Expedition 73 aboard the International Space Station (ISS) continues to perform its scheduled science and maintenance activities on humanity’s premier orbiting outpost, now more than a quarter-century old. The Station has a new commander and a new set of crew members on the U.S. side of the complex, as four astronauts departed this week to conclude their tour of duty on board ISS.
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On Saturday, Dec. 21st, SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-2 rideshare mission from Space Launch Complex 4E…
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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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On Sunday, April 7 SpaceX launched the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A)…
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After SpaceX achieved a record-breaking 12 Falcon 9 launches in March, the company continued this…
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Sierra Space tests upcoming in-space habitat as other commercial space stations continue development
by John SharpOn Jan. 21, Sierra Space performed an “ultimate burst pressure test” on a full-scale model…
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Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch next ISS crew rotation; Electron launches debris removal demonstration
by Martin SmithDespite multiple scrubs and delays due to weather violations, SpaceX broke its own cadence record…
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ESA’s Space Rider likely to launch third quarter of 2025, program manager says
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Space Rider program has officially begun its validation and testing…
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Launch Roundup – Arianespace launches Ariane 5 final flight; SpaceX flies one of last Starlink v1.5 flights
Four launches were successfully conducted for the week of July 2 through July 9. The…
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SpaceX launches ESA’s Euclid Telescope to explore the dark universe
SpaceX launched its 45th mission of the year, carrying the Euclid telescope from the European…
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Launch Roundup: Virgin Galactic performs crewed suborbital mission; SpaceX launches Euclid
Four launches are planned for the week of June 24 to July 1. The Russians…
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Launch Roundup: ULA launches Delta IV Heavy; SpaceX launches three missions
In what will be a quiet week for orbital launches, Rocket Lab launched its first…
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SpaceX has launched the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on a Falcon 9 rocket from…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the joint NASA/CNES Surface Water and Ocean Topography satellite mission from…
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Arianespace launches three spacecraft, Intelsat talks satellite refresh efforts
Arianespace has successfully lifted three satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) on Tuesday from the…
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SpaceX has launched the Eutelsat-10B communication satellite into a supersynchronous geostationary transfer orbit. A Falcon…
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SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on a secretive mission in the early hours of…
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SpaceX launched its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket with the Nilesat-301 satellite into a geostationary transfer…
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SpaceX and Axiom in final preparations for all-commercial Axiom-1 mission
by Lee KanayamaWith the launch just weeks away, SpaceX and Axiom are making their final preparations for…
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Starlink v1.0 L24 launches as SpaceX receives permission for Starlink modifications
by Danny LentzSpaceX launched the Starlink v1.0 L24 mission with another 60 satellites for the Starlink internet…