#SpaceMission #CargoSpacecraft #Dragon #SpaceX #NASA #CRS32

A little while ago, SpaceX's Dragon 2 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station's Harmony module completing the first part of its CRS-32 mission. Astronaut Jonny Kim and his colleague Takuya Onishi monitored the operation but the cargo spacecraft, which blasted off about 28 hours earlier, completed the maneuvers automatically without any problem.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/22/mission-crs-32-the-spacex-dragon-spacecraft-has-reached-the-international-space-station/

#SpaceMission #CargoSpacecraft #Dragon #SpaceX #NASA #CRS32

A little while ago, the SpaceX Dragon 2 spacecraft blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in its CRS-32 (Cargo Resupply Service 32) mission, also referred to as SPX-32. After almost 10 minutes, it separated successfully from the rocket's last stage and went en route.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/21/the-spacex-dragon-spacecraft-blasted-off-for-its-crs-32-mission-for-nasa/

#SpaceMission #Roscosmos #NASA #SoyuzMS26

A few hours ago, cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner and astronaut Don Pettit returned to Earth on the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, which landed in Kazakhstan. They had reached the International Space Station on September 11, 2024, as part of a crew rotation that has returned to normal after some time.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/20/the-russian-soyuz-ms-26-spacecraft-has-come-back-to-earth/

#SpaceMission #astronomy 2 years ago, #ESA’s JUICE space probe was launched to #Jupiter’s icy moons https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2023/04/14/a-success-for-the-launch-of-esas-juice-space-probe-to-jupiters-icy-moons/

#SpaceMission #Roscosmos #NASA #ISS #SoyuzMS27 #astronauts #cosmonauts

A few hours ago, the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and, after a little more than three hours, reached the International Space Station with three new crew members on board. It docked with the Station's Prichal module. The ultra-fast track was used, which halves the journey duration and is used whenever the Station's position makes it possible.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/08/the-russian-spacecraft-soyuz-ms-27-has-reached-the-international-space-station/

#SpaceMission #Fram2 #SpaceX #CrewDragon #astronauts #framonauts

A few hours ago, SpaceX's Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft completed its Fram2 mission with a safe splashdown. Chun Wang, Rabea Rogge, Jannicke Mikkelsen, and Eric Philip were on board and completed this completely private space mission in the Pacific Ocean after spending just over three and a half days in orbit.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/05/mission-fram2-accomplished-the-spacex-crew-dragon-resilience-spacecraft-has-come-back-to-earth/

#SpaceMission #SpaceX #Fram2 #CrewDragon

A few hours ago, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on the Fram2 mission. After about twelve minutes, it successfully separated from the rocket's last stage. It will spend between 3 and 5 days in orbit. The Crew Dragon entered a polar orbit, the first time for a crewed space flight, at an altitude that will range between 425 and 450 kilometers.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/04/01/the-spacex-crew-dragon-resilience-spacecraft-blasted-off-for-its-fram2-private-mission/

Evolution of the price per kg of payload (LEO) for several space missions:

Space Shuttle - $19.8k/kg
Ariane 5 - $10.3k/kg
Soyuz FG - $7.2k/kg
H-IIB - $7.1k/kg
LongMarch 3B - $5.8k/kg
Polar Satellite - $3.9k/kg
SpaceX Falcon - $2.7k/kg
SpaceX Falcon 9 (reuse) - $1.9k/kg

#SpaceMission #NASA #Roscosmos SpaceX #Crew9 #CrewDragon

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft concluded its Crew-9 mission for NASA. On board were astronauts Nick Hague and cosmonaut Alexander Gorbunov, who reached the International Space Station on September 29, 2024, along with astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who reached the International Space Station on Boeing's Starliner Calypso spacecraft on June 6, 2024.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/19/mission-crew-9-accomplished-the-spacex-crew-dragon-freedom-spacecraft-has-come-back-to-earth/

#SpaceMission #NASA #JAXA #Roscosmos #ISS

SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft docked with the Harmony module of the International Space Station completing the first part of its Crew-10 or SpaceX Crew-10 mission. After checking that the pressure gets properly balanced, the hatch will be opened to allow Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov to enter the Station and start their mission, which will last about five months.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/16/mission-crew-10-the-spacex-crew-dragon-endurance-spacecraft-has-reached-the-international-space-station-with-four-expedition-72-astronauts/

