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From SpaceX's Starbase launch site, near Boca Chica in south Texas, Starship-Super Heavy flew its sixth flight test at 22:00 pm Universal Coordinated Time. This flight test utilized Ship 31 and Super Heavy Booster 13. In a first for the Starship program, a payload was onboard. This

Nov 20, 2024 • 7 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had seven orbital launches occur, with the majority of them carrying Starlink satellites. News this week had China deliver supplies to its space station, New Glenn awarded a launch contract, and JPL laying off part of its workforce. SpaceX This week

Nov 17, 2024 • 7 mins

Rocket Lab held its fiscal year 2024 third-quarter financial results update and conference call on November 12th.

Nov 13, 2024 • 4 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had seven orbital launches occur, with the majority being Falcon 9. News this week had China's previous human spaceflight mission end and SpaceX's Cargo Dragon spacecraft boosting the International Space Station's orbit. As always, we&

Nov 10, 2024 • 6 mins

A little over a month ago, SpaceX flew the fifth flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle. Since the previous flight test, the company has been working quickly towards the sixth flight test and announced today that this mission could occur as soon as November 18th. This flight test

Nov 7, 2024 • 5 mins

SpaceX's thirty-first Cargo Re-Supply (CRS) mission arrived at the International Space Station on November 5th, at 14:52 pm Universal Coordinated Time. This mission carries 2,762 kilograms of cargo, with 327 kilograms of unpressurized cargo. Notably, for the first time during a Dragon spacecraft's mission

Nov 5, 2024 • 6 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had four orbital launches occur, with one crewed launch. News this week had New Glenn heading to Launch Complex 36, two commercial cargo contracts being awarded, and Impulse Space making progress on Helios. As always, we'll also look ahead

Nov 3, 2024 • 6 mins

Welcome to our thirteenth 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. October has been another busy month worldwide, so let's jump into it! News of the Month October saw

Nov 1, 2024 • 14 mins

China launched its eighth crewed mission to its Tiangong Space Station at 04:27 am China Standard Time (October 29th), or 20:47 pm Universal Coordinated Time (October 30th). This new crew will take over from the outgoing Shenzhou-18 crew, after sharing the station with them for a few days.

Oct 30, 2024 • 8 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had eight orbital launches occur, with the majority carrying Starlink satellites. News this week had Shenzhou-19 prepped for launch, Blue Origin moving ever closer to New Glenn's first flight, and Boeing potentially leaving the space business. As always, we&

Oct 27, 2024 • 8 mins

Get to know the dozens of Long March rockets from China.

Oct 23, 2024 • 32 mins

LandSpace announced on October 21st that it had successfully conducted a static fire test with its TQ-15A engine and a new second-stage design. The duration of the test was not shared. The new second-stage is stated as utilizing a common bulkhead design along with replacing the TQ-12 engine and four

Oct 22, 2024 • 2 mins

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had seven orbital launches occur, with most of them carrying satellites for mega-constellations. News this week had Axiom unveiling its AxEMU spacesuit, yet more delays for Starliner, the Artemis Accords gaining another member, and NASA's TDRS system nearing capacity.

Oct 20, 2024 • 8 mins