Luna-25: race to the lunar south pole
Aug. 10, 2023. 47 years after Luna-24, Luna-25 was launched from Vostochnij Cosmodrome. It will engage a competition with the Indian probe Chandrayaan-3
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Launches
Antares’ Last Flight Will Be The Song Of The… Cygnus?
Antares 230+ transported the Cygnus cargo spacecraft to supply ISS. This is the last mission of the launcher equipped with the Russian-made engines RD-181
Read MoreAntares’ Last Flight Will Be The Song Of The… Cygnus?Jupiter 3 was successfully launched by Falcon Heavy
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy successfully launches EchoStar 24 (JUPITER 3), marking another significant step in advancing global communication capabilities
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Rocket Lab Delivered NASA’s First Satellite Swarm
On July 18, Rocket Lab successfully launched the "Baby Come Back" Rideshare mission, on board 7 payloads including NASA's Starling swarm demonstration mission
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Japan’s new Epsilon-S rocket engine explodes in a test
On Friday 14th July 2023 the new Epsilon-S rocket engine blew up roughly 50 seconds after ignition at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) testing site
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Chandrayaan 3: willful India wants its piece of the Moon
India launched Chandrayaan 3 with the aim of joining the exclusive group of those countries that successfully landed on the Moon's surface
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LandSpace’s ZhuQue-2 Rockets China’s Commercial Space Industry to New Heights
LandSpace successfully launched ZhuQue-2, marking a significant advancement in space exploration as the first methane-powered rocket to reach Earth's orbit
Read MoreLandSpace’s ZhuQue-2 Rockets China’s Commercial Space Industry to New HeightsThe last flight of Ariane 5: the powerful elegance of a European Lady
Ariane 5 flew to space for the last time on July 5, 22:00 UTC carrying in geosynchronous orbit two satellites. The elegant power of a European lady
Read MoreThe last flight of Ariane 5: the powerful elegance of a European LadyFalcon 9 Launches Euclid Telescope: Probing Dark Energy Mysteries
Euclid has taken flight on board a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The European telescope will observe billions of galaxies to study the Dark Universe
Read MoreFalcon 9 Launches Euclid Telescope: Probing Dark Energy MysteriesVirgin Galactic brings Italy on board the first commercial flight
On June 29, 2023 Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial flight bringing Italy to do research at more than 80 km of altitude
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