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SpaceX Starlink launches for January 2023
SpaceX’s next Starlink launch for the month is currently scheduled from California at 16:15 UTC on January 31, 2023. Watch the livestream here.
January 31, 2023
Starship aced a critical fueling test this week
SpaceX's Starship completed a milestone fueling test this week: 10 million pounds (4.5 million kg) or so of liquid fuels loaded into the stacked spacecraft.
January 27, 2023
NASA, DARPA: Nuclear rocket to Mars and beyond
NASA and DARPA will build a nuclear rocket to Mars. An uncrewed prototype could launch as early as 2027, they said.
January 25, 2023
Replacement Soyuz to bring home stranded ISS crew
An uncrewed replacement Soyuz capsule will fly to the ISS in February to provide a safe way home for a trio of temporarily stranded crew members.
January 12, 2023
Virgin Orbit’s premiere UK launch fails
Virgin Orbit's premiere UK launch failed on Monday, January 9, 2023, as the rocket malfunctioned, and the satellites failed to reach their intended orbits.
January 11, 2023
SpaceX aims for 100 launches in 2023
SpaceX had set a record launch pace in 2022 and plans to double it in 2023. Meanwhile, traffic is getting heavy on orbit.
January 5, 2023
SpaceX wraps up Starlink launches for 2022
SpaceX’s final Starlink launch for the year took flight from Florida at 9:34 UTC on December 28, 2022. Watch a recorded livestream and learn more here.
December 27, 2022
SWOT mission to survey Earth’s water
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography - SWOT - satellite launched on December 16. It's an international mission to observe water on Earth's surface.
December 20, 2022
Leaky Soyuz at ISS in ‘good working order,’ NASA says
A leaky Soyuz at ISS sprang a coolant leak last week. It is now in "good working order," NASA said, but flight controllers continue to evaluate.
December 18, 2022
Splashdown! Artemis 1 Orion returns from its trip around the moon
The uncrewed Orion moonship has traveled around the moon and returned safely to Earth. The Artemis 1 splashdown was in the Pacific Ocean on December 11, 2022.
December 11, 2022
