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Japanese launch company Space One launched its second KAIROS vehicle at 11:00 am Japan Standard Time (02:00 am Universal Coordinated Time) from Spaceport Kii. KAIROS' second flight appeared to be going well throughout liftoff and the first-stage burn however around the time of separation of the first

Dec 18, 2024 • 4 mins

Yesterday, December 16th, China began deployment of its GuoWang internet mega-constellation with the launch of a Long March 5B from the Wenchang Space Launch Site carrying ten satellites. Plans for GuoWang were kicked off around 2020 and 2021 by China's National Development and Reform Commission and the country&

Dec 17, 2024 • 2 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had four launches occur, with half of them using Falcon 9. News this week had the Artemis Accords reaching fifty signatories and NASA moving hardware for the Artemis II mission. As always, we'll also look ahead to what the

Dec 15, 2024 • 7 mins

China is currently operating its Tiangong Space Station in low Earth orbit. So far the station has only been home to Chinese astronauts (taikonauts). Despite only flying taikonauts to Tiangong, China is open to flying foreign astronauts to the station and has been since the development stage of the modular

Dec 12, 2024 • 5 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had ten orbital launches taking place, with most occurring in one day. News this week had Artemis gaining more delays, Orbex moving launch sites, and Space Pioneer possibly making a return. As always, we'll also look ahead to what

Dec 8, 2024 • 8 mins

Today, December 5th, NASA announced that the Artemis II mission will be delayed to April 2026. Due to the new delay for the next Artemis mission, the first landing mission, Artemis III, has been delayed to mid-2027. This mission delay announcement was shared at a press conference at NASA Headquarters

Dec 5, 2024 • 4 mins

On December 4th, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced via social media that his nominee for NASA administrator during his second-term would be Jared Isaacman. Writing online, Trump said the following about his decision to choose Isaacman: "I am delighted to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist,

Dec 4, 2024 • 3 mins

Welcome to our fourteenth Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month we haven't covered in our weekly newsletters. November has been an incredible month for space worldwide, so let's jump into it! News of the Month

Dec 1, 2024 • 17 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had eleven orbital launches taking place, with two new rocket debuts. News this week had a lunar lander preparing for launch and SpaceX winning yet another launch contract. As always, we'll also look ahead to what the worldwide launch

Dec 1, 2024 • 8 mins

China has performed over a half dozen launches in November, debuting two new launch vehicles. One of these is from a state-owned enterprise while the other is from a privately-held company, and builds off of previous successes. The first debut took place on November 27th with LandSpace’s improved Zhuque-2E

Nov 30, 2024 • 5 mins

Rocket Lab ended its launches for November with a record-setting doubleheader launch for the company. This record had the company launch two Electron vehicles from two launch sites, in different hemispheres, a little under twenty-two hours apart. The first of these launches occurred on November 24th from Launch Complex 2,

Nov 25, 2024 • 2 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week once again had seven orbital launches occur, with the majority being Falcon 9. News this week had the Artemis II SLS vehicle begin stacking, China sharing new looks at its crewed lunar landing spacecraft, and the Artemis Accords gaining another member.

Nov 24, 2024 • 8 mins

On Friday, November 22nd, 2024, Blue Origin launched its ninth human spaceflight mission, carrying six passengers, at 15:30 pm Universal Coordinated Time. Liftoff! 🚀 #NewShepard #NS28 pic.twitter.com/Iu2g4Y9gk3 — Blue Origin (@blueorigin) November 22, 2024 The mission took place from the company's west Texas launch site and

Nov 22, 2024 • 4 mins