IAC 2017 – Spaceflight Now

May 28, 2023

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[ May 27, 2023 ] SpaceX rocket sends Arabsat communications satellite into orbit Mission Reports
[ May 26, 2023 ] NASA’s final two TROPICS CubeSats launched by Rocket Lab Falcon 9
[ May 25, 2023 ] Virgin Galactic resumes suborbital spaceflights Mission Reports
[ May 25, 2023 ] Whitson says commercial station visit critical to private-sector space ops Mission Reports
[ May 25, 2023 ] Live coverage: Rocket Lab launches NASA’s final two TROPICS satellites Mission Reports

China resumes launch campaigns after string of failures, delays lunar mission

October 4, 2017 Stephen Clark

The launch of three experimental remote sensing satellites last week signaled the resumption of Chinese space launches following multiple rocket failures since late last year, but a senior Chinese space official has confirmed the Chang’e 5 mission to return samples from the moon remains grounded.

Elon Musk revises Mars plan, hopes for boots on ground in 2024

September 29, 2017 William Harwood

SpaceX plans to begin construction of a new rocket and spacecraft next year that could lead to human landings on Mars as early as 2024, scaling up technologies currently being perfected with the company’s Falcon 9 family of boosters to ensure reliability, reusability and, as a result, realistically low costs, founder Elon Musk said Friday.