FIRST CHINESE SPACE MISSION OF 2022 ROCKETS INTO ORBIT - China launched a Long March 2D rocket Monday with another classified satellite, deploying the spacecraft into a polar orbit on the first of more than 40 Chinese Long March rocket missions planned in 2022. The Long March 2D rocket took off from the Taiyuan launch base in Shanxi province of northern China at 0435 GMT Sunday (11:35 p.m. EST Sunday), according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. or CASC. Liftoff occurred at 10:35 a.m. Beijing time Monday. More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 19)
CREW GETS READY FOR SPACEWALK AND DRAGON DEPARTURE THIS WEEK - The Expedition 66 crew is getting ready for a spacewalk on Wednesday while packing a U.S. resupply ship for its departure on Friday. Meanwhile, the International Space Station also hosted a pair of space biology studies exploring exercise and vision. Cosmonauts Anton Shkaplerov and Pyotr Dubrov finalized their preparations today for the first spacewalk of 2022 set to begin at 7 a.m. EST on Wednesday. More (Source: NASA - Jan 19)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 49 STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES, LANDS ROCKET AT SEA - Space is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Home News Spaceflight SpaceX launches 49 Starlink internet satellites, lands rocket at sea By Mike Wall published about 2 hours ago It was the 10th launch and landing for this particular Falcon 9 rocket first stage. Click here for more Space.com videos... SpaceX's Starlink internet megaconstellation keeps growing. A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with 49 Starlink satellites lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today (Jan. 18) at 9:02 p.m. EST (0203 GMT on Jan. 19). About nine minutes later, the rocket's first stage came down to Earth for a pinpoint touchdown on the SpaceX droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean off the Florida coast. More (Source: Space.com - Jan 19)
YOU CAN WATCH SPACEX LAUNCH MORE THAN FOUR DOZEN STARLINK INTERNET SATELLITES ON TUESDAY. HERE'S HOW. - Update for 2:50 pm ET: SpaceX has postponed the launch of its next Starlink mission to no earlier than Tuesday, Jan. 18, due to weather issues. See our updated story below. A SpaceX rocket will launch a new fleet of the company's Starlink internet satellites into orbit Tuesday night (Jan. 18) and you can watch it live online. More (Source: Space.com - Jan 18)
HUGE TONGA UNDERWATER VOLCANO ERUPTION CAPTURED IN STUNNING SATELLITE VIDEO - A powerful underwater volcano eruption in Tonga on Saturday (Jan. 15) was captured as it happened in stunning images from an Earth-watching satellite, showing the sheer power for the explosive event in the South Pacific. The volcano eruption on the island of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai is visible as a spectacular explosion in views from the GOES West Earth-observing satellite operated by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). More (Source: Space.com - Jan 17)
CAPE CANAVERAL’S BUSY JANUARY TO CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER STARLINK LAUNCH - Forecasters expect brisk winds and chilly temperatures for a prime time, full moon launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of Starlink internet satellites Monday night from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. There’s a 70 percent chance of good conditions for launch at 7:26 p.m. EST Monday (0026 GMT), according to a forecast issued Saturday morning by the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron. There’s a backup instantaneous launch opportunity at 9:24 p.m. EST (0224 GMT). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 16)
SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET SPOTTED FROM SPACE BEFORE AND AFTER EPIC 105-SATELLITE LAUNCH - SpaceX has some nice before-and-after photos to mark the 10th launch of one of its Falcon 9 rockets, thanks to a satisfied customer. A Falcon 9 successfully delivered 105 satellites to orbit Thursday (Jan. 13), including 44 "SuperDove" cubesats for Planet, a San Francisco-based company that operates the world's biggest constellation of Earth-observing satellites. More (Source: Space.com - Jan 15)
NASA TV TO AIR SPACEX CARGO DRAGON DEPARTURE FROM SPACE STATION - A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station Friday, Jan. 21. NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app will provide live broadcast of the spacecraft’s undocking and departure beginning at 10:15 a.m. EST. Ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, will send commands at 10:40 a.m. for Dragon to undock from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module and fire its thrusters to move a safe distance away from the station. Controllers will command a deorbit burn the following day. More (Source: NASA - Jan 15)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 105 SMALL SATELLITES INTO ORBIT, NAILS ROCKET LANDING - SpaceX successfully launched its second rocket of the year Thursday morning (Jan. 13) as one of its veteran boosters carried 105 small satellites into orbit before landing back on Earth. The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off into a clear blue sky at 10:25 a.m. EST (1525 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here in Florida, carrying dozens of small satellites. More (Source: Space.com - Jan 14)
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