# LATEST
Starliner carries first crew after years of delays
By Jack C.
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has finally carried its first crew into orbit for its first crewed flight test today. The Altas V launch vehicle carrying the spacecraft had an instantaneous launch window and lifted off at 14:52 pm Universal Coordinated Time from Space Launch Complex 41, in Florida.Jun 5, 2024 4 mins
LandSpace's 'golden ticket' payload?
By Jack C.
Disclaimer: This article contains the opinion and speculation of the writer and not Cosmic Nxws as a whole. LandSpace, a commercial launch provider in China, and Hongqing Technology have recently filed with the International Telecommunications Union for a mega constellation via a joint venture called Shanghai LandSpace Hongqing Technology CoJun 4, 2024 5 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (26/5-1/6)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw eight orbital launch attempts worldwide, with all but one succeeding. This week also saw the European Space Agency kick off a new agreement and a long-awaited lunar mission be canceled. As always, we'll also look ahead to theJun 2, 2024 7 mins
Chang'e 6 has landed! Whats next? How did it go?
By Brie Archambault
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, May 3rd. The Long March 5 vehicle carrying the Chang'e 6 lifted off at the start of its launch window. AscentJun 1, 2024 3 mins
Monthly Dose of Space - May 2024
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome to our eighth 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. May has once again been an incredibly busy month for 2024, so let's jump into it! SpaceX WorkJun 1, 2024 15 mins
Deep Blue Aerospace: An Overview and Update
By Brie Archambault
Chinese rocket company Deep Blue Aerospace has secured new funding for its reusable rocket plans, with the first launch scheduled for later this year. While just two years ago Deep Blue Aerospace preformed hop tests of a smaller vehicle, and completed several firings of their Nebula-1 rocket architecture. The companyJun 1, 2024 3 mins
A gift to future generations: EarthCARE
By Brie Archambault
A new Earth-observation mission has lifted off and into orbit. A Falcon 9 carrier rocket lifted the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force base. This payload, known as EarthCARE, is a European-Japanese cooperative mission meant to examine the role that clouds and aerosolsMay 31, 2024 3 mins
China launches Pakistan's newest communications satellite
By Jack C.
Pakistan's newest communications satellite headed to a geosynchronous transfer orbit atop of a Long March 3B/E from the Xinchang Satellite Launch Center's Launch Complex 2, located in southern China. Liftoff occurred at 20:12 pm, China Standard Time, on May 30th, or 12:12 pmMay 30, 2024 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (19/5-25/5)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six launches worldwide, with half of them being Falcon 9's. This week also saw Boeing's Starliner being delayed, again, and news of the first potential astronaut from Hong Kong. As always, we'll also lookMay 26, 2024 7 mins
Starship-Super Heavy's fourth flight targeting NET June 5th
By Jack C.
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
Weekly Dose of Space (12/5-18/5)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
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 weekMay 19, 2024 6 mins
Humanities Journey to Interstellar Space
By Cosmic Tylxr
Seemingly, since man first looked into the night, we have always yearned to explore the cosmos. But, despite hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, from our earliest ancestors to the present era, we have only recently begun to venture “far” away from our home. At the time of theMay 18, 2024 7 mins
China delays launch of Xuntian space telescope to late 2026
By Jack C.
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 theMay 17, 2024 2 mins