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China’s 50th orbital launch of 2021 sent a new data relay satellite into orbit on Monday (Dec. 13) to support the country’s space station and crewed missions. A Long March 3B rocket lifted off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China at (1609 GMT, or 12:09 a.m. local time Dec. 14), successfully sending … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The next launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is slated for May 2022, company officials announced on Monday (Dec. 13). That is if everything goes as planned. Teams from both Boeing and NASA have spent the last four months combing over data and inspecting valves on the Starliner spacecraft in an effort … Read more
A Kuaizhou-1A solid rocket by Chinese commercial company Expace failed to make it to orbit Tuesday (Dec. 14), taking two commercial satellites with it during its demise. The rocket launched from the China National Space Administration‘s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert at 9 p.m. EST (0200 GMT or 10 a.m. local time … Read more
A communications glitch between the observatory and its launch vehicle forced the delay, NASA officials say Technicians work to secure the James Webb Space Telescope atop the Ariane 5 rocket that will launch it to space from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Credit: Manuel Pedoussaut/ESA Advertisement The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope … Read more
NASA’s next big space telescope just took another step toward its highly anticipated launch this month. On Saturday (Dec. 11), the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope was secured atop the Arianespace Ariane 5 rocket that will send it into the final frontier from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. “After its arrival in the final … Read more
Refresh 2021-12-15T01:04:36.927Z New launch date set (Image credit: M.Pedoussaut/ESA) The James Webb Space Telescope is now scheduled to launch no earlier than Christmas Eve (Dec. 24), NASA announced today. “The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle system,” NASA officials said in a statement. “This will … Read more
The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been delayed yet again. NASA’s long-awaited space observatory is now scheduled to lift off from French Guiana no earlier than Dec. 24, two days later than previously planned. “The James Webb Space Telescope team is working a communication issue between the observatory and the launch vehicle … Read more
Laura Shepard Churchley is now the 372nd American to fly into space. Her dad was the first. Separated by 60 years, 7 months and 6 days, Churchley followed in her father’s footsteps — and suborbital flight trajectory — by launching on board Blue Origin‘s New Shepard on Saturday (Dec. 11). The rocket, named after Alan … Read more
With tiny footballs, cheers and wide smiles, Blue Origin’s biggest crew of space tourists yet clearly had a blast on their trip to space this weekend. Blue Origin launched the six space tourists — a team that included former NFL star and “Good Morning America” host Michael Strahan — on a New Shepard rocket from … Read more
The much-anticipated James Webb Space Telescope will soon launch. But with plenty more epic astronomy instruments planned over the next few years, the fun is just beginning Space 8 December 2021 By Colin Stuart As 2021 draws to a close, astronomers’ eyes are fixed firmly are on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is … Read more