NASA Provides Latest Axiom Mission 4 Launch, Station Operations Update. NASA.gov blog post. June 22nd date cancelled. Pull quote: “The space agency needs additional time to continue evaluating International Space Station operations after recent repair work in the aft (back) most segment of the orbital laboratory’s Zvezda service module. Because of the space station’s interconnected and interdependent systems, NASA wants to ensure the station is ready for additional crew members, and the agency is taking the time necessary to review data.”
Landspace performs 9-engine static fire test for reusable Zhuque-3 rocket. SpaceNews.com article. Pull quote: “The first Zhuque-3 orbital launch attempt was earlier slated for the third quarter of the year and would carry a prototype of the reusable Haolong cargo spacecraft, designed by the Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute under the Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC). The test is part of a program for low-cost cargo delivery to the Tiangong space station. Landspace did not provide a timeframe for the launch in its static fire test statement.”
ESA signs agreement for potential use of Orbital Reef.
SpaceNews.com article.
Pull quote: ““We would really like to be able to continue to perform science
and technology development in low Earth orbit,” said Andreas Mogensen, an ESA
astronaut, during a panel discussion at the Paris Air Show June 19. “We are
really exploring the possibilities of how we can cooperate, not just as a user
and a paying customer, but also as a partner with many of these commercial
entities.””
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