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Launches: Crew-5 has docked with ISS
On October 5, 2022, NASA and SpaceX successfully launched the Crew-5 mission. On October 6, Crew-5 successfully docked with the International Space Station.
October 6, 2022
Launches: NASA and ESA look to the moon
In Launches: NASA and ESA reaffirmed their intent to cooperate on lunar missions at the 2022 International Astronautical Congress held in September in Paris.
October 5, 2022
Launches: Crew-5 arrives in Florida for ISS launch
In Launches: The Crew-5 mission team arrived at KSC on October 1, 2022, in anticipation of liftoff to the International Space Station on October 5.
October 1, 2022
Launches: Firefly makes 3rd try to launch load of CubeSats
In Launches: Firefly Aerospace will make another attempt - its 3rd - to launch its Alpha rocket very early on October 1, 2022.
September 30, 2022
Hubble needs a boost. Will this new plan provide it?
The Hubble Space Telescope is slowly sinking lower in orbit. Now NASA, SpaceX and the Polaris Program have announced they plan to study how to boost it.
September 30, 2022
Hurricane storm surge: what is it?
Of all the hazards that hurricanes bring, a hurricane storm surge is the greatest threat to life and property along the coast. Learn more here.
September 28, 2022
Launches: SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for September
Starlink Group 4-35 - SpaceX's final Starlink launch this month - took flight at 23:32 UTC on September 24, 2022, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
September 26, 2022
Launches: Harmony is ESA’s 10th Earth Explorer mission
In Launches: The latest ESA FutureEO mission, Harmony, is the 10th mission in the Earth Explorer program. Learn more about it here.
September 24, 2022
Launches: Last West Coast Delta IV launch September 24
In Launches: The last Delta IV heavy-lift vehicle launch in California will carry the NROL-91 mission on September 24, 2022, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
September 23, 2022
Neptune discovered on this date in 1846
Read the fascinating story of the discovery of Neptune, found on September 23, 1846. It was the first planet to be discovered not solely by looking in the sky ... but by using mathematics.
September 23, 2022
