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After a few weeks of featuring at least one big name launch that makes writing these articles easy, we're back to more s...
19/02/2024

After a few weeks of featuring at least one big name launch that makes writing these articles easy, we're back to more standard communication satellites. Two launches from SpaceX are on the schedule with a third possible over the weekend. China, not to be left out is also scheduled for a Long March 5 with an unknown payload on top....

After a few weeks of featuring at least one big name launch that makes writing these articles easy, we’re back...

This week Varda Space received the nations first ever Part 450 reentry license from the FAA, green lighting its W-1 miss...
18/02/2024

This week Varda Space received the nations first ever Part 450 reentry license from the FAA, green lighting its W-1 mission for touchdown in the Utah desert. After eight months in space the Varda Space built capsule and Rocket Lab built spacecraft bus will finally get its chance to return its crystal experiment to Earth....

This week Varda Space received the nations first ever Part 450 reentry license from the FAA, green lighting its W-1...

On Valentines Day SpaceX showed us its love for lifting rockets off into space with a double header from both LC-39A and...
15/02/2024

On Valentines Day SpaceX showed us its love for lifting rockets off into space with a double header from both LC-39A and SLC-40. The two launches, roughly eight hours apart, were for Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lunar lander and a classified payload for the US Space Force....

On Valentines Day SpaceX showed us its love for lifting rockets off into space with a double header from both...

This week SpaceX is here with three launches, the biggest of the three being on Wednesday. Oh wait, all of SpaceX's laun...
13/02/2024

This week SpaceX is here with three launches, the biggest of the three being on Wednesday. Oh wait, all of SpaceX's launches this week will be on Wednesday, fun day....

This week SpaceX is here with three launches, the biggest of the three being on Wednesday. Oh wait, all of...

Rocket Lab set this year up for great success as it hopes to both bring a new vehicle closer to operation by the end of ...
10/02/2024

Rocket Lab set this year up for great success as it hopes to both bring a new vehicle closer to operation by the end of 2024 while also launching up to 22 Electron rockets. Between the regular old electron and the HASTE test vehicle flavors, here's a list of all rockets Rocket Lab has launched so far in 2024....

Rocket Lab wants to launch as many as 22 mission in 2024, here's a list and tracker of what they've done so far this year.

Originally only planned to last 15 days on board, Axiom's third mission to the International Space Station undocked afte...
08/02/2024

Originally only planned to last 15 days on board, Axiom's third mission to the International Space Station undocked after 17 full days in space. The crew will spend today in orbit before making a planned splashdown tomorrow morning off of Florida's coast....

Originally only planned to last 15 days on board, Axiom‘s third mission to the International Space Station undocked after 17...

In a letter to employees and contractors, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced a deduction of 570 personnel betwee...
08/02/2024

In a letter to employees and contractors, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced a deduction of 570 personnel between its workforce and contractors. The lab sites concerns over NASA's 2024 budget to continue funding the Mars Sample Return (MSR) project it is developing at high enough levels to support its team....

In a letter to employees and contractors, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced a deduction of 570 personnel between its workforce...

A group of environmentalist won an appeal to sue the Texas government over access to Boca Chica Beach near SpaceX's Star...
07/02/2024

A group of environmentalist won an appeal to sue the Texas government over access to Boca Chica Beach near SpaceX's Starbase facility. Something that could make launching Starship out of there even harder than it already is as the company moves to continue expanding its presence....

A group of environmentalist won an appeal to sue the Texas government over access to Boca Chica Beach near SpaceX‘s...

This week we expect to see three rocket launches and all three will be from SpaceX. While two of those will be Starlink ...
05/02/2024

This week we expect to see three rocket launches and all three will be from SpaceX. While two of those will be Starlink missions, which I guess could be exciting if we knew which boosters were flying, one of the missions will be for a new NASA science mission....

This week we expect to see three rocket launches and all three will be from SpaceX. While two of those...

Momentus, a "last mile" in-space delivery service, is looking for a savior to give it enough cash to continue operating....
04/02/2024

Momentus, a "last mile" in-space delivery service, is looking for a savior to give it enough cash to continue operating. The company has already laid off a large portion of its workforce and has stated it doesn't yet have a way forward....

