# LATEST
Weekly Dose of Space (22/9-28/9)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had six orbital launches occur, with the majority lifting off from Asia. News this week had Starlink expanding onto two major airlines, another reusable rocket test from China, and Blue Origin steadily progressing on the path to flight. As always, we&Sep 29, 2024 6 mins
Scientists may have "cracked the code" with Solar Wind
By Cosmic Tylxr
Since the Soviet spacecraft Luna 1 made its first measurements of solar wind in 1959, scientists have wondered how solar wind continues to receive energy in the form of velocity after leaving the Sun. Well, a group of scientists may have just cracked the code using data from two spacecraft.Sep 29, 2024 7 mins
China unveils lunar spacesuit!
By Jack C.
Sixteen years and one day after taikonauts Zhai Zhigang (翟志刚) and Liu Boming (刘伯明) performed China’s first spacewalk, the China Manned Space Agency unveiled the spacesuit that will be used by taikonauts on the lunar surface later this decade! The currently unnamed spacesuit was unveiled to the public atSep 28, 2024 3 mins
NASA's Crew-9 mission blasts off!
By Jack C.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-9 mission blasted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 17:17 pm Universal Coordinated Time with Crew Dragon 'Freedom' atop of a Falcon 9 rocket. On board Crew Dragon 'Freedom' are two astronauts, NASA's Nick Hague and Roscosmos'Sep 28, 2024 4 mins
Kinetica-1 wraps up busy week of launches from China
By Jack C.
In the past week, five rockets have blasted off from China's various launch sites carrying two dozen satellites into orbit. These launches also bring China's total number of launches this year up to 45! September 19th - Long March 3B/E Beginning the busy week ofSep 25, 2024 6 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (15/9-21/9)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week had seven orbital launches occur, with most happening on the 20th. News this week had India approve several major space projects and SpaceX possibly moving to sue the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. As always, we'll also look aheadSep 22, 2024 8 mins
Intuitive Machines to develop U.S. lunar relay network
By Jack C.
NASA announced on September 17th that it had awarded Intuitive Machines with a contract to develop a lunar relay network. This contract is a firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity task order and has a maximum potential value of 4.82 billion United States dollars and will run from October 1stSep 19, 2024 2 mins
Falcon 9 lands fastest booster during Galileo launch!
By Jack C.
Falcon 9 has launched its second set of Galileo satellites on behalf of the European Galileo navigation system. This launch occurred from Space Launch Complex 40, in Flordia. Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/yG7YajyF2k — SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 17, 2024 The previous Galileo launch on Falcon 9 had the launch vehicle flyingSep 18, 2024 4 mins
Weekly Dose of Space (8/9-14/9)
By Jack C., Cosmic Tylxr
Welcome back to Weekly Dose of Space! This week once again had five orbital launches occur, with one being crewed. News this week had the first-ever commercial spacewalk and a Chinese company performing a major reusable rocket test. As always, we'll also look ahead to what the worldwideSep 15, 2024 5 mins
Polaris Dawn completes first commercial spacewalk!
By Jack C.
Back on September 10th, the Polaris Dawn mission lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, in Florida, at 09:23 am, Universal Coordinated Time. The mission is utilizing Crew Dragon C207 'Resilience', which was launched atop of a Falcon 9 with its booster, B1083, flying for the fourth time.Sep 14, 2024 6 mins
LandSpace breezes through second reusable rocket test!
By Jack C.
LandSpace, a Chinese commercial launch company, announced that they had completed a 10-kilometer hop test. The hop test was using the company's Zhuque-3 VTVL-1 vehicle, with it launching and landing inside the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center for the test. This test was the first time a privately heldSep 11, 2024 5 mins