China’s upcoming and already operational startup aerospace companies are showing significant progress as of late. Both Tianlong-3 and ZhuQue-3 (ZQ-3) are getting closer to flight, while governmental rockets currently carry the payloads. Additionally, three more rockets of the Chang Zheng family have been launched in the last few weeks.
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Following the conclusion to her flight career, Endeavour is now undergoing safing, ahead of being…
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A Problem Report (PR) has been cleared for what is being described as a “scratch”…
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Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week
by John SharpThis week’s launch manifest will now feature twelve missions launching on nine different rockets, including…
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China has launched its tenth crew to the Tiangong space station. This was the 16th…
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Launch Roundup: China to launch crew to Tiangong, India to launch new naval satellite
Six missions comprise the worldwide launch manifest this week, including a crewed launch from China…
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A high-stakes contest for NASA’s next permanent Administrator is unfolding, pitting billionaire private astronaut Jared…
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NASA Acting Administrator Sean Duffy revealed that the agency is reopening the contract for the…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launch first expendable Falcon 9 since January
by Martin SmithSpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles, one of…
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In a pivotal step forward for an increase in commercial spaceflight from the West Coast,…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches five missions in one week
by John SharpFollowing the successful flight of Starship Flight 11 on Monday, SpaceX continued its impressive launch…
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After 11 flights, many static fires, tanking tests, cryogenic proof tests, and a few wet…
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Located around Saturn is the icy moon Enceladus — one of the most interesting and…
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As China’s launch cadence continues to accelerate, so too has the pace of engine testing…
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Japan prepares new ISS cargo vehicle as trio of cargo spacecraft deliver new experiments and hardware
The International Space Station (ISS) recently welcomed three spacecraft that delivered much-needed cargo to support…
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Wide-field surveys versus precise infrared observations: how Rubin compares to JWST
by Sean YoderEarlier this year, the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile officially began scientific operations,…
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With help from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope in low-Earth orbit, scientists recently observed a Pluto-like…
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SpaceX, Blue Origin, Stoke, and others make major progress on Cape launch facilities
The two spaceport launch facilities in the Cape Canaveral area — NASA’s Kennedy Space Center…
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Using the joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), and NASA X-Ray…
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With Booster 15-2’s static fire out of the way and crews setting up Pad 1(A)…