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Month: August 2021

Mission Reports

China launches another geostationary military satellite

August 25, 2021 Stephen Clark

China launched another military satellite Tuesday aboard a Long March 3B rocket, just four hours after liftoff of a different Chinese launcher with multiple prototype spacecraft for a planned constellation of orbiting internet relay nodes.

Falcon 9

SpaceX test-fires rocket before space station cargo mission

August 25, 2021 Stephen Clark

On the cusp of ending a two-month SpaceX launch drought, ground crews raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical Wednesday on its launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for an engine test-firing and final cargo loading before liftoff Saturday on a resupply flight to the International Space Station.

Mission Reports

ULA readies Vulcan booster for cryogenic tanking tests

August 25, 2021 Stephen Clark

United Launch Alliance rolled a test article for its new Vulcan rocket to a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Wednesday, moving the booster into position for a series of cryogenic tanking tests set to begin in the coming days.

Mission Reports

China launches demo satellites for internet constellation

August 24, 2021 Stephen Clark

China launched two test payloads Tuesday for a planned constellation of internet satellites, a step that could lead to launches of thousands more Chinese spacecraft to match similar commercial networks already being deployed by SpaceX and OneWeb.

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Space station spacewalk postponed by astronaut medical issue

August 24, 2021 Stephen Clark

A planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station Tuesday was postponed after NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei was diagnosed with a pinched nerve, which NASA described as a “minor medical issue.”

Mission Reports

Soyuz rocket delivers in ninth launch for OneWeb

August 22, 2021 Stephen Clark

Another 34 satellites for OneWeb’s internet network successfully launched on a Russian Soyuz rocket Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, giving the UK-based company a fleet of 288 spacecraft.

Mission Reports

Chinese astronauts complete second spacewalk outside space station

August 21, 2021 Stephen Clark

Chinese astronauts Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming accomplished a nearly six-hour spacewalk Friday outside the core module of the country’s new space station, installing a coolant pump and lifting a panoramic camera on the exterior of the complex.

Atlas 5

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft returns to processing facility for valve work

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

After valve problems caused it to miss an opportunity to launch earlier this month on a test flight to the International Space Station, Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule returned to a processing facility at the Kennedy Space Center Thursday after being removed from its Atlas 5 launcher at nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Mission Reports

Live coverage: Soyuz rocket lifts off with 34 OneWeb satellites

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

The next batch of 34 satellites to continue building out OneWeb’s global internet network is set for launch at 6:13 p.m. EDT (2213 GMT) Saturday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Soyuz rocket. The launch was aborted less than a minute before liftoff Thursday.

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China launches two radar mapping satellites

August 19, 2021 Stephen Clark

China launched a Long March 4B rocket Wednesday carrying two Tianhui radar mapping satellites into orbit more than 300 miles in altitude.

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News Headlines

  • Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 3rd consecutive Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB, uninterrupted by a Cape mission
    October 2, 2025
  • ViaSat-3 F2 satellite arrives in Florida ahead of late October launch
    October 1, 2025
  • Report argues NASA is illegally using President’s Budget Request to circumvent Congress’ budgeting process
    October 1, 2025
  • Axiom Space taps Portuguese physiologist as first ‘Project Astronaut’
    September 30, 2025
  • Ground testing anomaly destroys Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha booster intended for next flight
    September 30, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
    September 28, 2025
  • Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station
    September 26, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg
    September 25, 2025
  • ULA launches third batch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites from Cape Canaveral
    September 25, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    September 25, 2025
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