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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 13 satellites for Space Development Agency

August 31, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 13 demonstration satellites for the US military’s Space Development Agency (SDA) on time at 7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC)7:25 a.m. PDT (10:25 a.m. EDT / 1425 UTC).

Launch of new X-ray space telescope and lunar lander from Japan delayed

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A next-generation X-ray space telescope and an experimental lunar lander are poised for launch from Japan. An H-2A rocket was scheduled to liftoff from the Tanegashima Space Center Sunday but liftoff has been scrubbed due to upper level winds.

Meet Crew 7: A truly international space mission

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Dragon Endurance features crew members representing four different nations. The mission is commanded by NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli. The pilot is the European Space Agency’s Andreas Mogensen from Denmark. Mission specialists are Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Russian cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.

SpaceX Dragon capsule arrives at space station with international crew

August 27, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked with the International Space Station at 9:16 a.m. EDT (1316 UTC) this morning. The spacecraft carried an international crew of four, representing four different nations to begin a six-month mission.

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

August 26, 2023 Spaceflight Now

SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 mission of the day, sending 22 second-generation Starlink satellites into orbit on Saturday at 9:05 p.m. EDT (0105 UTC). It followed the successful launch of a four-member crew to the International Space Station earlier in the day.

Live Coverage: Crew Dragon launches with international crew bound for space station

August 24, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the Dragon capsule Endurance and a crew representing four nations lifted off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 3:27 a.m. EDT (0727 UTC) early Saturday morning.

Electron rocket uses previously-flown engine for launch radar-imaging satellite

August 24, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab launched its 40th Electron mission Wednesday, Aug. 23, after a switch to a recoverable rocket, which was fitted for the first time with a previously-flown engine. The rocket lifted off from the company’s privately-owned spaceport on the North Island of New Zealand, carrying a radar-imaging satellite, at 7:45 p.m. EDT (11:45 a.m. NZST on the 24th / 2345 UTC).

Mission Status Center: surprise switch to recoverable booster for 40th Electron mission

August 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab announced on Wednesday its 40th Electron mission was switching to a recoverable rocket, fitted for the first time with a previously flown engine. The surprise move came after two launch scrubs blamed on engine sensor glitches. The rocket lifted off from the company’s privately-owned spaceport on the North Island of New Zealand at 7:45 p.m. EDT (11:45 a.m. NZST on the 24th / 2345 UTC).

India’s Chandrayaan 3 makes successful lunar landing

August 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now

India successfully landed its Chandrayaan 3 robotic probe on the surface of the Moon Wednesday. The Chandrayaan 3 lander touched down near the South Pole of the Moon at about 8:33 a.m. EDT (6:03 p.m. IST).

Russia launches cargo ship to the International Space Station

August 23, 2023 Spaceflight Now

A Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. EDT (0108 UTC on Aug. 23) carrying supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.