Momentus, a “last mile” in-space delivery service, is looking for a savior to give it enough cash to continue operating....

Last month John Deere announced a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet connections to the fleets...
03/02/2024

Last month John Deere announced a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet connections to the fleets of equipment at farms around the United States and abroad. This is just one of the many technologies that farmers have adopted to increase effectiveness....

Last month John Deere announced a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink satellite internet connections to the fleets of equipment...

Monday evening Space Shuttle Endeavour was lifted and installed onto its final resting spot which it should be rather fa...
01/02/2024

Monday evening Space Shuttle Endeavour was lifted and installed onto its final resting spot which it should be rather familiar with. For the first time since the Space Shuttle's retirement a full Shuttle stack has been assembled in launch position. However, this one won't be rolling out to any launch pad any time soon....

Monday evening Space Shuttle Endeavour was lifted and installed onto its final resting spot which it should be rather familiar...

After successfully landing on the Moon over a week ago, it looks like SLIM is finally getting a chance to conduct some s...
31/01/2024

After successfully landing on the Moon over a week ago, it looks like SLIM is finally getting a chance to conduct some science on the lunar surface. JAXA announced it regained communication with the lander as the batteries began charging with the Sun now in line of sight of the solar panels....

After successfully landing on the Moon over a week ago, it looks like SLIM is finally getting a chance to...

After an end of month rally by SpaceX to get to 10 launches in January, the company will have only one launch this week ...
29/01/2024

After an end of month rally by SpaceX to get to 10 launches in January, the company will have only one launch this week but it will be a big one. With the retirement of its primary rocket, Northrop Grumman will fly its Cygnus spacecraft on a Falcon 9 this week to the ISS....

After an end of month rally by SpaceX to get to 10 launches in January, the company will have only...

Going into 2024 SpaceX was aiming to launch 144 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches before the year is up, however, that ...
29/01/2024

Going into 2024 SpaceX was aiming to launch 144 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches before the year is up, however, that number has now increased up to 148. The company's VP of Falcon launch confirmed this at Everyday Astronaut's AstroAwards....

Going into 2024 SpaceX was aiming to launch 144 Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches before the year is up,...

Exolaunch, a German based launch management and satellite deployment company, won a €18 million contract with the German...
28/01/2024

Exolaunch, a German based launch management and satellite deployment company, won a €18 million contract with the German space agency, DLR, to help advance its novel small satellite program....

Exolaunch, a German based launch management and satellite deployment company, won a €18 million contract with the German space agency,...

The little helicopter that could, and did, has flown its last mission after damaging one of its carbon fiber propeller b...
26/01/2024

The little helicopter that could, and did, has flown its last mission after damaging one of its carbon fiber propeller blades. After three years of flying, Ingenuity totaled 72 total missions of its planned, five test flights, making it one of NASA's greatest achieving missions on the red planet....

The little helicopter that could, and did, has flown its last mission after damaging one of its carbon fiber propeller...

This month was expected to be a big one for lunar exploration with two new landers attempting soft landings on the Moon'...
24/01/2024

This month was expected to be a big one for lunar exploration with two new landers attempting soft landings on the Moon's surface. However, once again, landing on the Moon seems to be the next major hurdle for anyone, even the United States....

This month was expected to be a big one for lunar exploration with two new landers attempting soft landings on...

This week Rocket Lab will reattempt its first launch of 2024 and possibly Virgin Galactic will fly Friday on one of its ...
22/01/2024

This week Rocket Lab will reattempt its first launch of 2024 and possibly Virgin Galactic will fly Friday on one of its final missions before it goes quiet. For SpaceX however, this month has been far below its 13 launches a month goal, although this year's start looks to be stronger than last year's....

This week Rocket Lab will reattempt its first launch of 2024 and possibly Virgin Galactic will fly Friday on one...

