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NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-4 to the ISS

Apr 26, 20221 min read

NASA and SpaceX Launch Crew-4 to the ISS

On Wednesday, April 27 at 3:52am EDT (7:52 UTC), NASA and SpaceX launched the Crew-4 mission to the International Space Station with a...

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Apr 20, 20221 min read

SpaceX Launches Starlink Group 4-14

On Thursday, April 21 at 1:51am EDT (17:51 UTC), SpaceX launched the Starlink 4-14 with 53 Starlink v1.5 internet satellites atop a...

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China Launches ChinaSat 6D on Long March 3B/E

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Apr 16, 20221 min read

China Launches ChinaSat 6D on Long March 3B/E

On Friday, April 12 at 8am EDT (12;00 UTC), China launched the ChinaSat 6D satellite atop a Long March 3B/E rocket from LC-2 at the...

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Apr 15, 20221 min read

SpaceX Launches the NROL-85 Mission

On Sunday, April 17 at 9:13am EDT (13:13 UTC, 6:13am PDT), SpaceX launched the NROL-87 satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office...

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Russia Launches Lotos S-5 Intelligence Satellite

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Apr 7, 20221 min read

Russia Launches Lotos S-5 Intelligence Satellite

On Thursday, April 7 at 7:20am EDT (11:20 UTC), the Russian Aerospace Forces launched the Lotos S-5 satellite atop a Roscosmos-built...

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China Launches Gaofen-3 02 satellite on Long March 4C

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Apr 7, 20221 min read

China Launches Gaofen-3 02 satellite on Long March 4C

On Wednesday, April 6 at 7:47pm EDT (23:47 UTC), China launched the Gaofen-3 03 satellite atop a Long March 4C rocket from Site 9401...

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SpaceX Launches Axiom-1 Private Astronaut Mission to the ISS

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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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SpaceX to Launch Trasnporter-4 Rideshare Mission

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Mar 31, 20221 min read

SpaceX to Launch Trasnporter-4 Rideshare Mission

On Friday, April 1 at 12:24pm ET (16:24 UTC), SpaceX launched the Transporter-4 mission atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket from Space Launch...

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Rocket Lab Launches "Without Mission A Beat" for BlackSky

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Mar 31, 20221 min read

Rocket Lab Launches "Without Mission A Beat" for BlackSky

On Saturday, April 2 at 8:10am ET (12:35 UTC), Rocket Lab launched the "Without Mission a Beat" mission with the 16th and 17th BlackSky...

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China Launches Three Tianping-2 Satellites on CZ-11

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Mar 31, 20221 min read

China Launches Three Tianping-2 Satellites on CZ-11

On Tuesday, March 30 at 10:29pm EDT (2:29 UTC on March 31), China launched three Tianping-2 satellites atop a Long March 11 (Chang Zheng...

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Blue Origin Launches NS-20 Tourist Mission

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Mar 30, 20221 min read

Blue Origin Launches NS-20 Tourist Mission

On Thursday, March 31 at 9:58am EDT (13:58 UTC), Blue Origin launched the NS-20 suborbital tourist mission atop a New Shephard rocket...

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China Launches Long March 6A Demo Flight with Two Satellites

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Mar 29, 20221 min read

China Launches Long March 6A Demo Flight with Two Satellites

On Tuesday, March 29 at 5:40am ET (9:40 UTC), China successfully launched the demo flight of Long March (Chang Zheng) 6A rocket from the...

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Russia Launches a Meridian-M Satellite on Soyuz 2.1a

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Mar 23, 20221 min read

Russia Launches a Meridian-M Satellite on Soyuz 2.1a

On Tuesday, March 22 at 8:48am EDT (12:48 UTC), the Russian military launched the Meridian-M n°20L satellite atop a Soyuz 2.1a/Fregat-M...

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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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SpaceX Launches Starlink 4-12 with 53 more Starlink Satellites

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Mar 18, 20221 min read

SpaceX Launches Starlink 4-12 with 53 more Starlink Satellites

On Friday, March 18 at 12:42pm EDT (4:42 UTC), SpaceX will launch the Starlink Group 4 Launch 12 mission atop a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket...

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China Launches Yaogan 34-02 on Long March 4C

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Mar 18, 20221 min read

China Launches Yaogan 34-02 on Long March 4C

On Thursday, March 17 at 3:09am EDT (7:09UTC), China launched the Yaogan 34-02 satellite atop a Long March 4C rocket from Site 9401 at...

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Roscosmos Launches Soyuz MS-21 with Three Cosmonauts

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Mar 17, 20221 min read

Roscosmos Launches Soyuz MS-21 with Three Cosmonauts

On Friday, March 18 at 11:55am ET (15:55 UTC), Roscosmos launched the Soyuz MS-21 mission atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket from Site 31/6 at the...

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Starship Fully Stacked Again as SpaceX Ramps Up Production Rate

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Mar 16, 20221 min read

Starship Fully Stacked Again as SpaceX Ramps Up Production Rate

On Tuesday, March 15, SpaceX restacked Ship 20 and Booster 4 together with the Mechazilla chopsticks. This follows a series of separate...

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Astra Successfully Launches First Satellites on their first Mission for Spaceflight

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Mar 14, 20221 min read

Astra Successfully Launches First Satellites on their first Mission for Spaceflight

On Tuesday, March 15 at 12:22pm EDT (16:22 UTC), Astra launched their first mission for Spaceflight, Inc, designated Astra-1, atop the...

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