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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 4

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 2

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century 3

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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Artemis II moon mission

The Orion spacecraft, atop a Space Launch System rocket, soars after taking off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026, for the Artemis II manned lunar mission.

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US: Artemis II Launch Spotted From Plane Window at Liftoff

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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US: Artemis II Launches, Marking First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half Century

NASA's Artemis II lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, marking humanity's first crewed lunar flyby since Apollo 17 in 1972. The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carried four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — on a 10-day lunar flyby.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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NASA SLS model on display at Osaka museum

Photo taken at the Osaka Science Museum on Feb. 19, 2026, shows a one-32nd model of NASA's Space Launch System bound for the moon under the Artemis mission. The model was donated to the museum having previously been displayed at the U.S. pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition in the western Japan city of Osaka.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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NASA SLS rocket ready for Moon mission

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, with the Orion crew capsule, stands at a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of its Artemis II mission to the Moon possibly in early February.

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Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soyuz rocket launch in 1990

The Soyuz TM-11 rocket carrying Toyohiro Akiyama, a reporter for Japanese television broadcaster Tokyo Broadcasting System, and two Soviet cosmonauts -- commander Victor Afanasyev and engineer Musa Manarov -- launches off from the Baikonur space center in the Soviet republic of Kazakhstan on Dec. 2, 1990.

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The New Shepard-31 Capsule Recovery with the crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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BlueOrigin New Shepard-31 King Tower

Handout photo on April 14, 2025, shows The “New Shepard-31” crew : Katy Perry, American Singer, Aisha Bowe, American aerospace engineer, Lauren Sanchez, American presenter and companion of Jeff Bezos, Kerianne Flynn, American Producer, Gayle King, American journalist, and Amanda N. Nguyen (Amanda Nguyen), Activist in front of King Tower and New Shepard is a suborbital launch system and spacecraft before the mission's liftoff. Texas, USA on April 14, 2025. This suborbital flight, the 31st in the New Shepard program and the 11th crewed, will extend Blue Origin's initiative to democratize access to space, having already carried 52 people beyond the Karman line. USA. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members transfer the integrated aquatic ecosystem sample for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member processes the algae at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member observes the condition of the zebrafish for backup at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researcher Wang Gaohong prepares the backup version of the aquatic ecosystem at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose for a group photo with the integrated aquatic ecosystem sample for the Shenzhou-18 spaceflight mission at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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(EyesOnSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-18-AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM (CN)

(240426) -- JIUQUAN, April 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member observes the condition of the zebrafish for backup at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 25, 2024. The three taikonauts aboard China's Shenzhou-18 spaceship have entered the country's space station and met with another taikonaut trio on Friday, starting a new round of in-orbit crew handover. A unique task for the taikonauts of Shenzhou-18 is to create an "aquarium" and raise fish in zero gravity. They will create a simplified version of an aquatic ecosystem using zebrafish and algae to study how the space environment affects their growth and system balance. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

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Russia successfully launches Angara-A5 space rocket

STORY: Russia successfully launches Angara-A5 space rocket SHOOTING TIME: April 11, 2024 DATELINE: April 12, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:20 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching of the Angara-A5 space rocket (Source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: Russia successfully launched the Angara-A5 space rocket from the Vostochny Cosmodrome on Thursday, according to a live broadcast of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos. This marks the first time this type of rocket blasted off from the Russian spaceport in the Amur region of the Far East. The space rocket launch was canceled twice previously on Wednesday and Tuesday due to a failure of the engine launch control system, and an issue with the pressurizing system of the rocket's oxidizer tank, respectively. The Angara is a family of Russian carrier rockets ranging from light to heavy classes. They utilize kerosene and liquid oxygen as fuel, which are environmentally friendly components. The Angara family of rockets is inten

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China launches new satellites to enhance BDS-3 services

STORY: China launches new satellites to enhance BDS-3 services SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 26, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:18 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch of satellites STORYLINE: China on Tuesday sent two new satellites for the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two satellites, the 57th and 58th satellites of the BeiDou system, were launched at 11:26 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket and the Yuanzheng-1 (Expedition-1) upper stage attached to the carrier rocket. The launch was the 504th mission for the Long March series carrier rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Xichang, China. (XHTV)

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India's Gaganyaan test flight lifts off

