Weekly Dose of Space (13/4-19/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week once again had five launches taking place, with one on a suborbital mission. News from the week has China preparing for its latest crewed
What's up with Blue Origin's Latest Tourist Flight?
Blue Origin's 11-minute NS-31 mission occurred on April 14th, generating a sizeable reaction online. It helped that Blue rolled out the red carpet for this mission with a mission webcast over
Architect of U.S. Economic Woes to Steer NASA’s Finances
Since April 2, 2025, the U.S. economy has experienced dramatic swings following sweeping tariff announcements by President Donald Trump, who declared a universal 10% import tax alongside steep levies on Chinese and
SLS Can Stay, Everything Else Must Go.
NASA's budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 would send billions in cuts across the space agency while leaving the over-budget and behind-schedule Space Launch System (SLS) rocket unaffected. The proposed cuts
Weekly Dose of Space (6/4-12/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had five launches taking place, with Falcon 9 performing the majority. News this week saw a new crew arriving onboard the International Space Sation,
Isaacman Wants Mars, Denies Having Meetings with Musk, During NASA Hearing
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation held its nomination hearing for Jared Isaacman, a billionaire spacefarer of two flights, to become the fifteenth NASA Administrator. This comes five months
Weekly Dose of Space (30/3-5/4)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw six launches taking place, including the first from Europe proper. News of the week had Kuiper finally heading to the launch pad, a
Fram2 Returns After 100+ Visits Over the Poles!
Fram2, the first crewed mission into a polar orbit of the Earth, left Earth on April 1st. After almost four days in orbit and completing fifty-five laps around the planet, the mission aboard
Monthly Dose of Space - March 2025
Welcome to our eighteenth Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month. March has been another busy month, so let's jump into
Musk Set to Gain Two 'Puppets' at NASA
Elon Musk has bought his way to the highest level of American politics, spending 290 million United States Dollars to ensure the re-election of Donald Trump. In return, the South African billionaire has
Weekly Dose of Space (23/3-29/3)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw five launches taking place, with at least three of them being dedicated to communications services. News from the week had NASA assigning its
Europe's Shifting Space Policy: Anyone but the U.S. and Musk
With the advent of the second Trump Administration, head of SpaceX Elon Musk has been elevated to a senior position in the U.S. government, bringing certainty to SpaceX's greater grip