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Rocket Lab Electron fails to reach orbit
Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2023The eighth orbital launch attempt of 2023 for Rocket Lab's Electron ended in failure because of an anomaly that occurred moments after stage separation, some 2.5 minutes into flight.
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India lands robotic Chandrayaan-3 near Moon’s south pole
Derek RichardsonAugust 23rd, 2023India successfully soft-landed a robotic spacecraft on the Moon, becoming the fourth country to do so, and the first to touchdown at the south pole region.
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Russia’s Luna 25 enters orbit around the Moon
Anastasia StepanovaAugust 17th, 2023Less than a week after its launch, Russia’s Luna 25 spacecraft has entered orbit around the Moon with the goal of landing as early as next week.
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CHAPEA: Going to Mars without leaving Earth
Anastasia StepanovaJuly 28th, 2023On June 25, 2023, four volunteers started their journey to Mars. Well, not exactly.
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Proposed budgets cut NASA funding, prioritize Artemis program
Derek RichardsonJuly 18th, 2023The proposed budgets for NASA in the House and Senate for the fiscal year 2024 have been unveiled, reflecting funding constraints imposed by the "Fiscal Responsibility Act."
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Senate puts Mars Sample Return program on notice
Derek RichardsonJuly 17th, 2023The United States Senate is urging NASA to take immediate steps to rein in the budget of the Mars Sample Return mission, else the program faces cancellation.
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India launches its Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing mission
Derek RichardsonJuly 14th, 2023India's Chandrayaan-3 mission lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It includes the country’s second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon.
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Ariane 5 rocket bids adieu after 27 years of service
Derek RichardsonJuly 5th, 2023Nearly three decades after its debut launch, Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket has taken to the skies one last time, carrying a pair of communications satellites bound for geostationary orbit.
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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity completes first commercial spaceflight
Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2023Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has flown with paying passengers for the first time on its inaugural commercial suborbital spaceflight.
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New problems indefinitely delay Starliner Crew Flight Test
Derek RichardsonJune 2nd, 2023Two newly discovered issues have prompted NASA and Boeing to postpone the launch of Starliner’s Crew Flight Test, which was expected in July.
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Axiom-2 crew back on Earth after capsule splashes down in Gulf
Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2023After nearly 10 days in space, the all-private Axiom-2 astronauts are back on Earth, having splashed down in their Dragon capsule in the water off the coast of Florida.
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17 humans are in orbit after Shenzhou 16 launch
Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2023With the launch of the three-person Shenzhou 16 spacecraft to China’s Tiangong space station, there are now 17 people living in low Earth orbit -- a new spaceflight record.
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Tianzhou 6 cargo ship arrives at Chinese space station
Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2023China’s Tiangong space station received a fresh delivery of supplies with the launch and arrival of the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft.
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Canadian Minister speaks in Houston ahead of Artemis 2 crew announcement
Sean CostelloApril 3rd, 2023On the eve of the wildly anticipated Artemis 2 crew announcement, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, met with Canadian media at the Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas.
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket makes Virginia debut
Steve HammerJanuary 24th, 2023Rocket Lab launched its first Electron rocket from the United States, sending satellites into orbit for the company Hawkeye 360.
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Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload
Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023A classified payload for the United States Space Force, USSF-67, was lofted into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket just after sunset in Florida.
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SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years
Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite
Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.
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Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday
Sean CostelloSeptember 25th, 2022NASA officials announced Sunday evening that no decision had been reached as to whether the SLS rocket will need to head back to the safety of the Vehicle Assembly Building.
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Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort
Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.