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Rocket Roundup for July 21, 2021

Jul 22, 2021 | Blue Origin, Crewed Space, Daily Space, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft

On this week’s Rocket Roundup, Russia launches a long-delayed ISS module with a new space toilet, New Shepard conducts its first crewed launch, and China launches some more secret satellites. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at Apollo 11.

Rocket Roundup for July 14, 2021

Jul 15, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Random Space Fact, Rockets, Soyuz, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Starlink, Virgin Orbit

For this week’s Rocket Roundup, we have all the Chinese launches! SpaceX launches a ton of satellites on one rocket, Virgin Orbit launches a few satellites from a plane, and Virgin Galactic sends a few employees to space. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project.

Rocket Roundup for June 30, 2021

Jul 1, 2021 | Asteroids, Crewed Space, Daily Space, JAXA, OSIRIS-REx, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX

On this week’s Rocket Roundup, a sounding rocket launches with student payloads, the Russian Space Force launches a classified satellite, and finally, a routine ISS resupply mission. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at STS-71 and the first Shuttle-Mir docking.

Rocket Roundup for June 23, 2021

Jun 24, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, JAXA, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX

On this week’s Rocket Roundup, the Chinese send a crewed mission to their new space station, SpaceX launches a new GPS satellite, China adds to their Yaogan satellite constellation, and Japan yeets a CubeSat from the International Space Station on behalf of Mauritius. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at the Soviet Salyut 3.

Rocket Roundup for June 16, 2021

Jun 17, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Space China, Space History, Space Policy, Spacecraft

This Rocket Roundup includes a Chinese launch and two launches from Northrop Grumman, including one for the National Reconnaissance Office. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at the first woman in space, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, and Vostok 6.

Rocket Roundup for June 9, 2021

Jun 10, 2021 | Crewed Space, Daily Space, Random Space Fact, Rockets, ROSCOSMOS, Soyuz, Space China, Space History, Spacecraft, SpaceX, Venus

After a brief vacation, Rocket Roundup is back with six launches, including three from SpaceX, another OneWeb, and two Chinese launches, including a supply mission to their new space station. Plus, this week in rocket history, we look back at an important mission to Venus, Venera 9.