packed within the scope of space exploration, with nine launches planned across various global launch sites. Notably, only one mission will take place in the United States—SpaceX’s Falcon 9, scheduled to rocket from California. Meanwhile, South Korean firm Innospace is preparing to launch its Hanbit-Nano rocket, […]

The International Space Station (ISS) recently reached a significant milestone as the arrival of the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft on November 27 resulted in all eight of its docking ports being occupied for the first time in nearly three decades of operation. This event also coincided with the 25th anniversary of a continuous human presence aboard […]

The week beginning December 8 is set to be a bustling period in space exploration, with multiple rocket launches planned from various providers worldwide. China will see a flurry of activity with at least six launches slated from four different spaceports. In addition, Russia is preparing for two forthcoming missions, launching once from Plesetsk and […]