The James Webb Telescope launched on Dec. 25 and has spent its time in space so far executing a complicated sequence of deployments to unfold the telescope to its final configuration. On Thursday (Jan. 6), the...
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James Webb Telescope nails secondary mirror deployment | James Webb Space Telescope finishes unfolding mirrors
The James Webb Telescope achieved another major milestone, successfully extending its secondary mirror as it continues to sail seamlessly through its never-before-conducted deployment sequence on the way to its...

Arianespace launches 34 OneWeb satellites on Soyuz rocket | Arianespace sends 34 OneWeb satellites into Space
A total of 34 satellites for OneWeb launched on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. They separated from the launcher during nine successful sequences, according to Arianespace, in a mission that lasted three...
Astra postponed its first mission from Florida on Monday after an abort stopped the company’s small rocket from lifting off. Astra Space came close but scrubbed another attempt to make its first launch from the...

SpaceX launches classified spy satellite for US military | Spacex launches satellite for us military
SpaceX sent a U.S. spy satellite to orbit today (Feb. 2) in the second of three planned launches over a four-day stretch. SpaceX hauled a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Wednesday...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will move its next Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) weather satellite into position over the Western United States soon after launch to speed up data...
PLANETARY TRANSITS AND OSCILLATIONS OF STARS (PLATO) Expected launch date: 2026 PLATO will seek out and investigate Earth-size exoplanets, especially planets that orbit in the habitable zone around sun-like stars. (The...

SpaceX ready to launch Italian radar Satellite | SpaceX launches Italian Earth observation satellite
SpaceX is now expected to launch an Italian Earth-observation satellite no earlier than today (Jan. 29), two days later than planned due to bad weather, and you’ll be able to watch it live here when it lifts off. A...