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Rocket’s impact on Moon leaves double crater, seen in LRO image

Seth Kurkowski - Jun. 29th 2022 7:12 pm PT @SethKurk

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An unknown rocket stage impacted the Moon this year completely unplanned after launching a payload into space possibly back in 2015. First, it was believed to be from SpaceX, but now it is thought to be Chinese. New photos of the rocket’s impact site on the Moon could point us toward the true owner.

China denies rocket on collision-course with Moon is theirs

Derek Wise - Feb. 22nd 2022 1:25 pm PT @derekiswise

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We’ve been following a rocket upper stage that is headed for a crash landing on the Moon for nearly a month now. While the object has been observed from Earth, and its collision time has been estimated at around 7:30 a.m. on March 4, the actual identity of the rocket stage has come into question. Now a spokesperson for China has denied that the object is one of the country’s rocket upper stages.

US or China: Whose rocket is about to hit the Moon?

Derek Wise - Feb. 12th 2022 7:37 pm PT @derekiswise

Science Spaceflight SpaceX Falcon 9 China

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News sites around the world, including us, reported on a Falcon 9 upper stage that was on a collision course with the Moon, with an impact expected on March 4. Except… new evidence (or rather, reobserving old evidence) points to the fact that this rocket stage is not actually the Falcon 9 upper stage from the DSCOVR mission, but instead a rocket stage from the Long March 3C that launched China’s Chang’e 5-T1 mission.

When is the next crewed launch to space?

Seth Kurkowski - Oct. 19th 2021 11:22 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight SpaceX NASA Boeing Launch Blue Origin

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Since 2000 humanity has had a constant presence of individuals orbiting the Earth onboard the International Space Station. With the rise of commercial opportunities to reach for the stars, and other nations begin their crew launch programs, when is the next crewed launch?

China launches second crewed mission to Tiangong, becoming first long-term crew

Harry Stoltz - Oct. 15th 2021 7:40 pm PT @harrystoltz1

Spaceflight China Shenzhou-13 CMSP

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China’s second crewed mission of the year, Shenzhou-13, has arrived at the Tianhe space station core module.

Remove TikTok from App Store and Google Play Store, demands senator

Batterygate lawsuit failed in South Korea despite US win; lawyers claim unfairness

iOS 16.3 lets iPhone users add lock screen widgets to a classic wallpaper if you still have it

Apple stops signing iOS 16.2 following the release of iOS 16.3 to the public

iOS 17 feature request: New customization options for the App Library

Samsung unveils Galaxy S23 lineup as it confirms mixed reality device to compete with Apple

Notability for iPad adds new ‘Pencil’ feature for a ‘lifelike handwriting experience’

Deals: Apple black Magic Mac accessories from $95, Anker GaNPrime chargers, more

macOS Ventura notifications are broken, and there’s no sign of a fix

9to5Mac Daily: February 1, 2023 – iPhone camera upgrades, Netflix ending password sharing

Possible launch of China’s Shenzhou-13 crew to the Tianhe space station this week

Seth Kurkowski - Oct. 11th 2021 9:52 am PT @SethKurk

Spaceflight China Shenzhou-13

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China‘s national space agency rolled a Long March 2F rocket with a Shenzhou spacecraft on top to their launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. We expect this to be preparation for the Shenzhou-13 mission launching this week.

China becomes first nation since U.S. to land a rover on Mars

Zac Hall - May. 15th 2021 6:57 am PT @apollozac

Mars China Zhurong

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Perseverance, Ingenuity, and all the other American bots on Mars now have company. China became the second-ever country to successfully land a rover on the red planet today. Zhurong, named for the god of fire in Chinese folk tales, is roughly the size of NASA’s 2004 Spirit and Opportunity robots.

An up-close look at the world’s largest radio telescope located in China

Space Explored Staff - Dec. 31st 2020 4:52 pm PT

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CBS News recently had the lucky opportunity to send one of their reporters to China’s Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST). The reporter got an up-close and personal look at the inner workings of the enormous, awe-inspiring telescope.

China closes out 2020 with maiden Long March 8 launch that show hints of future reusability

Seth Kurkowski - Dec. 22nd 2020 8:16 am PT @SethKurk

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Last night China launched its Long March 8 rocket from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the island of Hainan in the South China Sea. This was the rocket’s maiden flight with the goal to make China’s launch services program more appealing to outside customers and in the future compete with SpaceX on reusability.

NASA and China: Will Biden view nation as competition or see chance for cooperation?

Zac Hall - Dec. 21st 2020 8:01 am PT @apollozac

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There’s a great space debate happening over how U.S. policy toward China should be handled when the Biden administration takes office next month. Should NASA work in cooperation with China’s space agency if the other nation is willing, or should China’s progress in space be viewed as competition?

Remove TikTok from App Store and Google Play Store, demands senator

Batterygate lawsuit failed in South Korea despite US win; lawyers claim unfairness

iOS 16.3 lets iPhone users add lock screen widgets to a classic wallpaper if you still have it

Apple stops signing iOS 16.2 following the release of iOS 16.3 to the public

iOS 17 feature request: New customization options for the App Library

Samsung unveils Galaxy S23 lineup as it confirms mixed reality device to compete with Apple

Notability for iPad adds new ‘Pencil’ feature for a ‘lifelike handwriting experience’

Deals: Apple black Magic Mac accessories from $95, Anker GaNPrime chargers, more

macOS Ventura notifications are broken, and there’s no sign of a fix

9to5Mac Daily: February 1, 2023 – iPhone camera upgrades, Netflix ending password sharing

NASA confirmed China’s lander on the Moon with image from lunar orbit

Seth Kurkowski - Dec. 7th 2020 9:23 am PT @SethKurk

NASA Moon China

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Last week we saw China land its Chang’e 5 lander on the surface from the Moon with the goal to gather lunar samples and launch to the return vehicles in orbit above the lander. This had to happen within just one lunar day (2 earth weeks). We saw them complete the mission in just a couple days based on state-run media coverage. Now NASA has captured a photo of the lander using cameras on its own orbiter around the Moon.

Chinese scientists successfully test a hypersonic jet engine capable of mach 16

Jacob Knight - Dec. 2nd 2020 1:56 pm PT

China Hyperjet

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A “revolutionary” hypersonic jet capable of traveling 16 times the speed of sound has completed tests conducted by the Institute of Mechanics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. In theory, the results show an engine capable of traveling to any location around the globe within two hours.

China expected to preform ‘Chang’e 5’ Moon landing on Tuesday

Seth Kurkowski - Nov. 30th 2020 1:47 pm PT @SethKurk

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According to leaks on Chinese social media, we now know when certain events will take place for China’s newest lunar lander that recently launched on November 23rd. China is apparently attempting to land their booster as early as December 1.

Watch: China wants to grab a chunk of the Moon with ‘Chang’e 5’ mission launching today

Seth Kurkowski - Nov. 23rd 2020 11:39 am PT @SethKurk

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China is hours away from attempting a mission that hasn’t been tried since the end of the space race in the 1970s. Atop its Long March 5Y rocket, China plans to launch a lander to collect lunar soil never seen by researches here on Earth.

The mission is called “Chang’e 5” after the Chinese goddess of the moon. It’s also a continuation of what China has done with Chang’e 1-4 which has focused on learning how to orbit and land on the Moon. Now it is time for China to attempt to return a sample of the lunar surface.