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Transporter Erector for Blue Origin New Glenn goes vertical
Theresa CrossAugust 19th, 2022Blue Origin’s transporter erector, which will be used for the company’s massive New Glenn rocket, was raised to the vertical position on Launch Complex 36.
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Are all astronauts eligible for Artemis moon missions?
Scott JohnsonAugust 9th, 2022In 2020, NASA selected an "Artemis Team" of 18 astronauts for its Moon missions. It turns out all 42 active astronauts in corps are eligible selection.
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Antares rocket to see new life with upgraded ‘330’ variant
Derek RichardsonAugust 8th, 2022Northrop Grumman is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to create a new version of the Antares rocket following disruptions caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.
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SpaceX sends South Korea satellite toward the Moon
Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to send the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, KPLO, to the Moon.
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Blue Origin New Shepard flies six people to space on NS-22 mission
Cullen DesforgesAugust 4th, 2022Blue Origin’s NS-22 crewed suborbital New Shepard mission successfully took to the skies from the company’s West Texas launch site.
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Atlas V rocket orbits SBIRS GEO 6 missile warning satellite
Theresa CrossAugust 4th, 2022An Atlas V rocket soared into the early-morning Florida skies to send a missile warning satellite into space for the United States Space Force.
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Electron rocket launches secret NROL-199 payload
Derek RichardsonAugust 4th, 2022The second of two back-to-back Rocket Lab Electron launches has orbited the NROL-199 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office.
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‘Ingenuity-class’ drones added to Mars sample return mission
Derek RichardsonJuly 27th, 2022NASA has changed the planned architecture for its Mars Sample Return Program, ditching a fetch rover in favor of two small helicopters.
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‘Wentian’ science module launched to Chinese space station
Derek RichardsonJuly 24th, 2022A new laboratory cabin module called Wentian was launched by China to add to the country’s fledgling Tiangong space station.
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Study suggests digging down to uncover evidence of life on Mars
Cullen DesforgesJuly 23rd, 2022A study conducted by NASA suggests that in order to find evidence of life on Mars, exploration missions might have to start looking deep below the surface.
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Dmitry Rogozin ‘dismissed’ as head of Russian space agency
Derek RichardsonJuly 15th, 2022The often antagonistic leader of the Russian State Space Corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, has been removed from his position and will be replaced.
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Atlas V rocket sends two payloads to orbit for Space Force
Theresa CrossJuly 2nd, 2022United Launch Alliance orbited two satellites atop an Atlas V 541 rocket for the United States Space Force and Department of Defense.
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SpaceX launches SES-22 communications satellite
Theresa CrossJune 30th, 2022At 5:04 p.m. EDT (21:04 UTC) June 29, 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the SES-22 C-band communications satellite.
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NASA launches sounding rocket from Australia
Theresa CrossJune 29th, 2022The first of three science missions launching atop a NASA sounding rocket left Earth from the Arnhem Space Center in the Northern Territory of Australia.
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SpaceX completes a trifecta of Falcon 9 launches
Theresa CrossJune 20th, 2022Over the weekend, SpaceX flew three Falcon 9 rockets on both coasts of the United States in a span of just over 36 hours.
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Falcon 9 lofts Egyptian Nilesat spacecraft into transfer orbit
Theresa CrossJune 9th, 2022On June 8, 2022, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the Egyptian Nilesat 301 satellite bound for geostationary orbit.
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Chinese Shenzhou 14 crew arrive at Tiangong space station
Cullen DesforgesJune 5th, 2022Shenzhou 14 and three Chinese space flyers launched to the Tiangong space station on a mission to complete the assembly of China's first modular outpost.
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NASA awards contracts for commercial spacesuits for ISS, Moon
Theresa CrossJune 3rd, 2022Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace have been selected by NASA to build commercial spacesuits for the International Space Station and Artemis programs.
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SpaceX Transporter-5 mission orbits dozens of small satellites
Theresa CrossMay 25th, 2022Continuing its average launch cadence of once a week, SpaceX flew a Falcon 9 rocket with the Transporter-5 rideshare mission.
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Helicopter snags falling Electron rocket before dropping it
Theresa CrossMay 3rd, 2022A Rocket Lab helicopter successfully caught a returning Electron rocket booster as it parachuted back to Earth, only to release it moments later.
