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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

Technicians monitor the docking of Shenzhou-22 spaceship with the space station combination at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

A Long March-2F Y22 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-22 spaceship blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, November 25, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, successfully accomplishing the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The China Manned Space Agency declared the launch mission a complete success. (Photo by Ge Lixin/Xinhua /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

A Long March-2F Y22 rocket carrying the Shenzhou-22 spaceship blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, November 25, 2025. China launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday, successfully accomplishing the first emergency launch mission in the country's manned space program. About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The China Manned Space Agency declared the launch mission a complete success. (Photo by Bai Long/Xinhua /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

This real-time image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

This simulated image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China Sends Shenzhou-22 To Orbit - Jiuquan

This real-time image captured at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center on November 25, 2025 shows the Shenzhou-22 spaceship docking with the space station combination. China's Shenzhou-22 spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination Tuesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency. Photo by Wang Chuntao /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Closing Ceremony of China's 15th National Games - China

(251121) -- XICHANG, November 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A Long March-3B carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-21 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, November 21, 2025. The Shiyan-21 satellite was launched at 6:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket and entered the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Li Zhiyong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Copernicus Sentinel-1D Launches Into Orbit - French Guiana

Handout photo dated on November 4, 2025 shows Copernicus Sentinel-1D was successfully launched on 4 November 2025 at 22:02 CET (21:02 UTC) aboard an Ariane 6 rocket from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite was released into orbit 34 minutes after launch, and the first signal was received at 23:22 CET by the Troll ground station in Antarctica. At the heart of Copernicus Sentinel-1 is the C-SAR (C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) instrument, operating at 5.405 GHz. It provides high-resolution imaging of the Earth's surface regardless of weather conditions, day or night. The radar supports four operational modes: Strip Map (5 × 5 m resolution, 80 km swath), Interferometric Wide Swath (5 × 20 m resolution, 250 km swath), Extra Wide Swath (20 × 40 m resolution, 400 km swath), and Wave mode for ocean monitoring. A key feature of Sentinel-1D, also present on Sentinel-1C, is the integration of the Automatic Identification System (AIS), which enables detection and tracking of ship signals in c

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

This combo photo shows the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Thales France

FRANCE. ALPES MARITIMES (06) CANNES. ONCE IN ORBIT IN SPACE, THE SATELLITE WILL BE IN AN ATMOSPHERE-FREE ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE SUBJECT TO THERMAL STRESSES (SPACE COLD AND SOLAR RADIATION). IN ORDER TO VERIFY THAT THE SATELLITE'S EQUIPMENT CAN FUNCTION IN THIS ENVIRONMENT, THERMAL TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED BY PLACING THE SATELLITE IN A THERMAL VACUUM CHAMBER. THIS CHAMBER, CALLED ESPACE 500, IS A HORIZONTAL CYLINDRICAL CHAMBER, 8 M LONG AND 7.5 M IN DIAMETER, OR APPROXIMATELY 500 M3. THIS CHAMBER CONSISTS OF AN EXTERNAL ENVELOPE AND A DOUBLE WALL COVERING THE ENTIRE INTERIOR SURFACE, ALLOWING A COLD LIQUID TO CIRCULATE TO SIMULATE THE COLD OF SPACE. BEFORE BEING PLACED IN THE THERMAL CHAMBER, THE SATELLITE IS EQUIPPED WITH 1,500 MEASURING SENSORS TO MONITOR THE TEMPERATURE OF ITS EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES. Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commercial Aerospace Satellites Launch - Chin

The Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Oct. 19, 2025. China on Sunday launched the Lijian-1 Y8 carrier rocket with three satellites onboard. The rocket blasted off at 11:33 a.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into the planned orbit. The three satellites are Pakistan remote-sensing satellite (PRSS-2), AIRSAT 03 and 04 satellites. Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hainan Wenchang Satellite Launch - China

A modified Long March-7 carrier rocket carrying the Yaogan-45 satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Sept. 9, 2025. China launched a new remote sensing satellite from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in the southern island province of Hainan on Tuesday. The Yaogan-45 satellite was launched at 10 a.m. (Beijing Time) and has entered the preset orbit successfully. Photo by Yang Guanyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xichang Satellite Launch - China

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. Photo by Zhang Jing/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xichang Satellite Launch - China

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xichang Satellite Launch - China

A Long March-4C carrier rocket carrying the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite blasts off from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, August 17, 2025. The Shiyan-28B 02 satellite was launched at 4:55 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket and entered its preset orbit successfully. The satellite will be used mainly for space environment exploration and related technology tests. Photo by Wang Yinjie/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Handong Satellites Launch - China

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket carrying the Geely-04 constellation of satellites lifts off from sea near the city of Rizhao, in east China's Shandong Province, August 9, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Handong Satellites Launch - China

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket carrying the Geely-04 constellation of satellites lifts off from sea near the city of Rizhao, in east China's Shandong Province, August 9, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Handong Satellites Launch - China

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket carrying the Geely-04 constellation of satellites lifts off from sea near the city of Rizhao, in east China's Shandong Province, August 9, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Handong Satellites Launch - China

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket carrying the Geely-04 constellation of satellites lifts off from sea near the city of Rizhao, in east China's Shandong Province, August 9, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Handong Satellites Launch - China

A Smart Dragon-3 (SD-3) rocket carrying the Geely-04 constellation of satellites lifts off from sea near the city of Rizhao, in east China's Shandong Province, August 9, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:31 a.m. (Beijing Time), sending the Geely-04 constellation of satellites into planned orbit. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission. by Guo Jinqi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Astronauts: Past and Present

Cleveland, OH - August 29, 2008 -- An all-star gathering of legendary American astronauts appeared in Cleveland, Ohio on August 29, 2008 to celebrate the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) 50th anniversary. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, Jim Lovell, veteran of two Apollo missions, and Kathryn Sullivan, the first woman to walk in space joined 15 other astronauts from Ohio..From left to right in the front row are Kenneth Cameron, Robert Springer, Neil Armstrong, John Glenn, James Lovell and Kathryn Sullivan. .From left to right in the middle row are Nancy Currie, Terence Henricks, Ronald Sega, Curt Brown, Gregory Harbaugh, Thomas Hennen and Carl Walz..From left to right in the back row are Mary Weber, Michael Foreman, Michael Gernhardt, Kevin Kregel, Donald Thomas and Suni Williams..Photo by NASA via CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites

A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China's Shanxi Province on July 27, 2025. China successfully launched the new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group, the fifth of its kind that will constitute an internet constellation, lifted off at 6:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 585th mission of the Long March series carrier rockets. Photo by Wang Yapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space X Falcon 9 Launch - California

A Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base photographed 100 miles away from the launch pad. This mission, dubbed Starlink 17-3, will deploy 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth polar orbit to expand SpaceX’s global internet constellation.The booster is flying for the 14th time, having previously supported other launches and missions , on July 18, 2025 in Oxnard Shores, California, USA. Photo by Paul Harris/ABACAPRESS.COM