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• Rocket Lab Electron fails to reach orbit

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 19th, 2023

  The 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.

• India lands robotic Chandrayaan-3 near Moon’s south pole

  Derek RichardsonAugust 23rd, 2023

  India 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.

• Russia’s Luna 25 enters orbit around the Moon

  Anastasia StepanovaAugust 17th, 2023

  Less 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.

• CHAPEA: Going to Mars without leaving Earth

  Anastasia StepanovaJuly 28th, 2023

  On June 25, 2023, four volunteers started their journey to Mars. Well, not exactly.

• Proposed budgets cut NASA funding, prioritize Artemis program

  Derek RichardsonJuly 18th, 2023

  The 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."

• Senate puts Mars Sample Return program on notice

  Derek RichardsonJuly 17th, 2023

  The 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.

• India launches its Chandrayaan-3 Moon landing mission

  Derek RichardsonJuly 14th, 2023

  India'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.

• Ariane 5 rocket bids adieu after 27 years of service

  Derek RichardsonJuly 5th, 2023

  Nearly 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.

• Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity completes first commercial spaceflight

  Derek RichardsonJune 29th, 2023

  Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo has flown with paying passengers for the first time on its inaugural commercial suborbital spaceflight.

• New problems indefinitely delay Starliner Crew Flight Test

  Derek RichardsonJune 2nd, 2023

  Two newly discovered issues have prompted NASA and Boeing to postpone the launch of Starliner’s Crew Flight Test, which was expected in July.

• Axiom-2 crew back on Earth after capsule splashes down in Gulf

  Derek RichardsonMay 31st, 2023

  After 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.

• 17 humans are in orbit after Shenzhou 16 launch

  Derek RichardsonMay 30th, 2023

  With 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.

• Tianzhou 6 cargo ship arrives at Chinese space station

  Derek RichardsonMay 11th, 2023

  China’s Tiangong space station received a fresh delivery of supplies with the launch and arrival of the Tianzhou 6 cargo spacecraft.

• Canadian Minister speaks in Houston ahead of Artemis 2 crew announcement

  Sean CostelloApril 3rd, 2023

  On 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.

• Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket makes Virginia debut

  Steve HammerJanuary 24th, 2023

  Rocket Lab launched its first Electron rocket from the United States, sending satellites into orbit for the company Hawkeye 360.

• Falcon Heavy orbits classified USSF-67 Space Force payload

  Theresa CrossJanuary 15th, 2023

  A 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.

• SpaceX launches first Falcon Heavy rocket in three years

  Theresa CrossNovember 1st, 2022

  Under the cover of fog, SpaceX launched a Falcon Heavy rocket with the classified USSF-44 mission for the United States Space Force.

• SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket orbits the Hotbird 13F satellite

  Theresa CrossOctober 15th, 2022

  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lit up the night sky in Florida to send the Hotbird 13F communications satellite into orbit for Eutelsat.

• Artemis 1 roll back decision to come Monday

  Sean CostelloSeptember 25th, 2022

  NASA 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.

• Uncrewed New Shepard mission experiences in-flight abort

  Derek RichardsonSeptember 12th, 2022

  In a reminder that rocket launches are not routine events, Blue Origin’s suborbital New Shepard rocket system suffered an anomaly during its 23rd flight.