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Chang’e-4 lunar mission: lander and rover

SciNews 2024-10-11 | Chang’e-4 lunar mission: lander and rover

SpaceX Starlink 108 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 24 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-24 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-108 / Starlink 6-18) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 24 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (23 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1060) previously supported sixteen missions: Transporter-2, GPS-III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat-5A, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6 and 11 Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX Starlink 107 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-20 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-107 / Starlink 6-17) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 20 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (19 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Short Fall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1058) previously supported sixteen missions: Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3 and 11 Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

Electron launches Acadia-2 (second stage anomaly)

SciNews 2023-09-19 | Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “We Will Never Desert You” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-2 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 19 September 2023, at 06:55 UTC (18:55 NZST). Electron’s second stage experienced an anomaly and the mission was lost.
Credit: Rocket Lab

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 02

SciNews 2023-09-17 | A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the second Yaogan-39 mission from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 17 September 2023, at 04:13 UTC (12:13 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 (遥感三十九号卫星) remote sensing mission entered the planned orbit.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

SpaceX Starlink 106 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-16 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-106 / Starlink 6-16) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 16 September 2023, at 03:38 UTC (15 September, at 23:38 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1078) previously supported four missions: Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER and two Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

Soyuz MS-24 hatch opening

SciNews 2023-09-15 | The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft hatch was opened on 15 September 2023, at 21:16 UTC (17:16 EDT). Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara begin a six-and-a-half-month mission on the International Space Station (ISS).
Credits: NASA/Roscosmos
Soyuz MS-24 hatch opening #SoyuzMS24
Открытие люков Союз МС-24 #СоюзМС24

Soyuz MS-24 docking

SciNews 2023-09-15 | The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft autonomously docked to the Rassvet module of the International Space Station (ISS) on 15 September 2023, at 18:53 UTC (14:53 EDT). The Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft, with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, is scheduled for hatch opening at 20:45 UTC (16:45 EDT).
Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Soyuz MS-24 docking to the ISS #SoyuzMS24
Стыковка Союз МС-24 с МКС #СоюзМС24

Soyuz MS-24 launch

SciNews 2023-09-15 | A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Soyuz MS-24 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, on 15 September 2023, at 15:44 UTC (20:44 local time, 11:44 EDT). Soyuz MS-24, with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko (Олег Кононенко), Nikolai Chub (Николай Чуб) and NASA astronaut Loral O’Hara, is scheduled to autonomously dock to the Rassvet module of the International Space Station (ISS) at 18:56 UTC (14:56 EDT).
Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
Soyuz-2.1a launches Soyuz MS-24
Пуск Союз-2.1а с Союз МС-24
#SoyuzMS24 #СоюзМС24

Summer 2023 - Hottest on Record

SciNews 2023-09-14 | According to an analysis by scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS), the summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880.
Credit:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Chandrayaan-3 observed by KPLO (Danuri)

SciNews 2023-09-12 | The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri ( 다누리), has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E), on 27 August 2023.
Credit: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)

SpaceX Starlink 105 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 12 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-12 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-105 / Starlink 7-2) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 12 September 2023, at 06:57 UTC (11 September, at 23:57 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1071) previously supported ten missions: NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8 and five Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

Tianzhou-5 undocking

SciNews 2023-09-11 | According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), the Tianzhou-5 (天舟五号) cargo spacecraft undocked from the front port of the Tianhe Core Module (天和核心舱), departing the China Space Station(中国空间站), on 11 September 2023, at 08:46 UTC (16:46 China Standard Time). Tianzhou-5 is scheduled to be de-orbited on 12 September 2023.
Credit: China National Space Administration (CNSA)/China Central Television (CCTV)

Atlas V launches NROL-107 / SILENTBARKER

SciNews 2023-09-10 | A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 launch vehicle launched the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission, from Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 10 September 2023, at 12:47 UTC (08:47 EDT). According to ULA, SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 is “a joint National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and U.S. Space Force (USSF) capability to improve space domain awareness”.
Credit: United Launch Alliance
Atlas V launches SILENTBARKER/NROL-107
#SILENTBARKER #NROL107

Long March-6A launches Yaogan-40

SciNews 2023-09-10 | A Long March-6A launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-40 remote-sensing satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, Shanxi Province, China, on 10 September 2023, at 04:30 UTC (12:30 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-40 satellite (遥感四十号卫星) has entered the preset orbit and “will be used for electromagnetic environment detection and related technical tests”.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

SpaceX Starlink 104 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 9 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-09 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-104 / Starlink 6-14) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, on 9 September 2023, at 03:12 UTC (8 September, at 23:12 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1076) previously supported six missions: CRS-26, OneWeb 16, Intelsat IS-40e and three Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

