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China launch plans more than 70 launches in 2023
China’s state-owned and commercial space sector actors are planning a total of more than 70 launches across 2023 as the country's space activities continue to expand.
Falcon 9 launches ispace lander and NASA cubesat to the moon
A new era of commercial lunar missions started Dec. 11 with the Falcon 9 launch of a Japanese lander mission that also carried a NASA cubesat.
Japanese lunar lander slated to launch Nov. 28 at the earliest
Japan’s ispace expects SpaceX to launch its lunar lander Nov. 28 at the earliest for a mission to the moon’s surface roughly five months later.
Japanese lunar lander, with NASA rideshare, to launch this month
Japanese lunar lander developer ispace is in the final phases of preparations for the launch of its first lunar lander mission, a flight that will include a NASA lunar cubesat mission as a secondary payload.
Artemis 1, ispace lander set November launch dates
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission and a Japanese lander are set to launch to the moon from Florida within days of each other in November.
New launch vehicles set for test flights from China’s Jiuquan spaceport
Newly-developed orbital and suborbital launch vehicles are being readied for test flights at the Jiuquan spaceport as China’s efforts to foster a commercial space sector advance.
Chinese rocket company suffers third consecutive launch failure
An orbital launch attempt by Chinese startup iSpace ended in failure early Friday, following two failures last year.
Japan’s ispace negotiating first commercial moon landing insurance
Japanese lunar lander developer ispace said April 21 it is negotiating the world’s first insurance coverage for a commercial mission to the moon’s surface.
Agile supplies thrusters for Astrobotic, ispace and Masten lunar landers
Agile Space Industries, a Durango, Colorado company focused on in-space chemical propulsion, is additively manufacturing thrusters for robotic lunar landers being built by Astrobotic Technology, ispace and Masten Space Systems.
Chinese space launch startups attract a frenzy of investment
A number of China’s emerging rocket companies have secured major funding rounds in recent weeks as competition to reach orbit intensifies.
