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Weekly Dose of Space (12/5-18/5)
By Jack Congram, cosmictylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw five launches worldwide, four orbital and one sub-orbital. This week also saw more countries joining agreements for deep space exploration. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week. SpaceX Late last weekMay 19, 2024 6 mins
Humanities Journey to Interstellar Space
By cosmictylxr
Seemingly, since man first looked into the night, we have always yearned to explore the cosmos. But, despite hundreds of thousands of years of evolution, from our earliest ancestors to the present era, we have only recently begun to venture “far” away from our home. At the time of theMay 18, 2024 7 mins
China delays launch of Xuntian space telescope to late 2026
By Jack Congram
Yesterday, the 16th of May, the South China Morning Post, referred to as SCMP from here, was able to verify with those close to the program that the launch of the Xuntian (巡天) space telescope has been delayed to late 2026. Unofficial reports about a delay were shared on theMay 17, 2024 2 mins
The Chang'e 6 samples: Why Apollo Basin?
By Brie Archambault
Discover the importance of Chang'e 6 and its landing site in this new article!May 13, 2024 5 mins
Space Farming: The Unspoken Benefits
By Miryam Samad
A lot of people get skeptical when hearing the term "space farming", and they're right. Ever since the Agricultural Revolution 30,000 years ago, humans have only ever farmed on the soil of our home planet Earth. However, with our advancing technology, we can grow cropsMay 12, 2024 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (5/5-11/5)
By Jack Congram, cosmictylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw six launches worldwide, with a fifty-fifty split between the U.S. and China. This week also saw the latest lunar exploration mission enter lunar orbit along with auroras heading south due to a rare phenomenon. As always, we'llMay 12, 2024 7 mins
China launches new experimental communication satellites
By Jack Congram
China has continued to ramp up its launch cadence for 2024 with a Long March 3B/E lifting off at 09:43 am China Standard Time, or 01:43 am Universal Coordinated Time, from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, located in the country's Sichuan province, on May 9th.May 9, 2024 4 mins
Long March 6C debuts from Taiyuan!
By Jack Congram
Lifting off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center at 11:21 am China Standard Time, or 03:21 am Universal Coordinated Time, was China's newest launch vehicle. The Long March 6C flew from Launch Complex 9A carrying four payloads into a sun-synchronus orbit. The four payloads onboard forMay 7, 2024 3 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (28/4-4/5)
By Jack Congram, cosmictylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! Last week saw four launches worldwide, with one headed out into deep space. This week also saw news of space science and new commercial space capabilities. As always, we'll also look ahead to the launch schedule worldwide for next week. SpaceXMay 5, 2024 6 mins
Chang'e 6 is Moon-bound after a perfect launch!
By Jack Congram
China kicked off its Chang'e 6 lunar far-side sample return mission at 17:27 pm China Standard Time, or 09:27 am Universal Coordinated Time, from LC-101 at the Wenchang Space Launch Site, in the southern province of Hainan. This mission is part of the country'sMay 3, 2024 7 mins
A History of the Chang'e program
By Brie Archambault
Chang'e (嫦娥) is a figure in Chinese mythology known as the goddess of the moon. A woman who stole immortality and fled to the moon, and when mankind touched down onto the lunar surface flight controller Ronald Evans told Michael Collins the story of Chang'e. CollinsMay 2, 2024 10 mins
Monthly Dose of Space - April 2024
By Jack Congram, cosmictylxr
Welcome to our seventh Monthly Dose of Space! In this monthly newsletter, we bring you major news from the past month we haven't covered in our weekly newsletters. April has been another busy month, so let's jump into it! SpaceX Work at Starbase this month startedMay 1, 2024 14 mins
Shenzhou-17 crew safely returns to Earth
By Jack Congram
China's twelfth crewed space mission has successfully returned to Earth at 09:46 am Universal Coordinated Time on April 30th, the capsule touched down at the Dongfeng landing site in the Inner Mongolia region. Returning from the Tiangong Space Station were, Tang Hongbo (汤洪波), Tang Shengjie (唐胜杰), andApr 30, 2024 2 mins