Let’s take a look back at the last month of 2023 and what happened beyond low Earth orbit. In December 2023, we had spacecrafts celebrating more than 20 years in space. And a successful lunar orbit insertion.
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November 2023 beyond low earth orbit
Let’s take a look back at what happened in November 2023 beyond low earth orbit. There was an unexpected discovery by Lucy and an anniversary by Capstone.
October 2023 beyond low earth orbit
In October 2023, we saw a spacecraft launch on a mission beyond low earth orbit, and two spacecraft celebrated anniversaries of more than a decade. Read on to learn more.
September 2023 beyond low earth orbit
As September 2023 has come to a close, let’s review what has happened beyond low earth orbit. This month we had historic firsts for India and NASA as well.
August 2023 beyond low earth orbit
Let’s take a look back at what happened in August 2023 beyond low earth orbit. We had anniversaries, a mission that failed but also a first in spaceflight.
July 2023 beyond low earth orbit
Let’s take a look back at July 2023 and what happened beyond low earth orbit.
Artemis I – Going back to the Moon
NASA is going for another attempt at launching Orion and SLS on the Artemis I mission to the Moon on 16 November. So, when and where can you follow the activities and see the launch?
Preview of more missions to the Moon in 2022
With the second half of 2022 already beginning, let’s take a look at the missions targeting the Moon this year again. Have the launch dates shifted, or are we still on track? What about the mission I talked in a previous post, have they launched yet?
Missions to the Moon so far in 2022 – what did go up?
In March, I wrote about missions planned to launch to the Moon this year. With almost half of the year already past, let’s take a look at them again. Have they launched on time or not? And what about the missions planned to launch in the second half of the year?
Capstone mission to the Moon
Last time I talked about all planned missions to the Moon. This time, let us take a closer look at one of them – the Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (CAPSTONE). Let’s find out how a slam satellite can get to the Moon.