Jack C.
Jack C. is Cosmic Nxws' Chief of Content as well as a student of International Relations & Economics. Jack aims to focus on China's state and private space sector and efforts.
A little over two and a half months ago, SpaceX launched the third flight test of its in-development Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, which made it further than the previous two tests. Today, May 24th, the company announced it is targeting no earlier than June 5th for the fourth flight test,
May 24, 2024 7 mins
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw five launches worldwide, four orbital and one sub-orbital. This week also saw more countries joining agreements for deep space exploration. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week. SpaceX Late last week
May 19, 2024 6 mins
Yesterday, the 16th of May, the South China Morning Post, referred to as SCMP from here, was able to verify with those close to the program that the launch of the Xuntian (巡天) space telescope has been delayed to late 2026. Unofficial reports about a delay were shared on the
May 17, 2024 2 mins
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six launches worldwide, with a fifty-fifty split between the U.S. and China. This week also saw the latest lunar exploration mission enter lunar orbit along with auroras heading south due to a rare phenomenon. As always, we'll
May 12, 2024 7 mins
China has continued to ramp up its launch cadence for 2024 with a Long March 3B/E lifting off at 09:43 am China Standard Time, or 01:43 am Universal Coordinated Time, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in the country's Sichuan province, on May 9th.
May 9, 2024 4 mins
Lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 am China Standard Time, or 03:21 am Universal Coordinated Time, was China's newest launch vehicle. The Long March 6C flew from Launch Complex 9A carrying four payloads into a sun-synchronus orbit. The four payloads onboard for
May 7, 2024 3 mins
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four launches worldwide, with one headed out into deep space. This week also saw news of space science and new commercial space capabilities. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week. SpaceX
May 5, 2024 6 mins
China kicked off its Chang'e 6 lunar far-side sample return mission at 17:27 pm China Standard Time, or 09:27 am Universal Coordinated Time, from LC-101 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in the southern province of Hainan. This mission is part of the country's
May 3, 2024 7 mins
Welcome to our seventh 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. April has been another busy month, so let's jump into it! SpaceX Work at Starbase this month started
May 1, 2024 14 mins
China's twelfth crewed space mission has successfully returned to Earth at 09:46 am Universal Coordinated Time on April 30th, the capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region. Returning from the Tiangong Space Station were, Tang Hongbo (汤洪波), Tang Shengjie (唐胜杰), and
Apr 30, 2024 2 mins
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week once again saw four launches worldwide, with launches occurring in both hemispheres. This week also saw lots of space exploration news from China too. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week. SpaceX
Apr 28, 2024 6 mins
China has launched its seventh crewed mission to its Tiangong Space Station on the 25th of April at 20:59 pm China Standard Time, or 12:59 pm Universal Coordinated Time. The crew, Ye Guangfu, Li Cong, and Li Guangsu, are expected to stay aboard the station for six months.
Apr 25, 2024 8 mins
China is developing one of the largest and most capable rockets in the world, but what for?
Apr 23, 2024 6 mins