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SpaceX Launches Axiom-1 Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS

Apr 7, 20221 min read

SpaceX Launches Axiom-1 Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS

On Friday, April 8 at 11:17am, SpaceX launched the Axiom-1 tourist mission to the International Space Station aboard Crew Dragon Endeavor...

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Hubble Breaks Record of Farthest Star Ever Discovered

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Apr 5, 20221 min read

Hubble Breaks Record of Farthest Star Ever Discovered

On Saturday, April 2, NASA announced that Hubble broke the record for the farthest star ever discovered. Designated WHL0137-LS, it has...

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SLS Rolls out to Launch Complex 39B for Testing In Preparation for Artemis I

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Mar 18, 20221 min read

SLS Rolls out to Launch Complex 39B for Testing In Preparation for Artemis I

During the night of March 17, NASA rolled out their massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Launch Complex 39B (LC-39B) at Kennedy...

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ULA Launches NASA and NOAA's GOES-T Weather Satellite

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Feb 28, 20221 min read

ULA Launches NASA and NOAA's GOES-T Weather Satellite

On Tuesday, March 1 at 4:38am ET (21:38 UTC), the United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched NASA and NOAA's GOES-T satellite atop an Atlas V...

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Potential Impacts of the Ukrainian War on Spaceflight

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Feb 25, 20222 min read

Potential Impacts of the Ukrainian War on Spaceflight

The current invasion of Ukraine by Russia could have huge impacts on spaceflight. Obviously, a major concern is cooperation on the...

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Northrop Grumman Launches 17th Cygnus Resupply Mission

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Feb 18, 20221 min read

Northrop Grumman Launches 17th Cygnus Resupply Mission

On Saturday, February 19 at 12:40pm ET (17:40 UTC), Northrop Grumman launched the Cygnus CRS NG-17 resupply mission to the ISS atop an...

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Astra Experiences Failure on ELaNa 41 mission

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Feb 4, 20222 min read

Astra Experiences Failure on ELaNa 41 mission

Credit: Astra/John Kraus On Thursday, February 10 at 3:00pm ET (21:00 UTC), Astra launched the ELaNA 41 mission for NASA atop the Rocket...

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International Space Station Operations Extended to 2030

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Feb 1, 20222 min read

International Space Station Operations Extended to 2030

Credit: NASA NASA and the US Biden-Harris Administration have announced that operations of the International Space Station have been...

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Jan 22, 20221 min read

Dragon CRS-24 Undocks From the ISS

Credit: NASA Dragon CRS-24 undocked from the International Space Station at 10:40am ET (15:35 UTC) on Sunday, January 23. It was docked...

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Jan 18, 20225 min read

Five Artemis Missions to Launch in 2022

Credit: NASA Five Artemis missions (including support missions) are planned for this year. In this article, I will give an overview for...

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2 Weeks after Launch, Webb is Fully Unfolded

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Jan 8, 20222 min read

2 Weeks after Launch, Webb is Fully Unfolded

Credit: NASA 2 Weeks after Launch on an Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket, the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully unfolded! Commissioning...

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Arianespace Launches the James Webb Space Telescope

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Dec 24, 20211 min read

Arianespace Launches the James Webb Space Telescope

Credit: (NASA/Chris Gunn) On Saturday, December 25 at 7:20 am ET (12:20 UTC), Arianespace launched NASA's James Webb Space Telescope atop...

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Dec 20, 20211 min read

SpaceX Launches CRS-24 to the ISS

Credit: NASA On Tuesday, December 21 at 5:06am ET (10:06 UTC) SpaceX launched Dragon's twenty-fourth commercial resupply services mission...

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Dec 20, 20211 min read

Soyuz MS-20 Undocks and Lands

The crew of Soyuz MS-20, spaceflight participants Yusaku Maezawa and Yozo Hirano and now three-time professional cosmonaut Alexander...

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Dec 7, 20214 min read

SpaceX launches IXPE for NASA

Credit: SpaceX Credit: NASA On Thursday, December 9 at 1am ET (6:00 UTC), SpaceX launched the IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer)...

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ULA launches STP-3 mission for NNSA, NASA, and the US Air Force

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Dec 2, 20211 min read

ULA launches STP-3 mission for NNSA, NASA, and the US Air Force

Credit: United Launch Alliance On Tuesday, December 7 at 5:17 am ET, ULA launched 8 payloads atop their Atlas V rocket from Space Launch...

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Nov 23, 20211 min read

NASA and SpaceX launch DART mission

Credit: SpaceX Credit: NASA On November 24 at 1:21 am ET (10:21pm on the 23rd PT), NASA launched DART (The Double Asteroid Redirection...

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Starship/Artemis Update: Elon Gives Starship Update, Plans Revealed for Mars, SLS Flights Delayed

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Nov 20, 20212 min read

Starship/Artemis Update: Elon Gives Starship Update, Plans Revealed for Mars, SLS Flights Delayed

Credit: SpaceX There has been a lot of things happening recently with Starship and Artemis. Here is a round-up for those who haven't been...

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NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-3 after Monday's Crew-2 Return

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Nov 9, 20211 min read

NASA and SpaceX launch Crew-3 after Monday's Crew-2 Return

Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA and SpaceX launched the third crew rotation mission of Dragon on Wednesday,...

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NASA Successfully Launches Lucy on October 16 but Discovers Issue

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Oct 14, 20211 min read

NASA Successfully Launches Lucy on October 16 but Discovers Issue

Credit: NASA Credit: United Launch Alliance NASA launched the Lucy mission on October 16 at 5:34am EDT on the Atlas V 401 rocket from...

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