Get Ready for These Rocket Milestones in 2019
From moon missions to crewed launches, it’s going to be an eventful year for space exploration. Strap yourself in.
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7 min readJan 3, 2019
By Erin Winick
2018 ended with a slew of rocket launches. That momentum is carrying into 2019.
This year will see a series of milestones from all around the world. While a lot of focus will be on SpaceX and Boeing preparing to launch astronauts from US soil once again, other countries, like China, India, and Israel, have also got some momentous launches planned.
Here are the ones we will definitely be watching closely (very likely on our second monitor at work).
All dates subject to change based on launch delays and adjustments.
SpaceX’s First Demo Launch of Its Crew Vehicle
January 17, 2019
Rocket: SpaceX Falcon 9
It’s somehow fitting that this landmark launch will take place at Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center (best known as the pad from which Apollo and…
