Jack C.

Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. Recently private spaceflight efforts in China have been ramping up from almost a dozen companies. This article will cover four companies I believe stand a good chance of becoming China's equivalent of

Nov 3, 2023 • 3 mins

Welcome to our very first Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you all of the major news from the past month! October has had some pretty interesting moments, so let's dive into it! SpaceX SpaceX, as always had another solid month! We'll

Nov 1, 2023 • 12 mins

After spending one-hundred and fifty-four days in space aboard China's Tiangong space station, the crew of Shenzhou 16 have safely returned to Earth. The Shenzhou 16 spacecraft performed a braking burn at 7:21 a.m. (Beijing time) am and the capsule touched down at 8:11 a.

Oct 31, 2023 • 2 mins

Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the launches of the week and a crew rotation for China's space station. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX SpaceX started its week at

Oct 29, 2023 • 4 mins

A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 03:14 UTC carrying the Shenzhou 17 spacecraft and its crew of three to the Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft docked at the forward port of the Tianhe module at 09:

Oct 26, 2023 • 2 mins

Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the launches of the week and a major human spaceflight test from India. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX Despite no known date for IFT-2, work

Oct 22, 2023 • 5 mins

Early in the morning on the 21st of October, India performed a launch abort test of the escape system for its Gaganyaan crew capsule. The mission had the capsule perform an abort 11.7 kilometers up at 889 miles per hour where it seperated from the booster. Gaganyaan's

Oct 21, 2023 • 2 mins

On the 15th of October 2003, The People's Republic of China became the third country to successfully launch a person into Earth orbit using its own spacecraft and launch vehicles. The taikonaut, what China calls its astronauts, onboard the spacecraft for this mission was Yang Liwei, becoming the

Oct 17, 2023 • 3 mins

Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the big launch of the week, Psyche, and all the other aerospace and astronomy news. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX Work at starbase continues despite

Oct 15, 2023 • 6 mins

Disclaimer: This article was written on the 17th of September 2023 so some information may be outdated. This article is intended as a general explanation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, its International Space Station operations, and active orbital launch vehicles. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,

Oct 14, 2023 • 4 mins

Disclaimer: This article was written on the 17th of September 2023 so some information may be outdated. This article is intended as a general explanation of the Chinese space program and the Agencies, state-owned Corporations, and state-owned enterprises that are a part of it. China National Space Administration The China

Oct 9, 2023 • 4 mins

Welcome to our very first "Dose of Space!" In this weekly newsletter, we cover all of the main aerospace and astronomy news, from the past week. We also look ahead to next week, and cover what you should expect! We know the world of Aerospace and Astronomy can

Oct 8, 2023 • 6 mins

In an interview at the 74th International Astronautical Congress hosted by Clay Mowry, President of the International Astronautical Foundation, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Elon Musk was asked about his predictions and thoughts for Starship IFT-2, future Starship development, and Falcon 9 operations. In answering questions about Starship IFT-2 Musk revealed that

Oct 6, 2023 • 2 mins