STORY: India's Gaganyaan test flight lifts off DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. India gate 2. various of the liftoff (courtesy: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)) STORYLINE: Indian Space Research Organization on Saturday launched the first test flight for its Gaganyaan (skycraft) mission after putting it on hold due to an anomaly. "Mission Gaganyaan TV D1 Test Flight is accomplished. Crew Escape System performed as intended," reads a brief statement put out by the space agency after some delays. The launch was carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The uncrewed flight test with a single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System, was earlier scheduled to lift off at 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Saturday. Then it was rescheduled twice and finally put on hold until 10:00 a.m. (local time) so that the reason for the launch hold could be id

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China's engagement fuels Ethiopia's advancements in exploring space science

STORY: China's engagement fuels Ethiopia's advancements in exploring space science DATELINE: Sept. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ethiopia's satellite related footage 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): DAWIT KASSAW, Unit leader for ground application satellite system at Ethiopian Space Science and Geospatial Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MELAKU MUKA, Director of satellite operations at Space Science and Geospatial Institute STORYLINE: China's engagement has played a role in helping Ethiopia make advancements in exploring space science. In December 2019, Ethiopia launched its first ever satellite, ETRSS-1, with support from the Chinese government. A year later, Ethiopia launched the second Chinese-backed satellite, ET-Smart-RSS, from China's Wenchang spacecraft launch site. Dawit Kassaw is one of the Ethiopian pioneers in this field. He expressed his pride and amazement at the success of the satellite project in Ethiopia in such a short span of t

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Chinese Space Technology

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A model of China's space technology is displayed at the Eastern Space Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. Zhang Kejian, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology and head of China National Space Administration, said at the host event of China Space Day 2023. China Space will speed up the implementation of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, planetary exploration and other major projects, promote the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles, build a near-Earth asteroid impact risk response system, vigorously develop Earth-moon space infrastructure, foster major exploration directions at the edge of the solar system, with major space projects as the guide, expand exploration in frontier unknown areas, and strengthen research on key core space technologies. Driving national breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.

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Chinese Space Technology

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A model of China's space technology is displayed at the Eastern Space Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. Zhang Kejian, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology and head of China National Space Administration, said at the host event of China Space Day 2023. China Space will speed up the implementation of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, planetary exploration and other major projects, promote the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles, build a near-Earth asteroid impact risk response system, vigorously develop Earth-moon space infrastructure, foster major exploration directions at the edge of the solar system, with major space projects as the guide, expand exploration in frontier unknown areas, and strengthen research on key core space technologies. Driving national breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.

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Chinese Space Technology

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A model of China's space technology is displayed at the Eastern Space Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. Zhang Kejian, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology and head of China National Space Administration, said at the host event of China Space Day 2023. China Space will speed up the implementation of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, planetary exploration and other major projects, promote the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles, build a near-Earth asteroid impact risk response system, vigorously develop Earth-moon space infrastructure, foster major exploration directions at the edge of the solar system, with major space projects as the guide, expand exploration in frontier unknown areas, and strengthen research on key core space technologies. Driving national breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.

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Chinese Space Technology

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A model of China's space technology is displayed at the Eastern Space Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. Zhang Kejian, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology and head of China National Space Administration, said at the host event of China Space Day 2023. China Space will speed up the implementation of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, planetary exploration and other major projects, promote the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles, build a near-Earth asteroid impact risk response system, vigorously develop Earth-moon space infrastructure, foster major exploration directions at the edge of the solar system, with major space projects as the guide, expand exploration in frontier unknown areas, and strengthen research on key core space technologies. Driving national breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.

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Chinese Space Technology

YANTAI, CHINA - MAY 19, 2023 - A model of China's space technology is displayed at the Eastern Space Port in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, May 19, 2023. Zhang Kejian, vice minister of Industry and Information Technology and head of China National Space Administration, said at the host event of China Space Day 2023. China Space will speed up the implementation of the fourth phase of the lunar exploration project, planetary exploration and other major projects, promote the development of heavy-lift launch vehicles, build a near-Earth asteroid impact risk response system, vigorously develop Earth-moon space infrastructure, foster major exploration directions at the edge of the solar system, with major space projects as the guide, expand exploration in frontier unknown areas, and strengthen research on key core space technologies. Driving national breakthroughs in scientific and technological innovation.

