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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
SpaceX launching competitor’s satellites Thursday
SpaceX will launch a set of communications satellites for rival OneWeb on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Find out how to watch the livestream here.
December 8, 2022
Epic! Orion moonship imaged from Earth
Orion moonship imaged when it was still more distant from Earth than the moon on November 27, 2022. Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project reports.
November 30, 2022
NASA sets busy crew schedule for ISS in 2023
We'll have a busy crew schedule for ISS in the coming year. NASA has scheduled 3 commercial crew flights to the International Space Station in 2023.
November 27, 2022
The Space Force orbital plane finally lands
The U.S. Space Force X-37B orbital plane - an uncrewed and reusable craft - returned to Earth on November 12, 2022, after 908 days in orbit.
November 20, 2022
SpaceX resupply mission November 22. Watch here
The next SpaceX resupply mission to ISS is scheduled to launch at 3:54 p.m. ET (20:54 UTC) on November 22, 2022. Watch the livestream at EarthSky.
November 20, 2022
No SpaceX Starlink launches for November
SpaceX did not launch any Starlink satellites for the month of November 2022. Read more about the satellites, and how to spot them, here.
November 17, 2022
SpaceX launching comsats Saturday
A SpaceX launch on Saturday (November 12, 2022) will orbit a pair of communications satellites that will improve the U.S. 5G network.
November 11, 2022
