This week’s Tianzhou 8 mission has delivered supplies to the three taikonauts who recently arrived at the Tiangong Space Station on the Shenzhou 19 mission. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) has announced two commercial contracts to service the station with cargo resupply missions in the future via two new vehicle designs. Meanwhile, progress continues on new vehicles for suborbital and orbital flights in the years ahead.
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 launches customer payloads, China fly resupply mission to Tiangong
While SpaceX flew Starship on its sixth integrated test flight, the company also flew three…
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The European Space Agency (ESA) faces a crossroads as it works to prepare flights of…
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PLD Space unveiled an aggressive 10-year plan last month at the company’s new headquarters building…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches cargo resupply mission to ISS, Roscosmos and Rocket Lab also launch
by Martin SmithThis week got off to a flying start when new science experiments and cargo were…
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Launch Roundup: China launch crew to Tiangong Space Station, Russia launches military payload
by John SharpIn another busy week of launches, China launched three taikonauts to the Tiangong Space Station…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX launches 400th orbital flight; Blue Origin, China launch missions
by Martin SmithBlue Origin tested its second human-rated New Shepard capsule this week, which had been delayed…
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China Roundup: reusable satellites, lunar EVA suits, and expanding spaceports
by Martin SmithAs China prepares to increase its launch cadence further, there are plans to expand the…
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The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) recent decision to clear SpaceX’s Falcon 9 for a return…
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Launch Roundup: Starship flies, booster caught
by John SharpSpaceX flew the Starship-Super Heavy on Sunday, Oct. 13. This was the fifth test flight…
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ESA’s Hera mission launched to asteroid binary as Falcon 9 returns to flight
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission, which is traveling to asteroid Didymos and its…
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Scientists use data from BepiColombo flyby to discover features within Mercury’s magnetosphere
In June 2023, the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)…
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One year into mission, XRISM reveals movements of cosmic material around supernova remnant and black hole
In September 2023, the joint Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), European Space Agency (ESA), and…
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SpaceX and NASA have launched Crew-9 for its six-month mission aboard the International Space Station…
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ISS finishes out eventful third quarter of 2024 with Expedition 71 giving way to Expedition 72
The International Space Station (ISS) has spent the last three months with a larger crew…
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Launch Roundup: NASA Crew-9 flies half-empty, Starlink and Chinese launches continue
by John SharpNASA and SpaceX’s launch of the Crew-9 mission took center stage this week. The launch…
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China Roundup: Commercial launch providers drive forward reusability with more VTVL tests
by Martin SmithPrivate Chinese launch providers continue to march at pace toward reusability, with two companies performing…
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Launch Roundup: Falcon 9 and Electron to extend satellite constellations
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest includes the delayed launches of a Falcon 9 with Galileo global positioning…
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The Soyuz MS-26 crewed mission has flown NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey…
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Launch Roundup: Polaris Dawn, ISS crewed launch headline busy week
by Martin SmithThis week’s manifest features four Falcon 9 launches, including the highly anticipated Polaris Dawn crewed…