Day: December 22, 2023

A SpaceX cargo ship laden with science departed the space station today (Dec. 21) and headed back toward Earth. SpaceX‘s robotic Dragon spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) today at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 GMT), as the two spacecraft were flying over the southwest coast of Chile. If all goes according to plan, …

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Chinese launch startup Landspace appears ready to test launching and landing rockets. The company launched its third Zhuque-2 methane-fueled rocket on Dec. 8, successfully sending two satellites into orbit. It also revealed plans following the launch for a large stainless steel Zhuque-3 reusable rocket that it aims to launch for orbit for the first time …

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