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NASA JPL prepares for year-round launches and mission milestones
NASA JPL shows, clockwise from bottom right, the launches of CADRE (whose engineering model is shown here), Lunar Trailblazer, NISAR (shown in artist’s concept), Sentinel-6B (artist’s concept), and SPHEREx. We are making preparations. Europa Clipper’s Mars Gravity Assist (artist’s concept). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/BAE Systems/Lockheed Martin Space As 2024 recedes into the distance, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is already entering a busy…
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Bezos’ Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket into orbit, a feat that took 15 years to accomplish
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Shortly after 2 a.m. ET on January 16, 2025, a new rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket launch reached orbit, marking a milestone for a commercial space company with big ambitions. As a space policy expert, I see New Glenn’s success as a major step forward…
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SpaceX loses first of final two Space Coast launches in 2024
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Despite a failed late-night launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, SpaceX plans to launch from Kennedy Space Center late Monday night, capping a record year for the Space Coast. Sunday’s launch saw a Falcon 9 carrying Astranis Space Technologies’ communications satellite lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission…
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Indian rocket launches space docking mission
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain India on Monday launched a rocket carrying two small spacecraft to conduct a docking test in space. This is an important step towards the country’s dream of a space station and a manned moon mission. The mission is “crucial for India’s future space ambitions,” Jitendra Singh, the country’s science and technology minister, said in a pre-launch…
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SpaceX launches rescue mission to bring stranded astronauts home
SpaceX has been flying regular missions every six months to allow for rotation of the ISS crew. A SpaceX rocket took to the skies on Saturday carrying two passengers, leaving two seats open for the return of American astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station for months, NASA said. It is said that The Falcon 9 rocket…
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