#SpaceMission #NASA #JAXA #Roscosmos #SpaceX #CrewDragon #Crew10

A few hours ago, SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endurance spacecraft blasted off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in its Crew-10 or SpaceX Crew-10 mission. After almost exactly ten minutes, it successfully separated from the rocket's last stage and went en route to carry out its mission.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/15/the-spacex-crew-dragon-endurance-spacecraft-blasted-off-for-its-crew-10-mission/

#SpaceMission #astronomy #ESA #Mars 9 years ago, the #ExoMars program’s TGO and the #lander Schiaparelli were launched https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2016/03/14/the-exomars-programs-tgo-and-the-lander-schiaparelli-have-been-successfully-launched/

#SpaceMission #astronomy #cosmology #NASA #SpaceX #SPHEREx #PUNCH

A few hours ago, the SPHEREx space telescope and the PUNCH satellites, two NASA astronomy missions, blasted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg base. After about 42 minutes, SPHEREx successfully separated from the rocket's last stage, and about 10 minutes later, the PUNCH satellites also separated within about a minute.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/12/a-success-for-the-launch-of-nasas-spherex-space-telescope-and-punch-satellites/

#SpaceMission #SuperHeavy #Starship #SpaceX

It was the afternoon in the USA when SpaceX conducted a new flight test of its Super Heavy rocket and Starship prototypes, launched from its base in Boca Chica, Texas. This is the 8th test involving the entire system of Elon Musk's company which is supposed to revolutionize space travel with an unprecedented transport capacity and being totally reusable.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/07/a-bad-step-back-for-spacex-with-another-starship-destruction-in-the-8th-test/

#SpaceMission #Moon #NASA #lander #Athena

A little while ago, Intuitive Machines’ Nova-C Athena lander attempted its Moon landing in the Mons Mouton area. This was an autonomous maneuver that was the key step in the IM-2 mission. In the minutes following the end of the maneuver, signals started arriving at mission control with increasing clarity. This allowed them to start understanding Athena's situation.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/06/a-success-for-the-moon-landing-of-intuitive-machines-nova-c-athena-lander/

[Focus on the #EnVision mission] Why have #Venus and Earth evolved so differently? This is the question to be answered by the EnVision #SpaceMission of the European Space Agency - ESA, scheduled for launch in 2031.

To this end, the European #probe will carry several instruments - including an imaging #spectrometer, to which IRAP staff are contributing. Observations will be made in the UV and IR domains, in order to monitor temporal variations in #surface temperature and gas concentrations within the #atmosphere - and thus gain a better understanding of interactions between the Venusian atmosphere and surface.

Info+: https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/the-envision-venus-mission/

[Focus sur la mission #EnVision] Pourquoi #Vénus et la Terre ont-elles évolué si différemment ? Telle est la question à laquelle devra répondre la #MissionSpatiale EnVision de l' European Space Agency - ESA dont le lancement est prévu pour 2031.

A cet effet, la #sonde européenne embarquera plusieurs instruments - un #spectromètre imageur notamment, auquel contribuent les personnels de l'IRAP. Des #observations seront effectuées dans les domaines UV et IR afin de suivre les variations temporelles de la température de #surface et des concentrations de gaz au sein de l'#atmosphère - et donc, de mieux comprendre les interactions entre l'atmosphère et la surface vénusiennes.

Info+ : https://www.irap.omp.eu/event/the-envision-venus-mission/

#SpaceMission #Moon #lander #BlueGhost

A little while ago, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander attempted a Moon landing in Mare Crisium. This was an autonomous maneuver that was the key step in what is known as Mission 1. After completing its braking and touching down on the Moon's surface, Blue Ghost sent signals from its sensors confirming its success. After just over half an hour, it started sending images of the Moon's surface.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/03/02/a-success-for-the-moon-landing-of-firefly-aerospaces-blue-ghost-m1-lander/

#SpaceMission #Moon #NASA #SpaceX #lander #satellite

The Nova-C Athena Moon lander blasted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Intuitive Machines' IM-2 mission. After about 48 minutes, it successfully separated from the rocket's last stage and set off on a course to the Moon, where it's scheduled to attempt a landing on March 6. About 3 minutes later, NASA's small Lunar Trailblazer satellite also separated from the rocket's second stage.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2025/02/27/a-success-for-the-launch-of-intuitive-machines-nova-c-athena-moon-lander-and-nasas-lunar-trailblazer-satellite/

#SpaceMission #astronomy #NASA 4 years ago, the Mars Rover Perseverance landed on #Mars https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2021/02/19/the-mars-rover-perseverance-landed-on-mars/