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Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer ready for launch

The fully European space probe Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) has passed its tests and is ready for launch on April 13th.

Hakuto-R and the distance record

Artist's rendering of the iSpace Hakuto-R lander on the moon. The spacecraft was launched on December 11, 2022 and is expected to land on the moon at the end of April 2023. Credit: iSpace

Representatives from the Japanese company iSpace have announced that their probe Hakuto-R has set the distance record from Earth

Relativity Space: launch 3D printed rocket

The Relativity Space Terran 1 rocket undergoing some pre-launch tests. Credit: Relativity Space

Relativity Space has just announced the first test launch of the Terran 1 rocket, printed for 85% of its mass in 3D.

NASA will launch Israeli space telescope

An image of the Israeli space telescope ULTRASAT. Credit: ISA

NASA will launch in 2026 the first Israeli space telescope designed to investigate short-term cosmic events.

NASA chooses Blue Origin for studies on Mars

Illustration of the ESCAPADE spacecraft in orbit around Mars

NASA has chosen the company of Bezos, Blue Origin, as the launcher of the ESCAPADE mission, which will study the magnetosphere of Mars

NASA SpaceX Crew-6 mission

The four crew members who make up the SpaceX Crew-6 mission are seated inside the SpaceX Dragon crew ship during a training session at the company's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Sitting from left in their spacesuits are mission specialist Andrey Fedyaev, pilot Warren "Woody" Hoburg, commander Stephen Bowen, and mission specialist Sultan Al Neyadi. Credit: SpaceX

From January 26th, the countdown will begin for NASA SpaceX Crew-6 mission to the International Space Station.

James Webb last revision before launch

The primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Credit: NASA

After numerous delays, James Webb has finally passed last revision and is ready for its scheduled launch on October 31st, 2021.