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Astra shares its Q2 2023 financial results & Rocket 4 Update

(Article pretext: EBITDA - Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, GAAP - Generally accepted accounting principles.) Astra recently held its second quarter of 2023 earnings call on the 14th

Jack Congram

16 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

China launches world's first geosynchronous synthetic aperture radar satellite!

On August the 12th 2023, a Long March 3B/E lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center carrying the L-SAR4-01 (LTDC-4A) satellite into an inclined geosynchronous orbit. This launch is

Jack Congram

14 Aug 2023 · 1 min read

Russia launches its first Lunar probe in 50 years

On the 10th of August 2023 at 23:10 UTC, Russia launched Luna 25 towards the Moon, its first since 1976. Luna 25 was launched atop a Soyuz 2.1b

Jack Congram

11 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Virgin Galactic launches its first private astronaut mission

At 15:17 UTC on the 10th of August 2023, VSS Unity was released from its carrier plane, VMS Eve, and successfully flew on a suborbital flight into space with

Jack Congram

10 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

America is in a space race with China says NASA administrator

During a press briefing about the Artemis 2 mission on the 9th of August 2023, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said; "We're in a Space Race with China" This is in

Jack Congram

9 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

NASA provides an update on its nuclear propulsion plans

On the 26th of July 2023, NASA hosted a media teleconference to provide an update on its DRACO (Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations) nuclear rocket development program with representatives

Jack Congram

8 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

Super Heavy Booster 9 breathes fire for the first time

SpaceX fired up the engines of Super Heavy Booster 9 for the first time during a static fire test on the 6th of August 2023. The booster filled the liquid

Jack Congram

7 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Curiosity rover celebrates 11 years on Mars!

On August the 5th 2023 NASA celebrated the Curiosity Mars rover spending eleven years on the surface of Mars. The rover landed on the 5th of August 2012 and has

Jack Congram

6 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

ULA ships the Artemis 3 upper stage to Florida

On the 31st of July 2023, United Launch Alliance delivered the Artemis 3 Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, also called ICPS, to its Rocket Ship. Aboard this ship, the final Interim

Jack Congram

5 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Falcon 9 launches a new communications satellite for Intelsat

After delaying the launch of Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 due to weather concerns Falcon 9 lifted off from SLC-40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Galaxy 37/Horizons-4 is a geostationary communications satellite

Jack Congram

4 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

Northrop Grumman launches its last Antares 230+ to the ISS

Northrop Grumman launched its last Antares 230+ rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia at 00:31 UTC on August the 2nd 2023. The rocket was carrying a Cygnus Spacecraft that will

Jack Congram

3 Aug 2023 · 2 min read

This month in Space! - July 2023

This month has had over a dozen rocket launches worldwide with one being a first for the launch industry and the final flight of an iconic rocket. Here's a recap

Jack Congram

2 Aug 2023 · 7 min read

India launches seven satellites with PSLV

On the 30th of July 2023, India launched the PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, carrying seven satellites from Singapore. The payloads for the rocket were: DS-SAR, ARCADE, VELOX-AM,

Jack Congram

31 Jul 2023 · 3 min read

SpaceX launches largest private satellite on Falcon Heavy!

After aborting its launch attempt on the 27th of July 2023, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launched from Launch Complex 39A from Cape Canaveral, Florida carrying Jupiter 3 / EchoStar 24 to

Jack Congram

29 Jul 2023 · 2 min read

China plans to land Taikonauts on the Moon by 2030

Recently China's space agency's announced its plans to land a crew on the Lunar surface before 2030. China plans to use two Long March-10 rockets, which is planned to make

Jack Congram

23 Jul 2023 · 2 min read

Rocket Lab recovers booster after a successful launch

Early on July the 18th 2023, Rocket Lab launched its 'Baby Come Back' mission for the thirty-ninth flight of its Electron rocket. This mission launched seven satellites into a Sun-Syncronus

Jack Congram

19 Jul 2023 · 2 min read

Chandrayaan-3 is Moon-bound after a successful launch!

India's Chandrayaan-3 is heading towards the Moon after a successful launch on the 14th of July 2023. The LVM3-M4 rocket, formerly called GSLV mk3, successfully placed the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft into

Jack Congram

18 Jul 2023 · 1 min read

SpaceX breaks booster landing record and prepares to do it again!

On the 10th of July 2023, SpaceX launched 22 'V2 Mini' Starlink satellites atop of a Falcon 9 rocket using Booster 1058, also called B1058, which launched for the sixteenth

Jack Congram

15 Jul 2023 · 2 min read