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China to launch Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship on May 30
The Shenzhou-16 crewed spaceship is scheduled to be launched at 9:31 a.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Monday. The spaceship will carry three astronauts — Jing Haipeng, Zhu Yangzhu and Gui Haichao — to carry out the Shenzhou-16 spaceflight mission.…
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China to realize manned lunar landing by 2030
China plans to realize manned lunar landing by 2030, announced the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) at a press conference Monday. Lin Xiqiang, deputy director of the CMSA, said at the conference that China has recently initiated the lunar landing phase of its manned lunar exploration program. The overall goal is to achieve China’s first…
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China launches Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship
China on Tuesday launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a five-month mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 9:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes…
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ISRO Successfully Launches NVS-01 Geosynchronous Navigation Satellite
ISRO’s launch of the GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was accomplished on May 29, 2023 at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission is designed to deploy the NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will be used for…
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Axiom crew splashes down in a SpaceX capsule after doing space station science
Axiom Space crew members Rayyanah Barnawi, John Shoffner, Peggy Whitson and Ali Alqarni discuss their mission during their nine-day stay on the International Space Station. (NASA via Axiom Space) The second crew to be sent into space as a profit-making proposition for Texas-based Axiom Space came back to Earth tonight in a SpaceX Crew Dragon…
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Melissa Quinn Explains Her Spaceport Cornwall Departure, Next Steps for Spaceport
It could be another two to three years before another rocket launches from Spaceport Cornwall after the failed Virgin Orbit mission, says outgoing leader Melissa Quinn, who recently announced she will be leaving her role as head of the spaceport. Quinn told Via Satellite in an interview that the spaceport is taking a “wait and…
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Ibeos Introduces New Radiation Tolerant Battery for Space Applications
Ibeos, a company developing high-reliability spacecraft electronics, built and operated to maximize efficiency for developing new products and technologies has introduced a new radiation-tolerant 50V/kWHR battery. The B50-1000 from Ibeos is a 1000-Watt-hour, 50-Volt lithium-ion battery module. It is a radiation-tolerant and fault-tolerant energy storage system. The battery comes with an aluminum and PEEK packaging…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites from California
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on the Starlink 2-10 mission with 52 Starlink internet satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”SpaceX Webcast”] [tabby title=”SpaceX Mission Audio”] [tabbyending]
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Chinese astronaut launch breaks record for most people in orbit
A Long March 2F rocket climbs through the sky after lifting off from the Jiuquan launch base with the Shenzhou 16 astronauts. Credit: China Manned Space Agency The launch of the next crew to China’s Tiangong space station late Monday (U.S. time) added three astronauts to the population of humans in space, which reached a…
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Axiom 2 astronauts return from the ISS with successful splashdown
The second private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has come to a close as the four Axiom Space Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday, May 30. All four Ax-2 astronauts, along with the Expedition 69 crew, completed over 20 science experiments during their eight days aboard the orbiting laboratory,…