Weekly Dose of Space (6/10-12/10)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had two orbital launches occur, one each from the major space powers. News this week had Falcon 9 cleared to return to flight, a
SpaceX nails first Super Heavy booster catch!
At 12:25 pm Universal Coordinated Time, SpaceX launched its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle on its fifth flight test. This test flight once again occurred from Starbase's launch site, near Boca Chica
China's first reusable satellite successfully returns
China's first reusable satellite, Shijian-19, returned to Earth on October 11th. According to the China National Space Administration, the Shijian-19 spacecraft's capsule touched down in the Dongfeng Landing Site,
Starship could launch as soon as October 13th for flight five
A little over four months ago, SpaceX flew the fourth flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle. Since then, the company has been working towards the fifth flight test and today announced that
Weekly Dose of Space (29/9-5/10)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had only one orbital launch occur. News this week had a pioneer of human spaceflight posthumously receive an award, Blue Origin unveiling another booster,