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might be celebrating the impending launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) moon rocket and the serial successes of the James Webb Space Telescope, but according to at least some experts, there’s a potential skunk at the cosmic picnic: China. IN OUTER SPACE, A NEW STUDY WARNS - The U.S. MoreĬHINA WILL ULTIMATELY OVERTAKE THE U.S. The launch occurred days after SpaceX and T-Mobile unveiled plans to use a new generation of Starlink spacecraft to provi. SPACEX LAUNCH SETS RECORD FOR FALCON 9 PAYLOAD MASS - SpaceX hauled another 54 Starlink internet satellites into orbit Saturday night from Cape Canaveral, setting a record for the heaviest payload ever launched by a Falcon 9 rocket. Hassan Salarieh said Iran is aiming to improve it. IRAN INTENDS TO LAUNCH 100–500-KILOGRAM SATELLITES SOON - The chief of the Iranian Space Agency (ISA) has praised positive advancements in orbit technology, announcing that Tehran plans to launch satellites weighing up to 500 kilograms into space on the back of locally manufactured carriers within years. The 63rd and latest Long March 2D lifted off from the fog-shrouded Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, north China, late on Aug. MoreĬHINA PLANS TO MAKE AGING LONG MARCH ROCKET REUSABLE AND NON-TOXIC - China’s main space contractor plans to revamp a highly successful, 30-year-old Long March rocket model to adapt to the trend towards reusability in the launch sector. NOAA’S JPSS-2 SATELLITE ARRIVES AT LAUNCH SITE - NOAA’s Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) is now at Vandenberg Space Force Base California, ahead of its mission to scan the Earth from orbit.Ī transport truck originating from Northrop Grumman’s facility in Gilbert, Arizona – where the spacecraft’s instruments were integrated – a.