Jack C.

This week NASA's newest astronauts graduated from their training on the 5th of March. The group of astronauts consists of twelve people, with two from the United Arab Emirates. The twelve were chosen from a group of over twelve thousand applicants and were selected for training in 2021,

Mar 6, 2024 • 7 mins

SpaceX has been keeping up its groundbreaking cadence so far this year after a record-breaking year of launches in 2023. Between the Early hours of the 4th and 5th of March, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket three times from three different launch pads on two sides of North America.

Mar 5, 2024 • 4 mins

SpaceX launched its twenty-first mission of the year from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, in California. The mission was carrying a variety of commercial payloads as part of the Transporter-10 mission. This launch is part of SpaceX's Transporter dedicated smallsat rideshare program, which aims

Mar 5, 2024 • 6 mins

At 03:53 am, Universal Coordinated Time, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Launch Complex 39A with Crew Dragon Endeavor atop of it carrying four astronauts onboard for the Crew-8 mission. The four astronauts are Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps, and Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.

Mar 4, 2024 • 5 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four launches take place worldwide and a plethora of human spaceflight news. SpaceX is believed to be closing in on preparations for its third flight of the Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. We'll also look ahead to the launch schedule

Mar 3, 2024 • 6 mins

Welcome to our fifth 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. February has been another busy month, so let's jump into it! SpaceX The last month has seen SpaceX

Mar 1, 2024 • 10 mins

Last week on the 22nd, the United States of America returned to the surface of the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, which was fifty-two years ago. According to NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the lander landed at 80.13 degrees South and 1.44

Feb 28, 2024 • 7 mins

Today, the 26th of February, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, CASC, released its 'blue paper' outlining China's space goals for the coming year. The 'blue paper' from CASC also noted that 2024 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People&

Feb 26, 2024 • 3 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! The last week in space saw four launches worldwide and a big Moon mission news. SpaceX has also continued to make good progress ahead of Starship-Super Heavy's third flight. We'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for

Feb 25, 2024 • 5 mins

Early on the 24th of February, the China Manned Space Engineering Office announced that it had selected the names for its two spacecraft that will be used for its crewed lunar exploration program. The applications had been open since August and ran until late 2023 with over two-thousand submissions received!

Feb 24, 2024 • 5 mins

Surprising almost everyone yesterday, Blue Origin rolled its New Glenn rocket to its launch pad at Launch Complex 36 from its assembly building where components have been for the past few weeks. This is the first time the general public has seen an almost complete New Glenn vehicle. The hardware

Feb 22, 2024 • 3 mins

Over the past decade, China has routinely been the second most prolific launcher of orbital rockets delivering thousands of satellites and spacecraft to space. To achieve this feat, the country has four launch sites inside its territory as well as sea-based launch-supporting platforms. But what are these launch sites and

Feb 20, 2024 • 7 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw six launches worldwide and a wealth of Moon-related news! SpaceX has also not slowed down its progress on its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. We'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide you can expect next week. SpaceX SpaceX

Feb 18, 2024 • 7 mins