Chinese launch sites and China's launchsite bottleneck
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Weekly Dose of Space (14/7-20/7)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw only one orbital launch worldwide. This week, Artemis II hardware was also on the move, Astra was returned to private ownership, and a
NASA cancels VIPER lunar rover
NASA announced on July 17th that it was ending its work on the VIPER lunar rover. VIPER, or Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, was a Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program mission that would
How SpaceX's New Dragon Will Deorbit the ISS
With the International Space Station being at the end of its lifetime, SpaceX has been selected as the provider for the United States Deorbit Vehicle (USDV) that will deorbit the 25-year-old station. Such
Long March 12 appears for testing ahead of debut next month
On July 16th a Long March 12 'simulator' was spotted being transported around the Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site (文昌商业航天发射场), in China's southernmost province of Hainan. The simulator of
Weekly Dose of Space (7/7-13/7)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four orbital launch attempts occur, with only one completely succeeding. This week also had a test aircraft gain clearance to go supersonic and
Falcon 9 experiences in-flight anomaly for the first time in nine years
SpaceX launched what appeared to be a regular Starlink mission atop of Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E, in California, on July 12th at 02:35 Universal Coordinated Time. During the second-stage&
What commercial reusable rockets are on the horizon from China?
Disclaimer: Launch vehicles that have recently been announced or have had minimal details shared are not included. SpaceX has slashed the cost of sending satellites into orbit since the introduction of its Falcon
Ariane 6 spreads its wings for the first time!
Europe has finally returned its domestic access to space with the debut launch of Ariane 6 on July 9th. The first Ariane 6 launch vehicle lifted off from Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 4
Weekly Dose of Space (1/7-6/7)
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four orbital launches occur, with a fifty-fifty split between Asia and North America. This week also saw another country join the International Lunar
Firefly kicks off 2024
Firefly's Alpha rocket lifted off today on July 4th 2024, 12:04 AM EDT from Pad SLC-2W, at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. Alpha is a small sat