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China is ramping up its space activities with a series of high-profile launches and developments in reusable rocket technology. One notable event is the launch of the Chinese Reusable Experimental Spaceplane, also known as CSSHQ, on a Chang Zheng 2F/T rocket. The details of this mission remain unclear, but it is said to involve verifications […]

SpaceX, along with Rocket Lab, Russia, and China, has a busy week of launches ahead. Starting the week off, SpaceX will be launching a Falcon 9 carrying another batch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Florida. This will be followed by another Falcon 9 launch on Friday from Vandenberg Space Force […]

On Friday, December 8, LandSpace successfully launched its third ZhuQue-2 rocket from Launch Site 96 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. This launch marked another milestone for the Chinese private company, as it became the first company in the world to reach orbit with a methane-based rocket platform. The ZhuQue-2 rocket, also known […]

SpaceX is making significant progress towards its goal of launching 100 times in 2023. The company has planned three Starlink missions for this week, with two launches taking place at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and one at the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Additionally, China is also expected to launch […]

In a busy week for space launches, SpaceX has once again demonstrated its impressive launch cadence with two Falcon 9 missions. Meanwhile, Roscosmos successfully launched the Progress MS-25 resupply capsule to the International Space Station (ISS), and China also had three consecutive launches. The week began with Roscosmos launching the Progress MS-25 capsule using a […]

LandSpace, the Chinese aerospace company that made headlines with its successful launch of the methane-based rocket, ZhuQue-2, is gearing up for its third launch. The company recently rolled out the pathfinder to its pad at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, indicating an imminent launch in about a month. This comes after the company confirmed the […]

SpaceX is making significant progress towards its goal of completing 100 launches in 2023. The company had a busy week with two Starlink missions and the second launch of the Starship. The first launch involved a Falcon 9 rocket placing 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit. This was followed by ExPace launching an unknown payload […]

As space enthusiasts eagerly await the launch of the Starship Integrated Flight Test-2 (IFT-2) from Texas, several other launches have been scheduled for this week. These include a Chang Zheng-2C (CZ-2C) launch from China, Starlink 6-28 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS), and Starlink 7-7 from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California. The […]

The Shenzhou-16 spacecraft has successfully returned to Earth after a six-month stay aboard the Chinese Tiangong space station. The crew of the Shenzhou-17 has taken over operations on the space station, allowing the Shenzhou-16 crew to prepare for their return. The spacecraft landed in the Gobi Desert on Tuesday, October 31 at 00:11 UTC. This […]

China is set to launch the crewed Shenzhou-17 mission to the Tiangong Space Station on October 26th. The mission will begin the handover from the previous crew to the new crew, who will be responsible for operating the station. The crew for this mission was announced just a day before the launch, and it includes […]