# LATEST
Weekly Dose of Space (22/10-28/10)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the launches of the week and a crew rotation for China's space station. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX SpaceX started its week atOct 29, 2023 4 mins
Shenzhou 17 crew boards China's space station
By Jack C.
A Long March 2F rocket lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at 03:14 UTC carrying the Shenzhou 17 spacecraft and its crew of three to the Tiangong space station in low Earth orbit. The Shenzhou 17 spacecraft docked at the forward port of the Tianhe module at 09:Oct 26, 2023 2 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (15/10-21/10)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the launches of the week and a major human spaceflight test from India. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX Despite no known date for IFT-2, workOct 22, 2023 5 mins
India takes another step towards Human spaceflight!
By Jack C.
Early in the morning on the 21st of October, India performed a launch abort test of the escape system for its Gaganyaan crew capsule. The mission had the capsule perform an abort 11.7 kilometers up at 889 miles per hour where it seperated from the booster. Gaganyaan'sOct 21, 2023 2 mins
Stoke Expands their Ambitions!
By Cosmic Tylxr
Stoke Space, the company behind Hopper2 and the creators of the Nova rocket, has unveiled more about their future plans to expand into the expanding medium-lift market. Included in their plans are ambitious orbital refuelings, interplanetary landings, and an even more ambitious smallsat launcher that will undoubtedly dominate the market.Oct 18, 2023 3 mins
Celebrating 20 years of Chinese Human Spaceflight
By Jack C.
On the 15th of October 2003, The People's Republic of China became the third country to successfully launch a person into Earth orbit using its own spacecraft and launch vehicles. The taikonaut, what China calls its astronauts, onboard the spacecraft for this mission was Yang Liwei, becoming theOct 17, 2023 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (8/10-14/10)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! In this week's newsletter, we'll cover the big launch of the week, Psyche, and all the other aerospace and astronomy news. We'll also look ahead into what to expect next week too! SpaceX Work at starbase continues despiteOct 15, 2023 6 mins
What is Japan's space agency and what do they do?
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: This article was written on the 17th of September 2023 so some information may be outdated. This article is intended as a general explanation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, its International Space Station operations, and active orbital launch vehicles. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,Oct 14, 2023 4 mins
The Osiris-Rex Mission explained: what did we learn from it?
By Miryam Samad
Launched on September 8, 2016, on ULA's Atlas V rocket, the Osiris-Rex mission dropped a capsule containing samples of a near-by asteroid nearly a month ago, on September 24th, 2023. Here’s everything you need to know. Osiris-Rex landed on Bennu, an asteroid that is half a kilometerOct 11, 2023 2 mins
What are the Chinese space agencies and corporations?
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: This article was written on the 17th of September 2023 so some information may be outdated. This article is intended as a general explanation of the Chinese space program and the Agencies, state-owned Corporations, and state-owned enterprises that are a part of it. China National Space Administration The ChinaOct 9, 2023 4 mins
Five Promising American Aerospace Startups
By Cosmic Tylxr
It is no secret that the aerospace industry is experiencing a boom. From new launch providers, to in space services, the aerospace industry is rapidly growing. Since there are a plethora of new aerospace startups out there, following all of them can be quite hard. So, I decided to createOct 9, 2023 7 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (1/10-8/10)
By Cosmic Tylxr, Jack C.
Welcome to our very first "Dose of Space!" In this weekly newsletter, we cover all of the main aerospace and astronomy news, from the past week. We also look ahead to next week, and cover what you should expect! We know the world of Aerospace and Astronomy canOct 8, 2023 6 mins
Elon Musk predicts over a thousand Starship launches per year
By Jack C.
In an interview at the 74th International Astronautical Congress hosted by Clay Mowry, President of the International Astronautical Foundation, in Baku, Azerbaijan, Elon Musk was asked about his predictions and thoughts for Starship IFT-2, future Starship development, and Falcon 9 operations. In answering questions about Starship IFT-2 Musk revealed thatOct 6, 2023 2 mins