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Payload • Jacqueline Feldscher

Jared Isaacman pledges monthly uncrewed lunar landings from 2027 to support Moon‑base construction

Jared Isaacman announced plans to begin monthly uncrewed lunar landings in 2027 to support construction of a moon base, telling Spaceflight Now, “We are going to plus up for Moon base construction in a huge way.” The comments were made in an interview released late Friday.

2026-03-16T05:37:52.995115-07:00
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SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

China launches Yaogan-50 into highly retrograde orbit; Kuaizhou-11 rideshare deploys eight satellites

By SpaceNews.com: China launches new highly retrograde Yaogan satellite, KZ-11 rideshare deploys 8 satellites China conducted a pair of launches Sunday, sending a second Yaogan-50 satellite into a highly retrograde orbit and completing a Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket rideshare mission.

2026-03-16T04:18:13.936371-07:00
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New York Times • Jonathan O’Callaghan

Spaceflight Started 100 Years Ago in a Massachusetts Cabbage Patch

By New York Times: Before humanity sent satellites, telescopes, humans and weapons into space, Robert Goddard experimented with the first liquid-fueled rocket on his aunt’s farm.

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2026-03-16T02:19:15.103564-07:00