Monthly Dose of Space - January 2024
Welcome to our fourth Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you all of the major news from the past month that we haven't covered in our weekly
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Rocket Lab recovers booster after successful launch
Rocket Lab recently performed their forty-third orbital launch attempt with the company's Electron rocket early on the 31st of January. The launch took place from Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia
Weekly Dose of Space (21/1-27/1)
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! This week saw four launches worldwide, the passing of a major milestone, and the end of a beloved mission. We'll also look ahead to the
China's Tiangong Space Station passes 1000 days in space!
Disclaimer: This article may take a while to load as where possible a relevant image is used. As of the 24th of January 2024, China's Tiangong Space Station has surpassed one-thousand
Mars helicopter Ingenuity to fly no more
NASA announced late on the 25th of January that its Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, would no longer fly. This comes after Ingenuity made an emergency landing during its seventy-second flight. Ingenuity made its first
Kinetica-1 succeeds for the third time in a row
Early on the 23rd of January, CAS Space launched its first mission of the year carrying five satellites atop of its Kinetica-1 rocket. The Kinetica-1 rocket lifted off from Launch Area 130 at
Weekly Dose of Space (14/1-20/1)
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space, your all-inclusive one-stop place, for all things space! This week has been busy for the two Earth-orbiting space stations and has had no shortage of news for
SpaceX launches Axiom's third trip to the International Space Station
Axiom Space has begun its Axiom-3 mission bound for the International Space Station on the 18th of January at 21:49 pm Coordinated Universal Time. The mission was launched from Launch Complex 39A,
China launches sixth resupply mission to its space station
A Long March 7 lifted off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site on Wednesday the 17th of January at 22:27 pm Beijing Time. The rocket was carrying the Tianzhou 7 cargo spacecraft
Weekly Dose of Space (7/1-13/1)
Welcome to Weekly Dose of Space! This week hasn't slowed down and saw two debut flights from two different countries! This week also had interesting news from NASA, JAXA, and Lockheed
Starship's third flight aims for near-orbit!
In a SpaceX 'all-hands' meeting posted to X, formerly Twitter, Elon Musk, the company's CEO and founder, announced the goals for Starship-Super Heavy's next flight! Flight three