Weekly Dose of Space (15/12-21/12)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had ten launches occur, with most in support of satellite constellations. News this week had two taikonauts break the record for the longest spacewalk,
KAIROS Inches Closer to Orbit With Failed Second Launch
Japanese launch company Space One launched its second KAIROS vehicle at 11:00 am Japan Standard Time (02:00 am Universal Coordinated Time) from Spaceport Kii. KAIROS' second flight appeared to be
China Now Has Two State-Backed Mega-Constellations in Orbit
Yesterday, December 16th, China began deployment of its GuoWang internet mega-constellation with the launch of a Long March 5B from the Wenchang Space Launch Site carrying ten satellites. Plans for GuoWang were kicked
Weekly Dose of Space (8/12-14/12)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had four launches occur, with half of them using Falcon 9. News this week had the Artemis Accords reaching fifty signatories and NASA moving
What nations may send astronauts to Tiangong?
China is currently operating its Tiangong Space Station in low Earth orbit. So far the station has only been home to Chinese astronauts (taikonauts). Despite only flying taikonauts to Tiangong, China is open