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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Limiting Global Warming Now Can Preserve Valuable Freshwater Resource – Newswise

Newswise — Snowcapped mountains not only look majestic – They’re vital to a delicate ecosystem that has existed for tens of thousands of years. Mountain water runoff and snowmelt flows down to streams, rivers, lakes, and oceans – and today,…

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.

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SpaceX resupply mission to ISS launching November 22

The next resupply mission to the ISS launches at 3:54 p.m. ET (10:54 UTC) on November 22, 2022. A CubeSat from a high school will fly with it.

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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.

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ISS resupply run delayed by Hurricane Nicole

Launch of a resupply run to the ISS has been delayed until Monday, November 21, 2022, at the earliest. The mission was put off because of Hurricane Nicole.

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S.S. Sally Ride cargo ship limping to ISS

An uncrewed cargo resupply ship – the S.S. Sally Ride – is expected to reach the ISS on schedule despite a faulty solar array.

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