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China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite

STORY: China launches new BeiDou navigation satellite DATELINE: May 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:35 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of the BeiDou navigation satellite STORYLINE: China on Wednesday sent a new BeiDou navigation satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The satellite was launched at 10:49 a.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-3B carrier rocket. It will be connected to the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) after it enters orbit and completes in-orbit tests. The satellite, designed to enter geostationary earth orbit, is the 56th of the BeiDou family and also the first backup satellite for the country's BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3). The satellite will expand the communication capacity of the system's regional short-messaging function, enhance positioning accuracy and promote the network's availability and stability. The satellite was developed by the China Academ

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China's cargo craft Tianzhou-6 ready for launch

STORY: China's cargo craft Tianzhou-6 ready for launch DATELINE: May 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparations for the launch of Tianzhou-6 STORYLINE: China's cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-6, is ready for launch, according to the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, under the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, in China's southern island province of Hainan. The launch of Tianzhou-6 will be the first spaceflight since China's space station entered into the application and development stage. The site has completed all preparations and a final rehearsal for the launch, which comprehensively covered all relevant systems. This process included fueling up the cargo craft and transferring the spacecraft-rocket combination to the launch area. "This is the most extensive rehearsal before launch, and it is also the final joint rehearsal," said Zhong Wen'an, chief engineer at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. The meteorological system at the lau

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Russia to evacuate astronauts from ISS amid emergency

STORY: Russia to evacuate astronauts from ISS amid emergency DATELINE: Jan. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:45 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. shot of International Space Station 2. shot of preparation of the plan 3. various of footage released by Roscosmos about the evacuation plan 4. various of footage from the ISS STORYLINE: Russia will launch the unmanned Soyuz MS-23 spacecraft to bring home three astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) as their Soyuz MS-22 spaceship has an emergency situation, Russian space authorities said Saturday. Russian cosmonauts Sergei Prokopyev and Dmitry Petelin together with NASA astronaut Francisco Rubio will return to Earth aboard the Soyuz MS-23 in the next weeks, which is supposed to dock to the ISS on Feb. 22, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said in a statement. Last month, astronauts found damage to the outer skin of the instrument-assembly compartment of the Soyuz MS-22 docked to the ISS, which caused a pressure drop in the cooling system. The

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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Japan prepares for N. Korean rocket

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows an FPS-5, a radar system capable of monitoring ballistic missiles, at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 11, 2012. The installation, dubbed the Gamera radar, is being used to track a North Korean rocket. North Korea says it will launch a rocket carrying a satellite into space in five days from April 12, 2012.

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Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

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Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

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Japan successfully launches satellites to complete spy system

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a second radar satellite and an experimental third optical satellite into space, blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture on Feb. 24. The two satellites were placed into orbit about 20 minutes after the rocket's launch at 1:40 p.m., the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

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China launches new test satellite

STORY: China launches new test satellite DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:21 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching STORYLINE: China successfully sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Wednesday. The VHF Data Exchange System (VDES) test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-11 Y2 carrier rocket at 9:15 a.m. (Beijing Time) and entered the planned orbit. The satellite will be mainly used for communications test and key technologies verification of the VDES and the automatic identification system (AIS). It was the 23rd flight mission of the Kuaizhou-11 rockets, according to the launch center. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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What's special about China's Long March-2F carrier rocket?

STORY: What's special about China's Long March-2F carrier rocket? DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU FENG, Deputy chief designer of Long March-2F carrier rocket, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 3. various of the assembly process of the rocket 4. various of moving the rocket to the launch site STORYLINE: China successfully launched the manned spaceship Shenzhou-15 on Tuesday night. The spaceship was sent into space atop the Long March-2F Y15 carrier rocket. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LIU FENG, Deputy chief designer of Long March-2F carrier rocket, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology "As a manned rocket, the Long March-2F has a most prominent feature, that is, two systems have been fitted into the rocket. One is the escape system, and the other one is the fault detection and processing system. Both systems are specially designed for manned rockets. Efforts have constantly been made

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U.S. launches Artemis I moon mission

