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
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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
Rocket Lab selected to study Mars Sample Return
Today Rocket Lab announced NASA has chosen them to conduct a study on returning samples from the surface of Mars. Rocket Lab is the most recent company selected by NASA to study Mars
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,
The BE-4: Blue Origin's Beast
Blue Origin's BE-4 recently demonstrated a great feat of resilience by compensating for a solid rocket booster anomaly on United Launch Alliance's second Vulcan certification flight, allowing the mission
Vulcan soars for second certification flight!
Today's launch marks the final National Security Space Launch certification flight for United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket! This launch was also the second successful flight of Blue Origins BE-4 engines.
Europa Clipper - A Journey to a far away yet familiar world
Since the dawn of space exploration, the quest for water has been intertwined with our search for life in the cosmos. Now, a world of water beckons, waiting to reveal its secrets—Europa,
Monthly Dose of Space - September 2024
Welcome to our twelfth 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. September has been
Cosmic Curiosities - October 2024
Hello and welcome to the third installment of the "Cosmic Curiosities" newsletter! In this monthly newsletter, we will go over the big astronomy events you should expect in the coming month.
Top Five Greatest Achievements in China's Space Exploration Efforts
October 1st, 2024, is the day when the People's Republic of China turns 75! As such we'd like to celebrate by recapping what we believe to be some of