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CHINA TO LAUNCH NEW MODULES TO TIANGONG SPACE STATION CHINA TO LAUNCH NEW MODULES TO TIANGONG SPACE STATION - China is preparing to launch new modules to its Tiangong space station to meet growing demands for science and potentially boost international cooperation. The Long March 5B, currently China’s most powerful rocket, is slated to launch new Tiangong modules, according to an official with China’s state-owned main space contractor. “According to the plan, the Long March 5B rocket will also carry out the future launches of additional modules for the crewed space station,” Wang Jue from China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) told China Central Television (CCTV) April 30.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - May 12)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 900TH STARLINK SATELLITE OF 2025 DURING SATURDAY MORNING FLIGHT SPACEX LAUNCHES 900TH STARLINK SATELLITE OF 2025 DURING SATURDAY MORNING FLIGHT - SpaceX launched its 900th Starlink satellite of the year, overcoming some challenging weather moving through the area Saturday morning. The Starlink 6-91 mission adds another 28 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to the constellation of more than 7,400 satellites currently in low Earth orbit. This will also be SpaceX’s 250th Falcon 9 rocket launch to date from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 11)


FAILED SOVIET VENUS LANDER KOSMOS 482 CRASHES TO EARTH AFTER 53 YEARS IN ORBIT FAILED SOVIET VENUS LANDER KOSMOS 482 CRASHES TO EARTH AFTER 53 YEARS IN ORBIT - A failed Soviet Venus lander's long space odyssey has come to an end. The Kosmos 482 probe crashed to Earth today (May 10) after circling our planet for more than five decades. Reentry occurred at 2:24 a.m. ET (0624 GMT or 9:24 a.m. Moscow time) over the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, according to Russia's space agency Roscosmos. Kosmos 482 appears to have fallen harmlessly into the sea.   More
(Source: Space.com - May 11)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 26 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM VANDENBERG SPACEX LAUNCHES 26 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM VANDENBERG - SpaceX launched its first Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force of the month, after previously scrubbing the flight nearly a week ago. The Starlink 15-3 mission was previously scheduled to launch on Saturday, May 3, before SpaceX pushed it a day and then punted to Friday, May 9. The company didn’t state a reason for the launch delays.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 10)


FAILED SOVIET VENUS PROBE KOSMOS 482 IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO EARTH TONIGHT, BUT WHEN AND WHERE? HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW FAILED SOVIET VENUS PROBE KOSMOS 482 IS EXPECTED TO FALL TO EARTH TONIGHT, BUT WHEN AND WHERE? HERE'S WHAT WE KNOW - It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- 4.35 hours. According to the European Space Agency, the current reentry window for the Kosmos 482 Venus probe is 2:37 a.m. ET (0637 GMT) on May 10 +/- 3.28 hours. This story was updated to reflect the most current prediction.   More
(Source: Space.com - May 10)


VAST TO COMPLETE HAVEN-1 PRIMARY STRUCTURE IN JULY 2025, AHEAD OF TARGET MAY 2026 LAUNCH DATE VAST TO COMPLETE HAVEN-1 PRIMARY STRUCTURE IN JULY 2025, AHEAD OF TARGET MAY 2026 LAUNCH DATE - Space habitation company, Vast, is now one year away from being able to stake its claim as the first commercial space station in history. The company based in Long Beach, California, aims to launch its single-module Haven-1 space station on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in May 2026. To that end, it completed both its primary structure and qualification article and is moving into manufacturing the flight version.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - May 9)


NASA SCRAMBLES TO CUT ISS ACTIVITY DUE TO BUDGET ISSUES NASA SCRAMBLES TO CUT ISS ACTIVITY DUE TO BUDGET ISSUES - NASA is considering scaling back its activities on the International Space Station, according to multiple sources. The changes, which are being considered primarily due to shortfalls in the space station budget, include:
Reducing the size of the crew complement of Crew Dragon missions from four to three, starting with Crew-12 in February 2026...   More
(Source: Ars Technica - May 9)


MTG-S1 + SENTINEL-4 TAKE A STEP CLOSER TO SPACE MTG-S1 + SENTINEL-4 TAKE A STEP CLOSER TO SPACE - The second of the Meteosat Third Generation satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission have arrived at Cape Canaveral harbor in the United States. The Sentinel-4 instrument, which will monitor air quality over Europe, sits on board the MTG-Sounder (MTG-S) satellite. The latter, which carries the MTG-S Infrared Sounder, is one of the three MTG satellites that will provide improved data for weather forecasting and storm detection.   More
(Source: SatNews - May 8)


OLD SOVIET VENUS LANDER'S FALL TO EARTH WILL BE NO ORDINARY SPACE JUNK CRASH. HERE'S WHY OLD SOVIET VENUS LANDER'S FALL TO EARTH WILL BE NO ORDINARY SPACE JUNK CRASH. HERE'S WHY - This will be no ordinary space junk fall. The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 spacecraft will crash to Earth in the coming days after more than 50 years in orbit. Its homecoming may not spark the sorts of artificial meteor showers we're used to seeing from falling rocket bodies and other pieces of debris, however, because Kosmos 482 was built different: It's a Venus lander.   More
(Source: Space.com - May 8)


FOREST SATELLITE’S BIG ANTENNA OPENS UP FOREST SATELLITE’S BIG ANTENNA OPENS UP - Just a week after its launch, ESA’s Biomass mission has reached another critical milestone on its path to delivering unprecedented insights into the world’s forests and their vital role in Earth’s carbon cycle – the satellite’s 12-metre-diameter antenna is now fully deployed.   More
(Source: European Space Agency - May 8)

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