STORY: U.S. launches Artemis I moon mission DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, U.S. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch (NASA official video) STORYLINE: NASA launched the Artemis I mission on Wednesday after two failed attempts, sending the agency's mega Moon rocket and integrated Orion spacecraft on a journey around the moon. The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft lifted off Wednesday at 1:47 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (0647 GMT) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis I flight test is an uncrewed mission around the moon that will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of NASA's Artemis lunar program. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Los Angeles, U.S. (XHTV)

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From Wentian to Mengtian: Progress in China's space exploration

STORY: From Wentian to Mengtian: Progress in China's space exploration DATELINE: Nov. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:23 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of Mengtian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center 3. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU GUONING, Researcher, Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU GANG, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space station system with China Academy of Space Technology 6. various of the launch of Tianhe and Wentian 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): LIU GANG, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space station system with China Academy of Space Technology 8. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): BAI HEMIN, Designer for space station system, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology 10. various of China's space lab module Mengtian 11

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China sends two satellites into space via offshore rocket launch

STORY: China sends two satellites into space via offshore rocket launch DATELINE: Oct. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: YANTAI, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the offshore rocket launch 2. launch platform STORYLINE: China successfully launched two test satellites from a launch platform in the Yellow Sea on Friday. The test satellites with LEO satellite navigation enhancement system were lifted off by a Long March-11 carrier rocket and they have entered the planned orbit successfully. The satellites will be used to monitor the performance of the global navigation satellite system in real time, and carry out navigation augmentation and intersatellite laser communication tests. It was the 441st flight mission of the Long March series rockets. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Yantai, China. (XHTV)

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China's first lab module for space station

STORY: China's first lab module for space station DATELINE: July 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: WENCHANG, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launching 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG HAO, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): SU LEI, Designer, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): SONG XIAOGUANG, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ZHANG HAO, Designer, China Academy of Space Technology (CAST) 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): WANG KE, Deputy chief designer of China manned space program's space application system with Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): SU LEI, Designer, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Chinese): LIAO GUORUI, 01 commander of launch mission of the Wentian module 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Chinese): DENG HONGQIN, Director of Xichang Satellite Launch Center 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Chinese): LIU JINJIE, Head of launch and control platform

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NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission

STORY: NASA holds major test for Artemis I mission DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Artemis I mission STORYLINE: NASA is having a final major test for its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft over the weekend to prepare for Artemis I mission. The test, known as the wet dress rehearsal, is scheduled from Friday to Sunday on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test will run the Artemis I launch team through operations to load propellant into the SLS rocket's tanks, conduct a full launch countdown, demonstrate the ability to recycle the countdown clock, and also drain propellants to give them an opportunity to practice the timelines and procedures they will use for launch, according to NASA. Around 3 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, the Artemis I launch control team powered up the SLS rocket's core stage, which would be loaded with more than 700,000 gallons of propellants during the tanking

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SLS rocket with Orion crew spacecraft

Photo taken March 17, 2022, shows NASA's next-generation moon rocket Space Launch System and the Orion crew spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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SLS rocket with Orion crew spacecraft

Photo taken March 17, 2022, shows NASA's next-generation moon rocket Space Launch System and the Orion crew spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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William Shatner Goes To Space On Blue Origin Rocket

Handout photo dated October 13, 2021 of the New Shepard NS-18 crew capsule descends toward a safe landing at Launch Site One. Hollywood actor William Shatner has become the oldest person to go to space as he blasted off aboard the Blue Origin sub-orbital capsule. The 90-year-old, who played Captain James T Kirk in the Star Trek films and TV series, took off from the Texas desert with three other individuals. Mr Shatner's trip on the rocket system - developed by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos - lasted about 10 minutes. Photo by Blue Origin via ABACAPRESS.COM

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP

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Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 Prelaunch - Florida

NASA astronaut Barry âÂÂButch" Wilmore takes a picture with his cell phone as a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with BoeingâÂÂs CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out of the Vertical Integration Facility to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission, Monday, Aug. 2, 2021 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. BoeingâÂÂs Orbital Flight Test-2 will be StarlinerâÂÂs second uncrewed flight test and will dock to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. The mission, currently targeted for launch at 1:20 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 3, will serve as an end-to-end test of the system's capabilities. Wilmore is scheduled to fly aboard StarlinerâÂÂs Crewed Flight Test mission. Mandatory Credit: Joel Kowsky / NASA via CNP