# LATEST
China launches sixth resupply mission to its space station
By Jack C.
A Long March 7 lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday the 17th of January at 22:27 pm Beijing Time. The rocket was carrying the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft to low Earth orbit where it chased down the Tiangong Space Station. The Tianzhou 7 docked toJan 17, 2024 4 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (7/1-13/1)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! This week hasn't slowed down and saw two debut flights from two different countries! This week also had interesting news from NASA, JAXA, and Lockheed Martin. We'll also look ahead to the next week of launches. SpaceX SpaceX'sJan 14, 2024 6 mins
Starship's third flight aims for near-orbit!
By Jack C.
In a SpaceX 'all-hands' meeting posted to X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk, the company's CEO and founder, announced the goals for Starship-Super Heavy's next flight! Flight three of Starship-Super Heavy is likely going to be performed with Ship 28 and Super Heavy Booster 10Jan 13, 2024 4 mins
How China plans to land crew on the Moon by 2030
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: Translations from Chinese in this article may not be entirely accurate. China currently has plans to land a crew on the surface of the Moon by 2030 but how do they plan to achieve this goal? And what spacecraft and rockets will be used? The goal was announced toJan 12, 2024 11 mins
OrienSpace nails its first launch!
By Jack C.
Aerospace startup OrienSpace conducted the maiden flight of its Gravity-1 launch vehicle today, the 11th of January. The launch vehicle lifted off from its sea launch platform at 13:30 pm, Beijing Time, off the coast of Haiyang, located in the Shandong province. The Gravity-1 rocket carried three Yunyao-1 weatherJan 11, 2024 2 mins
Chang'e 6 moves closer to launch
By Jack C.
Recently the China National Space Administration announced that the Chang'e 6 lunar spacecraft had arrived at the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday, the 10th of January. Parts of the spacecraft arrived in two military aircraft at Haikou, the capital of the Hainan province, before being transported toJan 10, 2024 4 mins
NASA delays Artemis 2 into 2025
By Jack C.
NASA has announced today, the 9th of January 2024, that the Artemis 2 and 3 missions have been delayed. This information was announced in a media teleconference hosted by NASA with Bill Nelson, the administrator of NASA, Jim Free, the Associate administrator of NASA, Catherine Koerner, Associate Administrator for ExplorationJan 9, 2024 2 mins
China launches Einstein Probe into orbit!
By Jack C.
On the 9th of January at 15:03 pm, Beijing Time, a Long March 2C lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center carrying the Einstein Probe to a 600-kilometer low Earth orbit. The Einstein Probe is believed to weigh 1,450 kilograms and be roughly the size of anJan 9, 2024 3 mins
ULA aces Vulcan-Centaur's first flight!
By Jack C.
At 07:18 am on the 8th of January, United Launch Alliance's Vulcan-Centaur rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, at Cape Canaveral in Florida, for the first time ever! The rocket delivered Astrobotic's Peregrine lunar lander to its desired orbit for its trip toJan 8, 2024 7 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (31/12-6/1)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! The first week of 2024 has not seen the launch cadence slow down. Interesting news has also come out in the past week too. We'll also look ahead to the first week of launches in 2024. SpaceX SpaceX kicked off the newJan 7, 2024 5 mins
Vulcan-Centaur to launch on Monday!
By Jack C.
United Launch Alliance recently, on the 5th of January, rolled its Vulcan-Centaur launch vehicle to its launch pad in Florida fully stacked for the first time. Vulcan-Centaur is currently expected to lift off from Space Launch Complex 41, in Cape Canaveral, on the 8th of January no earlier than 07:Jan 6, 2024 6 mins
Celebrating five years since Chang'e 4's historic landing!
By Jack C.
It has been over five years since the Chang'e 4 lunar lander landed on the far side of the Moon. The lunar landing occurred at 02:26 am Coordinated Universal Time on the 3rd of January 2019 touching down the Von Kármán crater in the South Pole-Aitken Basin.Jan 5, 2024 3 mins
2023 Space Wrapped: Another year for the books
By Cosmic Tylxr, Jack C.
2023 has been an amazing year for the aerospace industry, so lets go over the highs and lows of this year, and what to expect in the year to come! SpaceX It has been another insane and record breaking year for SpaceX! In 2023 they reached their all time launchJan 3, 2024 19 mins