Galactic 03 - Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight

SciNews 2023-09-08 | Galactic 03 - Virgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight – was launched from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on 8 September 2023, at 08:34 local time. VSS Unity, the second SpaceShipTwo, transported three private passengers: Ken Baxter, Timothy Nash and Adrian Reynard; as well as Beth Moses (Chief Astronaut Instructor). The flight reached an apogee of 55 miles (88,5 km).
Credit: Virgin Galactic
#VSSUnity #Galactic03
VSS Unity’s third commercial spaceflight
VSS Unity third commercial launch

Long March-4C launches Yaogan-33 03

SciNews 2023-09-07 | A Long March-4C launch vehicle launched the Yaogan-33 03 (遥感三十三号03) remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 6 September 2023, at 18:14 UTC (7 September, 02:14 local time). According to official sources, the satellite has successfully entered the planned orbit and “will be mainly used in the fields of scientific experimental research, marine and land resource census, agricultural product production estimation and disaster prevention and mitigation”.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

H-IIA launches XRISM and SLIM

SciNews 2023-09-06 | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 47 (H-IIA F47) launched the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex, at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, on 6 September 2023, at 23:42:11 UTC (7 September, at 08:42:11 JST).
Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI)
H-IIA F47 launches XRISM and SLIM
クリズム
スリム
#H2AF47
#XRISM

Ariane 6 core stage hot fire test

SciNews 2023-09-06 | ArianeGroup conducted a hot fire test of the core stage of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, on the launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on 5 September 2023. During the test, a simulation of an entire launch sequence was performed, ending with 4 seconds of stabilized operation of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine. A core stage long hot-fire test will be performed in the future, including about 8 minutes (470 seconds) of operation for the Vulcain 2.1 engine.
Credit: ESA/Arianegroup/CNES

Chandrayaan-3 observed by NASA’s LRO

SciNews 2023-09-06 | NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, about 600 kilometres from the South Pole of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).
Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University
Music: “Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Chandrayaan-3 landing site observed by NASA’s LRO

Ceres-1S Y1 - the first sea launch of Ceres-1

SciNews 2023-09-05 | The first Ceres-1S launch vehicle (Y1, “The Little Mermaid” mission) launched four Tianqi satellites (Tianqi-21 ~ 24/ 天启星座21~24) from a sea platform located near Haiyang, Shandong Province, China, on 5 September 2023, at 09:34 UTC (17:34 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO).
Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV)
Ceres-1S launches four Tianqi satellites

Chandrayaan-3 - Vikram lander hops on the Moon

SciNews 2023-09-04 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, performed a hop experiment on 3 September 2023. The lander fired the engines, elevated itself by about 40 cm as expected and landed safely at a distance of 30 – 40 cm away, in the South Pole region of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).

The Vikram lander hops on the Moon
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

SpaceX Crew-6 recovery operations and astronauts egress

SciNews 2023-09-04 | The crew of the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft for the Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, was successfully recovered after splashing down off the coast of Florida 4 September 2023, at 04:17 UTC (00:17 EDT).
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
“Endeavour” Crew Dragon recovery operations and astronauts egress
Crew-6 astronauts egress
#CrewDragon

SpaceX Crew-6 splashdown

SciNews 2023-09-04 | The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft splashed down off the coast of Florida on 4 September 2023, at 04:17 UTC (00:17 EDT). Crew-6 is SpaceX’s fifth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft transporting NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi to and from the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
“Endeavour” Crew Dragon splashdown
#CrewDragon

SpaceX Starlink 103 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 4 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-04 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-103 / Starlink 6-12) to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 4 September 2023, at 02:47 UTC (3 Septembe, at 22:47 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1073) previously supported nine missions: Hispasat Amazonas Nexus, SES-22, Hakuto-R M1, CRS-27 and five Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX Crew-6 undocking and departure

SciNews 2023-09-03 | The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft autonomously undocked from the Harmony module’s forward International Docking Adapter, departing the International Space Station, on 3 September 2023, at 11:05 UTC (07:05 EDT). The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, is scheduled to splashdown off the coast of Florida, on 4 September 2023, at 04:17 UTC (00:17 EDT).
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
Music: “Blue Danube by Strauss” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
“Endeavour” Crew Dragon undocking and departure
#CrewDragon

SpaceX Crew-6 hatch closure

SciNews 2023-09-03 | The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-6 “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Warren Hoburg, Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi, was closed on 3 September 2023, at 09:19 UTC (05:19 EDT). Crew-6 is SpaceX’s sixth operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. The “Endeavour” Crew Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to autonomously undock and depart the International Space Station on 3 September 2023, at 11:05 UTC (07:05 EDT).
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
“Endeavour” Crew Dragon hatch closure
#CrewDragon

