Weekly Dose of Space (5/5-11/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six launches worldwide, with a fifty-fifty split between the U.S. and China. This week also saw the latest lunar exploration mission enter
China launches new experimental communication satellites
China has continued to ramp up its launch cadence for 2024 with a Long March 3B/E lifting off at 09:43 am China Standard Time, or 01:43 am Universal Coordinated Time,
Long March 6C debuts from Taiyuan!
Lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 am China Standard Time, or 03:21 am Universal Coordinated Time, was China's newest launch vehicle. The Long March 6C
Weekly Dose of Space (28/4-4/5)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four launches worldwide, with one headed out into deep space. This week also saw news of space science and new commercial space capabilities.
Chang'e 6 is Moon-bound after a perfect launch!
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, from LC-101 at the Wenchang Space