Monthly Dose of Space - January 2025
Welcome to our sixteenth 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. January has kicked
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India Performs 100th Launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre!
Early in the morning of January 29th, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India's premier spaceport, hosted its 100th launch when a GSLV MkII rocket blasted off from the space centre'
Weekly Dose of Space (19/1-25/1)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw six launches take place, with launches for two mega-constellations. News this week had Amazon's mega-constellation heading to the launch site, another
Trump Begins Witchhunt Within NASA
We are less than a week into the second Trump administration and the new president is already sending shockwaves through NASA. In two internal memos sent through the space agency, Trump has targeted
Trump wants boots on Mars
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America on January 20th, becoming the first convicted felon to hold the office. After being sworn in for his
Weekly Dose of Space (12/1-18/1)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw seven launches take place, with two of them being ginormous reusable launch vehicles. News this week had India becoming the fourth country to
SpaceX Catches Booster, Starship Becomes a Firework
Yesterday, January 16th, SpaceX conducted Starship-Super Heavy's seventh flight test, beginning at 22:37 pm Universal Coordinated Time. This flight test utilized Ship 33, the first 'Block 2' Starship
New Glenn soars in debut mission!
Under the power of seven BE-4 engines, New Glenn soared from Launch Complex 36, heading to space for the first time! Following liftoff the first and second stages separated a few minutes later,
Falcon 9 launches two landers toward the Moon!
From Launch Complex 39A, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off at 06:06 am Universal Coordinated Time carrying two lunar landers into their lunar transfer orbits. The two landers are Firefly&
Weekly Dose of Space (5/1-11/1)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had five launches occur again, with most delivering Starlink satellites. News this week had JPL temporarily close, Toyota investing in orbital rockets, and a
NASA to decide Mars Sample Return approach in 2026
NASA announced today, January 7th, that it will pursue two architectures for returning surface samples from Mars, with a decision expected in 2026. The agency hopes that pursuing two architectures will encourage competition,