Newsletter

This tag contains all "weekly" and "monthly" posts we do. If you don't have time to always stay up to date, don't worry! Here you can find quick summaries of major events that are happening in the world of spaceflight and astronomy!

Cosmic Curiosities - August 2024 Cosmic Curiosities - August 2024

Hello and welcome to the very first "Cosmic Curiosities" newsletter! In this new monthly newsletter, we will go over the big astronomy events you should expect in the coming month. From meteor showers to planetary aligning and anything in between. We also will dive into all of the

Aug 1, 2024 8 mins

Monthly Dose of Space - July 2024 Monthly Dose of Space - July 2024

Welcome to our tenth 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. July has been less busy on the launch front, but the space industry has kept up speed anyway, so let&

Aug 1, 2024 11 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (21/7-27/7) Weekly Dose of Space (21/7-27/7)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week once again had one orbital launch occur, this one however was a return to flight mission. News from this week had, Sierra Space burst a space station module, SpaceX win another launch contract, and a change in Dragon recovery operations. As

Jul 28, 2024 5 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (14/7-20/7) Weekly Dose of Space (14/7-20/7)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw only one orbital launch worldwide. This week, Artemis II hardware was also on the move, Astra was returned to private ownership, and a leadership change occurred at Firefly. As always, we'll also look ahead to what the worldwide

Jul 21, 2024 8 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (7/7-13/7) Weekly Dose of Space (7/7-13/7)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four orbital launch attempts occur, with only one completely succeeding. This week also had a test aircraft gain clearance to go supersonic and one of NASA's planetary exploration missions encounter a potential hardware problem. As always, we'

Jul 14, 2024 6 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (1/7-6/7) Weekly Dose of Space (1/7-6/7)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four orbital launches occur, with a fifty-fifty split between Asia and North America. This week also saw another country join the International Lunar Research Station and SpaceX win yet another launch contract. As always, we'll also look ahead

Jul 7, 2024 5 mins

Monthly Dose of Space - June 2024 Monthly Dose of Space - June 2024

Welcome to our ninth 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. June has been an incredible month for spaceflight and ends the first half of 2024, so let's jump

Jul 1, 2024 14 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (23/6-30/6) Weekly Dose of Space (23/6-30/6)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six orbital launches worldwide, with half being for SpaceX's Starlink constellation. This week also saw NASA select the U.S. International Space Station deorbit vehicle, and the China National Space Administration revealed how much Moon rock Chang'

Jun 30, 2024 6 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (16/6-22/6) Weekly Dose of Space (16/6-22/6)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four orbital launch attempts worldwide, with all successfully delivering their payloads. This week also saw Ariane 6 move closer to launch, Starliner extending its stay at the International Space Station, and Rocket Lab receiving its largest launch contract. As always,

Jun 23, 2024 7 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (9/6-15/6) Weekly Dose of Space (9/6-15/6)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw zero orbital launch attempts worldwide. Despite the lack of launches, this week saw a new country sign onto the Artemis Accords, a Moon rocket begin a new testing phase, and the passing of two space legends. SpaceX This week at

Jun 16, 2024 6 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (2/6-8/6) Weekly Dose of Space (2/6-8/6)

Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw eight orbital launch attempts worldwide, with one being the flight of the world's largest rocket. This week also saw a major funding round for a new reusable rocket and new Moon rocks being prepared for return. As always,

Jun 9, 2024 6 mins

Weekly Dose of Space (26/5-1/6) Weekly Dose of Space (26/5-1/6)

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 the

Jun 2, 2024 7 mins

Monthly Dose of Space - May 2024 Monthly Dose of Space - May 2024

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 Work

Jun 1, 2024 15 mins