Chang’E-6, Second Observation of Mission
Apollo Basin, 153.99° W 41.63° S, Moon SurfaceChang'E-6 mission is commemorated, having landed on this day in 2024, and returning the first-ever samples from the lunar farside to Earth.
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NET June — Launch Pegasus XL rocket from L-1011 Stargazer aircraft / Katalyst LINK spacecraft
Kwajalein, Marshall IslandsMission to save NASA Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory for another ~22 years by Katalyst LINK craft boosting Swift orbit from ~400 km to ~600 km. L-1011 Stargazer aircraft to carry Pegasus XL rocket to altitude ~12,000 meters over open ocean; after release, rocket free-falls 5 seconds then ignites engines in […]
NET June — Launch Electron / Venus probe
Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New ZealandLaunch Electron / Venus probe: Independent mission to Venus developed by Rocket Lab and MIT to send tiny probe flying in atmosphere for 5 minutes at altitude 48-60 km.