Falcon 9 launches Tranche 0B and Falcon 9 first stage landing

SciNews 2023-09-02 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the second Tranche 0 mission (Tranche 0B) for the Space Development Agency (SDA), from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 2 September 2023, at 14:25 UTC (07:25 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1063) previously supported twelve missions: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, OneWeb 19/Iridium-9 and eight Starlink missions. According to SDA, “Tranche 0 will comprise 28 satellites: 20 in the Transport Layer for communications and data; and eight in the missile warning/tracking Tracking Layer”.
Credit: SpaceX

Ariane 6 upper stage hot fire test

SciNews 2023-09-02 | ArianeGroup conducted a hot fire test of the upper stage of the Ariane 6 launch vehicle, at DLR’s engine test centre in Lampoldshausen, Germany, on 1 September 2023. The test ignited the new Vinci hydrogen/oxygen engine and a smaller Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
Credits:
Video: ©ESA/Arianegroup/DLR - Hill Media
Photo: ©ArianeGroup/Frank T. Koch/Hill Media GmbH

Aditya-L1 deployment

SciNews 2023-09-02 | ISRO’s Aditya-L1 spacecraft has successfully separated from the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the “XL” configuration (PSLV-XL) launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India, on 2 September 2023, at 06:20 UTC (11:50 IST). According to ISRO, the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has been deployed into a highly eccentric Earth bound orbit and use its own propulsion to reach a halo orbit around the Lagrange point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system.
Aditya-L1 separation
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)
#PSLVC57
#AdityaL1

Aditya-L1 launch

SciNews 2023-09-02 | For ISRO’s PSLV-C57 mission, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the “XL” configuration (PSLV-XL) launched the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR), Sriharikota, India, on 2 September 2023, at 06:20 UTC (11:50 IST). Aditya-L1 is ISRO’s first space based mission to study the Sun.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO)
#PSLVC57
#AdityaL1
PSLV-XL launches Aditya-L1

Luna-25’s impact crater observed by NASA’s LRO

SciNews 2023-09-01 | NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft has imaged a new crater on the Moon’s surface, that is likely the impact site of the Luna-25 mission. On 19 August 2023, Luna-25 lunar lander mission (Луна-25) experienced an anomaly that caused it to impact the surface of the Moon.
Credits: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University
#Luna25 #Луна25

SpaceX Starlink 102 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 1 September 2023

SciNews 2023-09-01 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-102 / Starlink 6-13) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, on 1 September 2023, at 02:21 UTC (31 August, at 22:21 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “A Shortfall of Gravitas” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1077) previously supported six missions: Crew-5, GPS III SV06, Inmarsat-6 F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37 and one Starlink mission.
Credit: SpaceX

Long March-2D launches Yaogan-39 01

SciNews 2023-08-31 | A Long March-2D launch vehicle launched the first three Yaogan-39 satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, Sichuan Province, China, on 31 August 2023, at 07:36 UTC (15:36 local time). According to official sources, the Yaogan-39 remote sensing satellites (遥感三十九号01) entered the planned orbit.
Credit: China Central Television (CCTV)/China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC)

Chandrayaan-3 - Vikram lander imaged by Pragyan rover

SciNews 2023-08-30 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lander, named Vikram, has been imaged by the mission’s rover, named Pragyan, on 30 August 2023, at 05:34 UTC (11:04 IST), in the South Pole region of the Moon, the Shiv Shakti Point (69.373 S, 32.319E).
The Vikram lander imaged by the Pragyan rover
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

SpaceX Crew-7 hatch opening

SciNews 2023-08-27 | The hatch of SpaceX’s Crew-7 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, was opened on 27 August 2023, at 14:58 UTC (10:58 EDT). Crew-7 is SpaceX’s seventh operational mission for NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.
Credits: NASA/SpaceX
“Endurance” Crew Dragon hatch opening
#CrewDragon #Crew7

SpaceX Crew-7 docking

SciNews 2023-08-27 | SpaceX’s Crew-7 “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft, with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, autonomously docked to the International Space Station, on the space-facing port of the Harmony module, on 27 August 2023, at 13:16 UTC (09:16 EDT).
Credits: NASA/SpaceX
“Endurance” Crew Dragon docking
Music: “Blue Danube by Strauss” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
#CrewDragon #Crew7

SpaceX Starlink 101 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 27 August 2023

SciNews 2023-08-27 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 22 Starlink satellites (Starlink-101 / Starlink 6-11) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida, on 27 August 2023, at 01:05 UTC (26 August, at 21:05 EDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1080) previously supported two missions: Ax-2 and ESA Euclid.
Credit: SpaceX

Chandrayaan-3 - Pragyan rover travels on the lunar surface

SciNews 2023-08-26 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover, the Pragyan rover, traveled on the lunar surface on 25 August 2023. Chandrayaan-3 landed on the Shiv Shakti Point, in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST).

Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

#Chandrayaan3
#Pragyan
#PragyanRover

SpaceX Crew-7 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing

SciNews 2023-08-26 | For SpaceX’s Crew-7 mission, a Falcon 9 rocket launched the “Endurance” Crew Dragon spacecraft with NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, JAXA astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov, from the Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on 26 August 2023, at 07:27 UTC (03:27 EDT). The “Endurance” Crew Dragon is scheduled to dock to the International Space Station on 27 August 2023. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage (B1081) landed on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The “Endurance” Crew Dragon previously supported two missions: Crew-3 and Crew-5.
Credit: NASA/SpaceX
Falcon 9 launches Crew-7 and Falcon 9 landing
SpaceX Crew-7 launch (mission control audio)
#CrewDragon
#Crew7

Ceres-1 launches Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A

SciNews 2023-08-25 | A Ceres-1 launch vehicle (Y8, CORNFIELD CHASE) launched the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu Province, China, on 25 August 2023, at 04:59 UTC (12:59 local time). Ceres-1 (谷神星一号) is a small solid propellant launch vehicle developed by Galactic Energy (星河动力) to carry a payload of up to 350 kg to low Earth orbit (LEO). According to official sources, the Jilin-1 Kuanfu-02A satellite (吉林一号宽幅02A, also known as “Hong Kong University of Science and Technology XiongBin-1”/香港科大-雄彬一号) is a “large, wide, high-resolution multispectral optical remote sensing satellite” and was placed into the planned orbit.
Credit: Galactic Energy/China Central Television (CCTV)

Chandrayaan-3 rover on the Moon

SciNews 2023-08-25 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar rover (Pragyan) has descended onto the lunar surface on 23 August 2023, observed by the Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander (Vikram).
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
#Chandrayaan3
The Chandrayaan-3 rover descends onto the lunar surface

The Chandrayaan-3 lander observed by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter

SciNews 2023-08-25 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has been observed by ISRO’s Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter using the Orbiter High-Resolution Camera (OHRC), on 23 August 2023, at 22:17 IST.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
The Chandrayaan-3 lander observed by the Chandrayaan-2 orbiter
#Chandrayaan3
Chandrayaan-3 lander on the Moon

Progress MS-24 docking

SciNews 2023-08-25 | The Progress MS-24 spacecraft autonomously docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module, on the International Space Station, on 25 August 2023, at 03:45 UTC (24 August, at 23:45 EDT). Progress MS-24 (ISS Progress 85 mission) delivers about three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station.
Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
Music: “Waltz of the Flowers by Tchaikovsky” courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
Progress MS-24 docking to the ISS
Стыковка Прогресс МС-24 с МКС

Chandrayaan-3 landing - Onboard camera view

SciNews 2023-08-24 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has captured the descent onto the surface of the Moon using its Landing Imager Camera, on 23 August 2023.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

#Chandrayaan3

Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon
Chandrayaan-3 onboard camera view
On-board camera view of Chandrayaan-3 landing

Electron launches Acadia-1

SciNews 2023-08-24 | Rocket Lab’s Electron launch vehicle launched the “We Love The Nightlife” mission, Capella Space’s Acadia-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite, from Pad B at Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, on 23 August 2023, at 23:45 UTC (24 August, at 11:45 NZST).
Credit: Rocket Lab
#WeLoveTheNightLife

Chandrayaan-3 - first image from the lunar surface

SciNews 2023-08-23 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar lander has transmitted an image captured by the Landing Imager Camera after the landing. ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
#Chandrayaan3

Chandrayaan-3 landing on the Moon

SciNews 2023-08-23 | ISRO’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission performed a soft landing in the South Pole region of the Moon, on 23 August 2023, at 12:34 UTC (18:04 IST). Chandrayaan-3, ISRO’s third lunar exploration mission, consists of a propulsion module, a lander and a rover.
Credit: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Chandrayaan-3 soft landing on the Moon
#Chandrayaan3
Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Landing

Progress MS-24 launch

SciNews 2023-08-23 | A Soyuz-2.1a launch vehicle launched the Progress MS-24 spacecraft to resupply the International Space Station (ISS Progress 85 mission) on 23 August 2023, at 01:08:10 UTC (06:08 local time; 22 August, at 21:08 EDT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress MS-24 will deliver about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station, being scheduled for a two-day, 34-orbit journey to the station, with docking on 25 August 2023, at 03:50 UTC (24 August, at 23:50 EDT).
Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
Soyuz-2.1a launches Progress MS-24
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SpaceX Starlink 100 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 22 August 2023

SciNews 2023-08-22 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle launched 21 Starlink satellites (Starlink-100 / Starlink 7-1) to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on 22 August 2023, at 09:37 UTC (02:37 PDT). Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage landed on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, stationed in the Pacific Ocean. Falcon 9’s first stage (B1061) previously supported fourteen missions: Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar-2 FM15, EROS C-3 and five Starlink missions.
Credit: SpaceX