Intuitive Machines (IM) announced the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander has selected the Oceanus Procellarum near the Vallis Schrasöteri as a landing site. The Nova-C lander is a lunar lander under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, with the goal of testing technologies to help land astronauts on the lunar surface.
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ArtemisCommercialOtherScienceSpaceX
SpaceX launches Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission from Florida
by John SharpA SpaceX Falcon 9 launched a lunar lander for Intuitive Machines (IM) of Houston, Texas.…
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CommercialInternationalISSJapanRussianSpaceX
Launch Roundup: Falcon 9’s 300th Flight and SpaceX to launch lunar lander
by Aaron McCreaOn the week of the sixth anniversary of the first flight of Falcon Heavy, SpaceX…
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InternationalJapanOtherScience
Japan’s SLIM lands on the Moon upside down, overcomes power issues
by John SharpJapan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander appears to have achieved a soft…
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CommercialScienceUncrewedVulcan
Vulcan successfully launches Peregrine lunar lander on inaugural flight
by Aaron McCreaUnited Launch Alliance (ULA) has done its part in returning the US to the Moon…
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ChineseCommercialInternationalVulcan
Launch Roundup: Vulcan’s maiden flight, SpaceX continues launching Starlink
by John SharpThe week of Jan. 4 to Jan. 10 saw the long-awaited maiden flight of the…
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United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the inaugural flight of its new Vulcan rocket…
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CommercialOtherUncrewed
Firefly’s Alpha successfully launches VICTUS NOX rapid response mission
by Tyler GrayTexas-based small launch company Firefly Aerospace jumpstarted its 2023 campaign with the launch of FLTA003…
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Blue OriginCommercialOther
Blue Update: New Glenn testing hardware at the Cape as New Shepard closes in on return to flight
by Adrian BeilRecently, Blue Origin has completed several milestones in its programs, as it inches closer to…
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The NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program is on the verge of flying its…
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Japan has finally launched its small satellite launcher Epsilon to deliver nine satellites to orbit.…
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ArtemisCommercialSpaceX
NASA VIPER rover and Astrobotic Griffin lander select moon landing site for 2023
The NASA VIPER rover – a precursor mission to human landings in the south polar…
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Spaceflight Inc has announced “GEO Pathfinder,” a rideshare mission to geostationary orbit that will use…
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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan pathfinder has rolled out to SLC-41 at Cape Canaveral for tank…
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Intuitive Machines (IM) has selected SpaceX to launch their third mission to the Moon. Named…
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ArtemisCommercial
NASA, Rocket Lab move first Artemis Moon launch – CAPSTONE – to New Zealand
by Mihir NealNew Zealand is now set to host the first launch of the Artemis Program, as…
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ArtemisCommercialSpaceX
After NASA taps SpaceX’s Starship for first Artemis landings, agency looks to on-ramp future vehicles
Following a year of testing and development, NASA recently selected SpaceX’s Starship-based Human Landing System…
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CommercialInternationalMars
Year in Review: Mars missions, Lunar Samples, Crew launched from the US, and Starlink
Despite a worldwide pandemic which affected agencies around the world, 2020 featured many significant achievements…
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CommercialOther
Firefly closes in on debut flight with rocket delivery to Vandenberg launch site
by Tyler GrayAcross the world, several startup launch providers such as Relativity Space, Astra, Virgin Orbit, and…
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A new Falcon booster has been installed on the test stand at SpaceX’s Rocket Development…