543K views · 561 shares | A Russian Progress cargo spacecraft blasted off for the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 22, the first such mission since a failed launch in December. The spacecraft, carried by the same Soyuz booster rocket which is used for manned launches, took off at 11:58 (05:58 GMT) with the launch broadcast live by NASA TV. It is due to dock with the space station on February 24. | CGTN | Facebook

1.6M views · 40K reactions | China Launches Space Station Lab Module Mengtian China on Oct 31 launched #Mengtian, the second lab component of its under-construction #space_station, atop a carrier rocket Long March-5B Y4 from the #Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, according to the China Manned Space Agency. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20221031/8297838.shtml#!language=1 | CCTV+ | Facebook

555K views · 6.1K reactions | Shenzhou 20 Successfully Launches and Docks, Shocking the Globe – Don’t Miss the Full C4D Animation Video! This video is an original C4D animation. #spacecraft #c4danimation #animation | Op Saiful Gaming FB | Facebook

How Long Would It Take a Spacecraft to Reach Each Planet from Earth? 🚀🌌 Ever wondered how long it takes a real spacecraft to reach other planets in our Solar System? 🌠 From speedy trips to Venus taking just a few months, to distant journeys to Neptune lasting over a decade — these missions show how vast and fascinating our Solar System truly is. 🌍✨ Discover the average travel times of past and future missions exploring Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, and beyond. 🚀 #SpaceFacts #SolarSystem #NASA #As

A critical element of spacecraft design and mission planning is maximizing propulsion system efficiency, particularly for more ambitious missions. To accomplish this, NASA employs gravity assists, also known as a gravitational slingshot or flyby. Every planet in our solar system has a unique orbital speed as it travels around the Sun. When a spacecraft approaches a planet in orbit, it's pulled into the planet's gravitational field, changing trajectory and increasingly gaining speed as it nears t