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In early December, NASA experienced a significant communication setback with its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere since it entered orbit in September 2014. The agency lost contact with MAVEN on December 6 as it passed behind Mars during a routine blackout phase where signals between the […]

Northrop Grumman Corporation, a prominent name in the American aerospace and defense sector, recently achieved a significant milestone with the successful testing of its latest solid rocket motor, the Solid Motor Adaptable Scalable Half Time/Cost !22 (SMASH!22). Conducted on December 4, 2025, at the company’s Promontory, Utah facility, the test was a demonstration of innovative […]

A remarkable surge in global space launches is on the horizon, with 13 missions planned within the next week across various locations worldwide. China will debut its Long March 12A rocket equipped with stage recovery capabilities, while South Korea gears up for its inaugural Hanbit-Nano commercial launch. Additionally, Europe’s Ariane 6 is set to deploy […]

Starfish Space and Impulse Space have announced the successful completion of the “Remora” mission, representing a notable advancement in autonomous rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Conducted discreetly without prior notice, this demonstration validated cutting-edge software for satellite navigation and showcased impressive maneuvering capabilities achieved with minimal equipment. The Remora mission […]

The week beginning December 8 is set to be a bustling period in space exploration, with multiple rocket launches planned from various providers worldwide. China will see a flurry of activity with at least six launches slated from four different spaceports. In addition, Russia is preparing for two forthcoming missions, launching once from Plesetsk and […]

As the first week of December unfolds, space enthusiasts can look forward to an exciting lineup of 10 orbital launches from six different companies across four continents. Leading the charge is SpaceX, which is set to conduct five separate missions to deploy its Starlink satellites from launch sites in California and Florida. On the international […]

On November 27, a significant incident occurred following the successful launch of the Soyuz 2.1a rocket, which carried the Soyuz MS-28 crew to the International Space Station (ISS). The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome marked a successful mission for the crew, made up of Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev, along with NASA astronaut […]

The next crewed mission to the International Space Station is set to take off from Kazakhstan. The Soyuz MS-28 mission, transporting two cosmonauts from Roscosmos and one astronaut from NASA, is slated for launch on Thursday, November 27, at 09:27 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Site 31/6. This launch represents the final voyage to the […]

SpaceX is gearing up for its upcoming Falcon 9 launch, which will carry 140 commercial payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit as part of its Transporter-15 mission. Scheduled to lift off no earlier than November 28 at 10:18 PST (18:18 UTC) from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s Space Launch Complex 4-E, this mission marks a significant milestone in […]

The Shenzhou 22 mission, which was initially slated for launch next year, took to the skies successfully on November 25, 2023, at 04:11 UTC. The spacecraft lifted off from Site 901 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center located in China’s Inner Mongolia province aboard a Chang Zheng-2F rocket. Unmanned, Shenzhou 22 managed an automated docking […]