October 2016 – Page 8 – Spaceflight Now

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[ April 5, 2026 ] Artemis astronauts send down Easter message, prep for lunar fly around Monday Artemis
[ April 3, 2026 ] ULA’s Atlas 5 rocket launches its heaviest payload ever with fifth Amazon Leo mission Atlas 5
[ April 2, 2026 ] Artemis 2 crew blasts off on historic moon mission Artemis
[ April 1, 2026 ] Live coverage: NASA to launch Artemis 2, its first Moon-bound mission with astronauts since 1972 Artemis
[ March 30, 2026 ] Falcon 9 booster launches for record 34th time on Starlink delivery mission Falcon 9

Russia’s S7 Group to take over Sea Launch

October 3, 2016 Stephen Clark

The owners of a Russian airline hope to revive the Sea Launch program, a major player in the commercial launch business for a decade, after purchasing the company’s ships and ground infrastructure from Russian aerospace contractor RSC Energia.

Dramatic views of Hurricane Matthew taken Monday from the space station

October 3, 2016 Justin Ray

The International Space Station flew over Matthew on Monday, the dangerous Category 4 hurricane packing 140 mph winds.

Rosetta’s last photos of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko

October 1, 2016 Stephen Clark

Just before settling to a soft crash landing Friday, the European Space Agency’s Rosetta spacecraft captured close-range images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, peering into a stadium-sized pit and recording a final dataset to keep scientists busy long after the mission’s end.