Go ahead and mark your 2024 calendars for February 21. That's when the new psychological thriller "Constellation" premie...
22/01/2024

Go ahead and mark your 2024 calendars for February 21. That's when the new psychological thriller "Constellation" premieres on Apple TV+. The series stars Noomi Rapace ("The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo") and Jonathan Banks ("Breaking Bad") and is described as a conspiracy-based space adventure....

Go ahead and mark your 2024 calendars for February 21. That’s when the new psychological thriller “Constellation” premieres on Apple...

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administratio...
22/01/2024

Air taxi developer Archer Aviation has announced a new partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which will initiate their mutual research into future advanced air mobility (AAM) applications with what they see as the lynchpin of the new tech's performance – powerful but safe batteries....

Air taxi developer Archer pairs with NASA to examine future low altitude and space uses of AAM craft, starting with improved battery capacity

Thursday afternoon SpaceX launched the Axiom-3 mission out of Kennedy Space Center making it its first human spaceflight...
20/01/2024

Thursday afternoon SpaceX launched the Axiom-3 mission out of Kennedy Space Center making it its first human spaceflight mission of the year. Another milestone first was it being the first entirely European crewed mission ever with all four astronauts holding citizenship from a European nation....

Thursday afternoon SpaceX launched the Axiom-3 mission out of Kennedy Space Center making it its first human spaceflight mission of...

Axiom Space is less than a day away from initiating Axiom Mission 3. Ax-3 is the commercial space company's first all-Eu...
18/01/2024

Axiom Space is less than a day away from initiating Axiom Mission 3. Ax-3 is the commercial space company's first all-European astronaut mission. Here's what you need to know to follow along from anywhere in the universe....

Axiom Space is less than a day away from initiating Axiom Mission 3. Ax-3 is the commercial space company’s first...

We have two firsts for 2024 this week. First SpaceX is set to launch the Axiom-3 mission on Wednesday as the first human...
15/01/2024

We have two firsts for 2024 this week. First SpaceX is set to launch the Axiom-3 mission on Wednesday as the first human spaceflight mission of the year. Then, just a few hours later, Rocket Lab plans to make its 2024 debut with a Electron launch out of New Zealand....

We have two firsts for 2024 this week. First SpaceX is set to launch the Axiom-3 mission on Wednesday as...

On Thursday, Rocket Lab plans to launch its first Electron rocket of 2024 with Spire Global on top. This mission will al...
15/01/2024

On Thursday, Rocket Lab plans to launch its first Electron rocket of 2024 with Spire Global on top. This mission will also feature a recovery of the Electron's booster, another test before a full reuse of a booster on a future mission....

On Thursday, Rocket Lab plans to launch its first Electron rocket of 2024 with Spire Global on top. This mission...

Wednesday Blue Origin transported a New Glenn booster to LC-36 from its rocket factory just outside Kennedy Space Center...
13/01/2024

Wednesday Blue Origin transported a New Glenn booster to LC-36 from its rocket factory just outside Kennedy Space Center's gates. We aren't certain how much of this booster is flight hardware, however, the more hardware we see the higher we believe chances of a launch this year is possible....

Wednesday Blue Origin transported a New Glenn booster to LC-36 from its rocket factory just outside Kennedy Space Center‘s gates....

NASA announced in a stacked press conference that the agency is delaying its much anticipated Artemis 2 mission over saf...
10/01/2024

NASA announced in a stacked press conference that the agency is delaying its much anticipated Artemis 2 mission over safety concerns with the Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft. Now slated for a September 2025 launch date, the delay also extends to Artemis 3 which is planned to liftoff one year after Artemis 2....

NASA announced in a stacked press conference that the agency is delaying its much anticipated Artemis 2 mission over safety...

While ULA's mission was a resounding success, the same cannot be said for the payload that was tucked inside Vulcan's fa...
09/01/2024

While ULA's mission was a resounding success, the same cannot be said for the payload that was tucked inside Vulcan's fairing. While details are slim, we know that the first Astrobotic Peregrine lander has suffered a failure in its propulsion system, ending it's chance of a soft lunar landing....

While ULA’s mission was a resounding success, the same cannot be said for the payload that was tucked inside Vulcan‘s...

