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22-01-2025 - ATMOS Space Cargo has declared the Phoenix 1 test flight a success
ATMOS Space Cargo has launched its Phoenix 1 test flight with a ride-share mission on top of a Falcon 9. Even though it seems the mission has missed the landing spot and could therefore not be recovered, the mission does seem to have completed a successful re-entry.
29-03-2025 - Airbus announced that it will build the ExoMars landing platform
Today it was announced that Airbus will replace the Russian landing platform for the upcoming ExoMars mission.
25-03-2025 - ULA recovered the Vulcan booster for inspection
After the in-flight anomaly, United Launch Alliance has recovered the booster from the bottom of the sea
07-03-2025 - Intuitive Machines announced that their second landing did not succeed
During a press conference, it was announced that the second landing attempt of Intuitive Machines did not reach its intended landing point. The Athena lander seemed to have toppled over, much like the first landing. This caused the main systems, such as communication and power not to work as intended.
02-03-2025 - Blue Ghost lands successfully on the Moon
After launching earlier this year on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, the lander of Firefly has successfully landed on the moon. Marking the first successful commercial moon landing and the first successful moon landing on the Artemis Commercial Contracts.
28-02-2025 - Varda Space lands W-2 succesfully in Australia
Today Varda Space completed its second return to orbit. The W-2 spacecraft launched in January with the SpaceX Transporter-12 mission. After some time in orbit, the capsule landed safely at the Koonibba Test Range in Australia.
21-02-2025 - ISRO announced the second Mars mission
The second Mars mission of ISRO, called Mangalyaan-2, has been approved by the Space Commission. This mission will attempt to land on Mars. If successful India will be the fourth country to do so.
19-02-2025 - ISRO announces SOLVE
The Suborbital Launch Vehicle for Experiments (SOLVE) is a new ISRO mission aimed to test the parachutes for Gaganyaan in representative conditions.
06-02-2025 - FAA approves ATMOS re-entry experiment
The FAA has officially approved the ATMOS re-entry vehicle called Phoenix. This mission will launch on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 in April this year. The capsule will use an inflatable thermal protection system.
17-01-2025 - SpaceX catches Starship booster, but ship lost in flight
During the last Starship launch, SpaceX managed to capture the first stage once again. However, the second stage, the ship, never made it to the actual re-entry phase as it broke up during the ascent
16-01-2025 - Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn to orbit, booster lost
During the first launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket. The second stage and payload reached orbit, but unfortunately, the first stage was lost. Currently, no reason is given for this.
15-01-2025 - SpaceX launches two commercial moon landers
During the latest launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9, two moon landers were launched. These moon landers are Blue Ghost M1, the first Firefly lander, and the ISPACE with Hakuto-R Mission 2
10-01-2025 - Blue Origin to move the first launch of New Glenn due to landing constraints
The first launch of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket shows an interesting new fact for reusable launchers. If the conditions in the landing area are insufficient, the launch might have to be moved.
