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New Shepard returns to flight with the NS-24 Mission
By Jack C.
On the 19th of December, Blue Origin's New Shepard vehicle returned to flight after a fifteen-month hiatus from flight. This flight flew without a crew but did carry research payloads and science experiments. According the Blue Origin, the payloads from the failed NS-23 mission were reflown on thisDec 21, 2023 4 mins
What are China's Long March rockets?
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: This article was written on the 20th of December so some information may be outdated. Additional disclaimer: This article may take a while to load as where possible a relevant image is used. This article is intended as a general explainer of China's state-owned and operated LongDec 20, 2023 20 mins
What were the two 'secret' launches from China?
By Jack C.
On the 14th and 15th of December 2023, China launched a Long March 2F/G and a Long March 5 for two largely secretive missions. The Long March 2F/G launched from Launch Area 4 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in northern China, on the 14th at 14:11Dec 19, 2023 5 mins
Lunar Crater Radio Telescope: The Future of Ground Based Radio Astronomy?
By Cosmic Tylxr
Radio Astronomy has helped humanity better understand the cosmos for nearly 100 years. But radio astronomy from the ground, here on Earth, is proving to be far more tricky as the years go by. As satellite numbers in LEO grow, more and more man made radio waves are interfering withDec 18, 2023 5 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (10/12-16/12)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw a handful of launches with some exciting news this week, including hop tests and a return to flight! We'll also look ahead to next week's launch schedule too. SpaceX SpaceX has had a busy week as alwaysDec 17, 2023 5 mins
Rocket Lab returns to flight with 'The Moon God Awakens'
By Jack C.
On the 15th of December 2023 at 04:05 am (UTC), Electron lifted off from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia peninsula in New Zealand. The return-to-flight launch carried a satellite from iQPS, called TSUKUYOMI-I, to low Earth orbit for the forty-second launch attempt of Electron. The TSUKUYOMI-I satellite isDec 16, 2023 2 mins
Bezos provides insights into Blue Origin
By Jack C.
Recently, owner and founder of Blue Origin Jeff Bezos was a guest on the Lex Fridman Podcast, hosted by Lex Fridman. During the over two-hour podcast, Bezos made some new insights into the largely secretive Blue Origin. This article will be broken down into three sections; Blue Ring, New Glenn,Dec 15, 2023 3 mins
UK launch company awarded £3.3 Million from UK Space Agency and ESA
By Jack C.
On the 13th of December, the UK-based space launch service company Orbex announced it had received 3.3 million Pound sterling, which is roughly equivalent to 4.165 million United States Dollars as of writing, from the UK Space Agency under the European Space Agency's 'Boost!'Dec 14, 2023 3 mins
What is the Zhuque-3 rocket?
By Jack C.
After the third launch of LandSpace's Zhuque-2 rocket, the company revealed more information regarding its Zhuque-3 launch vehicle. Zhuque-3 is LandSpace's in-development partially re-usable medium to heavy lift launch vehicle. LandSpace plans for Zhuque-3 to burn liquid methane and liquid oxygen fuels in its engines, theDec 13, 2023 3 mins
China completes its 500th Long March rocket launch!
By Jack C.
On the 10th of December, a Long March 2D lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southern China. The payload for the launch was a Yaogan reconnaissance satellite heading to low Earth orbit. While a regular launch at first glance, this was the 500th launch of a LongDec 12, 2023 3 mins
Zhuque-2 delivers its first payloads to space!
By Jack C.
On the 8th of December, Greenwich Mean Time, or the 9th of December, China Standard Time, LandSpace launched its Zhuque-2 rocket for the third time. This launch was the first time the rocket delivered a payload to orbit, and the first time a rocket burning liquid methane successfully placed payloadsDec 11, 2023 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (3/12-9/12)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw plenty of launches with some big news this week. We'll also look ahead to the busy launch schedule next week too! SpaceX SpaceX started its week at Starbase, on the 3rd, by installing a sign at the launch siteDec 10, 2023 7 mins
Why SpaceX's Super Heavy booster works where the N1 failed
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: This article may contain the opinion of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole in some parts of the article. With the recent success of Super Heavy booster 9 during Starship-Super Heavy's second integrated flight test, the conversation around the Soviet N1 rocket has begunDec 9, 2023 6 mins