# LATEST
The Rise of BeiDou Satellite Network: China's challenge against GPS
By Brie Archambault
Learn about the history and development of China's global navigation system!Apr 21, 2024 5 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (14/4-20/4)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four launches worldwide, with it being an even split between SpaceX and the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology. This week saw plenty of space policy news too. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwideApr 21, 2024 6 mins
China plans to conduct a Moon mission and crew rotation in under a week?
By Jack C.
China has three major events happening in its space program at the of April and beginning of May. These three events are; the launch of Shenzhou-18 to the Tiangong Space Station, the return of the Shenzhou-17 crew to Earth, and the launch of the Chang'e 6 lunar far-sideApr 19, 2024 3 mins
How the U.S. and China plan to land humans on the Moon before 2030
By Brie Archambault, Jack C.
Both the United States of America and the People's Republic of China are planning to perform crewed missions to the Moon before the year 2030. The two countries have different ideas on how these missions should be performed in terms of launch plans and public-private partnerships. But howApr 17, 2024 22 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (7/4-13/4)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six launches occur worldwide, with four being from SpaceX. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week too. SpaceX Last week at Starbase saw Booster 11 being removed from the Orbital LaunchApr 14, 2024 6 mins
Angara's Past, Present, and Future: A Chronicle of Aspirations and Uncertainties
By Brie Archambault
Angara, a representation of a dwindling dream.Apr 10, 2024 5 mins
Delta IV Heavy soars for the final time
By Jack C.
On the 9th of April, the final Delta IV Heavy took off from Space Launch Complex 37B, at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This launch was on behalf of the United States' National Reconnaissance Office with the payload being classified. The payload aboard the final DeltaApr 10, 2024 6 mins
Dongfanghong-2 - 40 years ago today
By Jack C.
On the 8th of April 1984, a Long March 3 lifted off from Launch Complex 3 of the Xichang Satellite Launch Center bound for a geostationary transfer orbit. Aboard the rocket was the Dongfanghong-2 communications satellite. Dongfanghong-2 was part of the Shiyong Tongbu Tongxing Weixing (實用定位通訊衛星), which literally means OperationalApr 8, 2024 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (31/3-6/4)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw five launches worldwide, with three being from SpaceX. This week saw NASA select three companies for lunar rovers for Artemis missions and another country joins the International Lunar Research Station. As always, we'll also look ahead to theApr 7, 2024 7 mins
STS-1 - An icon spreads her wings
By Jack C.
On the 12th of April 1981, a new launch vehicle took to the skies for the first time from the United States. This debut flight would be like no other as crew were onboard too, with a plan to land a part of the vehicle on a runway too. TheApr 6, 2024 5 mins
How Radiation Affects the Future of Artemis
By Brie Archambault
Learn about how radiation remains a critical component of how we address the future of spaceflight!Apr 5, 2024 8 mins
Australia's first orbital spaceport opens in North Queensland
By Cosmic Tylxr
Yesterday, the Queensland State Government put out a press release in regards to the nation's first, orbital spaceport, being opened. The Bowen Orbital Spaceport is a first of its kind in Australia, and it is poised to bring orbital flights back to the continent, for the first timeApr 5, 2024 3 mins
Radian One - Another attempt towards the holy grail?
By Jack C.
American aerospace startup, Radian Aerospace re-introduced its Radian One single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane to the world recently via a series of posts on X and Linkedin. Single-stage to orbit vehicles have long been considered as one of the holy grails of rocketry, due to a lack of complex staging events and aircraft-likeApr 4, 2024 5 mins