Concluding a rare week that was void of any launches and riddled with scrubs, the…
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Following an extremely eventful week in Spaceflight, this coming week returns to “business as usual.”…
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The joint European-Japanese EarthCARE satellite has begun its mission to improve our understanding of Earth’s…
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Boeing’s crewed Starliner spacecraft and China’s first Chang Zheng 6C rocket faced delays this week due to technical issues. The launch of Starliner, scheduled to be the first crewed launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station since the Apollo era, was delayed due to an issue with an oxygen relief valve. The launch is now expected to take place on May 17. On the other hand, the Chang Zheng 6C rocket successfully launched after Starliner’s originally scheduled time
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February is proving to be an eventful month for space launches, with China and the United States taking center stage. China successfully launched a Long March 2C rocket on February 2nd, carrying 11 satellites for the Geely Constellation, a project by Chinese car manufacturer Geely Technology Group. These satellites will aid in the company’s self-driving navigation technology and also carry ocean observation instruments. On February 3rd, China launched the Jielong-3 rocket from a barge in
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New Developments in Space Launches: Vulcan’s First Flight and Ongoing Starlink Launches by SpaceX
The week of January 4th to January 10th saw several significant space launches, including the highly anticipated maiden flight of the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket. The Vulcan successfully carried the Astrobotic Peregrine Mission One Lunar Lander to the Moon, marking the debut of Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines and demonstrating NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS
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Four upcoming flights are set to take place this week, including the highly anticipated launch of the Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) from Texas. In addition to the Starship launch, there will be a Chang Zheng-2C (CZ-2C) launch from China, Starlink 6-28 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), and Starlink 7-7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California.
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SpaceX has successfully launched the Transporter-9 rideshare mission, deploying a total of 90 spacecraft into a Sun-synchronous orbit. Of the 89 deployment events, 85 were confirmed successful immediately, with two additional confirmations announced on social media. The booster used for this mission was the same one used for the previous Transporter flight and successfully returned to land at Vandenberg Space Force Base. This marked the ninth dedicated rideshare mission organized by SpaceX, offering rideshare opportunities to various destinations
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SpaceX has reached a significant milestone in the field of space exploration, as it now has over 5,000 active Starlink satellites in orbit. This achievement comes as China prepares for two launches, including sending taikonauts to the Tiangong space station. The first Chinese launch, scheduled for October 23, will carry three Yaogan 39-04 reconnaissance satellites that have the capability to gather intelligence by locating ground radar systems. The second launch, on October 25, will transport
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