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VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT SAYS ISS CAN OPERATE PAST 2030 VETERAN NASA ASTRONAUT SAYS ISS CAN OPERATE PAST 2030 - A veteran NASA astronaut just back from the International Space Station believes the orbiting facility can operate well past its planned 2030 retirement date — and he wouldn’t mind another trip there. Don Pettit returned to Earth April 19 (U.S. time) on a Soyuz spacecraft, completing his third long-duration expedition to the station. He spent 220 days in space on this flight and has logged 590 days in orbit in his career, behind only Peggy Whitson and Suni Williams among American astronauts.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Apr 30)


CHINA'S SHENZHOU 20 ASTRONAUTS TAKE CONTROL OF TIANGONG SPACE STATION CHINA'S SHENZHOU 20 ASTRONAUTS TAKE CONTROL OF TIANGONG SPACE STATION - China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts. The Shenzhou 20 mission launched on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan spaceport in northwest China on April 24. The spacecraft arrived at the Tiangong space station 6.5 hours later, completing its rendezvous and docking at 11:49 a.m. EDT (1549 GMT, 11:49 p.m. Beijing time).   More
(Source: Space.com - Apr 30)


NEW SATELLITE WILL SEE THROUGH CLOUDS TO 'WEIGH' EARTH'S FORESTS NEW SATELLITE WILL SEE THROUGH CLOUDS TO 'WEIGH' EARTH'S FORESTS - A first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday will be able to see through clouds and leafy canopies to assess how they are protecting the planet from climate change. The Biomass satellite, from the European Space Agency, will "weigh" the Earth's forests, revealing how much planet-warming carbon is being stored within trees and therefore kept out of the atmosphere.   More
(Source: BBC - Apr 29)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON 50TH FALCON 9 ROCKET OF 2025 SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON 50TH FALCON 9 ROCKET OF 2025 - SpaceX completed its second Falcon 9 rocket launch in less than half a day. The Starlink 12-10 mission took flight from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center about six hours after another Starlink flight took off from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A happened at 10:34 p.m. EDT (0234 UTC). This was SpaceX’s 50th Falcon 9 launch of the year.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 29)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 27 STARLINK LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA SPACEX LAUNCHES 27 STARLINK LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites onboard on Monday afternoon, following a one-day delay. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened Monday, April 28 at 1:42 p.m. PDT (4:42 p.m. EDT, 2042 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 29)


ULA LAUNCHES FIRST PRODUCTION AMAZON KUIPER SATELLITES ON ATLAS 5 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL ULA LAUNCHES FIRST PRODUCTION AMAZON KUIPER SATELLITES ON ATLAS 5 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - Against the setting Sun, United Launch Alliance’s Atlas 5 rocket thundered off the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force State to begin the flight of the first production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite internet constellation. Five solid rocket boosters helped propel the rocket and the 27 satellites on board from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at 7:01 p.m. EDT (2301 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 29)


AMAZON TO LAUNCH 1ST SATELLITES INTO ORBIT: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PROJECT KUIPER AMAZON TO LAUNCH 1ST SATELLITES INTO ORBIT: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT PROJECT KUIPER - Amazon is preparing to launch its debut batch of satellites into orbit as it seeks to establish its own internet service for customers worldwide. Project Kuiper, a subsidiary of billionaire Jeff Bezos' online commerce behemoth, is meant to one day rival the satellite constellation that SpaceX founder Elon Musk's Starlink has been building in orbit for years.   More
(Source: USA Today - Apr 28)


LONG MARCH 3B LAUNCHES TIANLIAN-2 (05) SATELLITE TO BOOST SPACE DATA RELAY NETWORK LONG MARCH 3B LAUNCHES TIANLIAN-2 (05) SATELLITE TO BOOST SPACE DATA RELAY NETWORK - China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch. A Long March 3B lifted off at 11:54 a.m. Eastern (1554 UTC) April 27 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, southwest China. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced the success of the launch around an hour after liftoff. The previously undisclosed payload was confirmed as Tianlian-2 (05) data tracking and relay communications satellite.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Apr 28)


SPACEX DELAYS STARLINK LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA SPACEX DELAYS STARLINK LAUNCH FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX delayed by a day the Starlink 11-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base with 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites onboard. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East is now targeting Monday, April 28 at 1:39 p.m. PDT (4:39 p.m. EDT, 2039 UTC). Assuming Firefly Aerospace is able to launch its Alpha rocket Sunday morning, this Falcon 9 flight will be the 18th orbital launch of the year from VSFB.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 28)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday night carrying 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 capable of direct to cell phone service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 came at 10:09 p.m. EDT (0209 UTC). It was SpaceX’s 48th Falcon 9 launch of 2025.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 28)

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