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International Spaceports Map
As the pace of small satellite development and global launches continues to accelerate, nations around the world are developing spaceport policies and courting launch providers and other space industries with the intent of expanding their access to space.
This map shows global spaceports and four-year launch activity at active ports.
SpaceX launches private space mission Fram2 to polar orbit
In a spaceflight first, four private astronauts were launched to a 90-degree polar orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket on March 31. The Fram-2 mission was backed by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Chun Wang, who is flying as the mission commander.
Read MoreIsar launch fails to reach orbit
What could have been continental Europe’s first orbital launch lost attitude control only seconds after takeoff on March 30. However, the German company still considers it a successful test flight of the two-stage orbital launch vehicle.
Read MoreRocket Lab launches wildfire detection satellites
Eight OroraTech satellites launched aboard a Rocket Lab launch vehicle can detect and monitor wildfires from low Earth orbit.
Read MoreTwo Starliner astronauts, first Guardian in space return to Earth on SpaceX capsule
NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore returned safely to Earth on March 18 after an expected eight-day mission turned into nine months on the International Space Station (ISS).
Read MoreSpaceX Crew-10 launches to International Space Station
The SpaceX Crew-10 mission launched on Friday, March 14 at 7:03 PM EDT from Kennedy Space Center after a technical issue and bad weather caused a two-day delay.
Read MoreNASA’s SPHEREx telescope launches to explore universe origins
NASA’s SPHEREx telescope successfully launched it aims to study the structure of the universe and the origins of galaxies.
Read MoreSpaceX and FAA launch probe into second straight Starship failure
SpaceX celebrated the success of its Starship Super Heavy booster on Friday morning while engineers worked to determine why its Starship upper stage spacecraft lost several engines before it spun out of control and broke up.
Read MoreIntuitive Machines’ second spacecraft lands on Moon
Intuitive Machines’ second mission to the Moon is a partial success, as the Athena spacecraft is communicating from the lunar surface.
Read MoreFirefly’s Blue Ghost achieves lunar touchdown
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, operated by Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed on the Moon on March 2. This is the second private spacecraft to land on the Moon, and more are close behind.
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