{"id":66433,"date":"2017-12-29T21:07:20","date_gmt":"2017-12-29T13:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/via-satellites-top-10-spaceflight-photos-in-2017\/"},"modified":"2017-12-29T21:07:20","modified_gmt":"2017-12-29T13:07:20","slug":"via-satellites-top-10-spaceflight-photos-in-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/via-satellites-top-10-spaceflight-photos-in-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Via Satellite\u2019s Top 10 Spaceflight Photos in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the global space industry raises the bar on what mankind is able to accomplish beyond the confines of the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Amid the uprise of fully reusable rockets and record-breaking smallsat launches, we\u2019ve curated a gallery of our favorite moments in spaceflight in 2017.<\/p>\n<h3>First SpaceX Relanding<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>This photo captures <strong>SpaceX\u2019s<\/strong> Falcon 9 as it extends its carbon fiber legs for the company\u2019s first ever rocket relanding in March.<\/p>\n<h3>ISRO\u2019s Record-Breaking Launch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_261625\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261625\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-261625\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pslvc385.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: ISRO. \" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pslvc385.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pslvc385-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pslvc385-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pslvc385-900x599.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-261625\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ISRO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In February, the <strong>Indian Space Research Organization<\/strong> (ISRO) broke the record for the most satellites (104 in total) deployed in a single launch.<\/p>\n<h3>Star Wars in Orbit<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274880\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-2-3.png\" alt=\"Untitled-2\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-2-3.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-2-3-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-2-3-500x333.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Mark T. Vande Hei\u200f (@Astro_Sabot on Twitter).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) settle in (with juice bags in hand) to watch <em>Star Wars: The Last Jedi<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>Astronauts Return to Earth<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274884\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274884\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274884\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/36829654396_56150d0af2_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: NASA\/Bill Ingals.\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/36829654396_56150d0af2_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/36829654396_56150d0af2_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/36829654396_56150d0af2_z-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NASA\/Bill Ingalls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Soyuz MS 4 spacecraft descends with astronauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer aboard near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Sept. 3.<\/p>\n<h3>Planet Captures Soyuz Launch<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/afiLd4zPoLQ?enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.satellitetoday.com\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13602404_75=\"true\" id=\"61864730\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-12=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Planet<\/strong> angled a Dove satellite 50 degrees off-nadir to capture this time lapse of a Soyuz launching 48 of its own satellites in July.<\/p>\n<h3>Arianespace Nighttime Launch<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274882\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: Arianespace.\" width=\"560\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1-500x354.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1-800x566.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9-29-2017-va239_2-1-283x200.jpg 283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Arianespace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ariane 5\u2019s gas plumes contrast starkly against the night sky during the launch of Intelsat 37e and BSAT 4a in October.<\/p>\n<h3>SpaceX to Send Tesla to Deep Space<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274904\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274904\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/27449863849_694f0b169b_z.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: SpaceX.\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/27449863849_694f0b169b_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/27449863849_694f0b169b_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/27449863849_694f0b169b_z-500x334.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: SpaceX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>This photo shows SpaceX Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Elon Musk\u2019s personal Tesla before integration on Falcon Heavy. SpaceX will launch the car into deep space for Heavy\u2019s first demo flight in January.<\/p>\n<h3>Stratollite\u2019s Maiden Voyage<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274890\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274890\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: World View. \" width=\"560\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978-500x286.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978-800x458.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/mecklerphoto-4978-349x200.jpg 349w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: World View.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>World View<\/strong> technicians inflate the company\u2019s&nbsp; massive High Altitude Pseudo Satellite (HAPS), Stratollite, ahead of its inaugural launch from Spaceport Tuscon in October.<\/p>\n<h3>Delta 2 Drips in Gold<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274892\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274892\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274892\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dii_jpss1_3r31118201731503am63.jpg\" alt=\"Photo: ULA.\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dii_jpss1_3r31118201731503am63.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dii_jpss1_3r31118201731503am63-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dii_jpss1_3r31118201731503am63-500x333.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: ULA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Warm sunbeams illuminate <strong>United Launch Alliance\u2019s<\/strong> (ULA) Delta 2 rocket as it stands poised to launch JPSS 1 for NASA and <strong>NOAA<\/strong> in November.<\/p>\n<h3>Vector Flies First Prototype<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_264673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264673\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-264673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1.png\" alt=\" Photo: Vector Space Systems. \" width=\"560\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1-900x676.png 900w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/untitled-1-267x200.png 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-264673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Vector Space Systems.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>In August, <strong>Vector Space Systems<\/strong> highlighted the minimal ground infrastructure needed for its Vector R rocket by conducting a test flight in the middle of an empty road at Georgia\u2019s Spaceport Camden.<\/p>\n<h3>Honorable Mention: Floating in the Abyss<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_274878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-274878\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-274878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3.png\" alt=\"Photo: NASA.\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3.png 800w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/www.satellitetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/untitled-3-200x200.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-274878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: NASA.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Former NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II passed away on Dec. 21 at the age of 80. In memory of his passing and his contributions to the space program, NASA republished this iconic 1984 photo of McCandless free-floating 320 feet away from the ISS\u2019 Orbiter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each year, the global space industry raises the bar on what mankind is able to accomplish beyond the confines of the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. Amid the uprise of fully reusable rockets and record-breaking smallsat launches, we\u2019ve curated a gallery of our favorite moments in spaceflight in 2017. 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