Latest Space News: China's next moonshot: Chang'e 7 could search the lunar south pole for water this year
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Summary: China's ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission is scheduled to launch to the moon later this year, helping set the stage for a lunar base that the country aims to build in the 2030s.
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🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
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🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
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🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Pandora / Twilight rideshare mission
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-11T13:09:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: The Pandora small satellite was selected in 2021 as an inaugural mission in NASA’s Astrophysics Pioneers Program. It includes a 0.45-meter telescope that will improve our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres by disentangling exoplanet signals from their host stars, as well as studying host star variability with long-duration observations of 20 unique planets through visible-light photometry and near-infrared spectroscopy.
Also launching on this launch are ride-share payloads under the "Falcon 9 Twilight mission" manifested by Exolaunch, including satellites from Spire Global and Kepler Communications.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-97
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-10T18:34:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-96
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-08T18:29:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 6-98
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-13T18:28:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: Falcon 9
📖 **Details**: A batch of 29 satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
🚀 **Upcoming Space Launch** 🚀
🌌 **Mission Name**: PSLV-DL | EOS-N1 and others
🗓️ **Launch Date**: 2026-01-12T04:47:00Z
🚀 **Rocket**: PSLV-DL
📖 **Details**: Small Earth observation satellite from NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) for an "Indian strategic user", details TBD.
This launch will also carry 18 other ride-share payloads.
#SpaceLaunch #RocketScience