While it looks like a light week for launches from SpaceX, over in the Pacific Ocean, China will be busy launching sever...
08/01/2024

While it looks like a light week for launches from SpaceX, over in the Pacific Ocean, China will be busy launching several rockets from around its country. Also, Japan will chime in with a rare H-II launch....

While it looks like a light week for launches from SpaceX, over in the Pacific Ocean, China will be busy...

At 2:18:38 A.M. ET Monday morning, ULA debuted its Vulcan rocket after years of delays and setbacks. With a highly expec...
08/01/2024

At 2:18:38 A.M. ET Monday morning, ULA debuted its Vulcan rocket after years of delays and setbacks. With a highly expected successful deployment of Astrobotic's first Peregrine lunar lander, Vulcan kickstarts ULA's new commercial launch future as well as NASA's new exploration of the Moon....

At 2:18:38 A.M. ET Monday morning, ULA debuted its Vulcan rocket after years of delays and setbacks. With a highly...

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Stoke Space Static Fire
Stoke Space Static Fire

This week Stoke Space took another big step in development with a static fire of its Hopper2 vehicle. Might we say this is the most metal looking static fire we've seen! Read more: https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/15/stoke-space-performs-a-static-fire-on-its-hopper2-test-vehicle/ 📹: Stoke Space

Stoke Space Static Fire
Stoke Space Static Fire

This week Stoke Space took another big step in development with a static fire of its Hopper2 vehicle. Might we say this is the most metal looking static fire we've seen! Read more: https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/15/stoke-space-performs-a-static-fire-on-its-hopper2-test-vehicle/ 📹: Stoke Space

Stoke Space Static Fire
Stoke Space Static Fire

This week Stoke Space took another big step in development with a static fire of its Hopper2 vehicle. Might we say this is the most metal looking static fire we've seen! Read more: https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/15/stoke-space-performs-a-static-fire-on-its-hopper2-test-vehicle/ 📹: Stoke Space

Stoke Space Static Fire
Stoke Space Static Fire

This week Stoke Space took another big step in development with a static fire of its Hopper2 vehicle. Might we say this is the most metal looking static fire we've seen! Read more: https://spaceexplored.com/2023/09/15/stoke-space-performs-a-static-fire-on-its-hopper2-test-vehicle/ 📹: Stoke Space

Space Explored 48: Space Coast weather is getting rough, more
Space Explored 48: Space Coast weather is getting rough, more

This week Seth and Jared dive into the weather that has been and will affect Space Coast launches, especially now that we get into the thick of hurricane season. Also, Starship is back in the news with a record-breaking static fire and organic material found on Mars?

Space Explored Podcast 47: Blue Origin launch aborts, new Artemis 1 details, more
Space Explored Podcast 47: Blue Origin launch aborts, new Artemis 1 details, more

This week, Seth and Jared discuss what happened during Blue Origin's mid-flight abort, the new Artemis 1 launch date, and more space news.

Space Explored Podcast 45: Artemis 1 delay and more
Space Explored Podcast 45: Artemis 1 delay and more

Seth and Jared discuss what happened during the launch countdown of Artemis 1 and what NASA is doing to hopefully launch again on Friday. Also, they talk about how we can see two new companies start launch operations in September.

Space Explored Podcast: Artemis I on the horizon
Space Explored Podcast: Artemis I on the horizon

Live discussion between Space Explored's Seth Kurkowski and Jared Sanders about the latest news in space.

Artemis 1 launch trailer
Artemis 1 launch trailer

Space Explored Podcast 42: Starship static fires are back, Artemis I nears, more
Space Explored Podcast 42: Starship static fires are back, Artemis I nears, more

Live discussion between Space Explored's Seth Kurkowski and Jared Sanders about the latest news in space.

UPDATE: #JWST covers protecting the multiple layers of sunshield, each as thin as a human hair, have been rolled up in preparation for outward deployment Up next: Sunshield port mid-boom (~12/31)

The James Webb Space Telescope just passed the 100k mile mark 🌎 🛰 The telescope is now 11% of the way out to its parking orbit. Go Webb! #JWST #jameswebbspacetelescope

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