What’s Up? The Cosmic Space Missions Expected in 2022

What’s Up? The Cosmic Space Missions Expected in 2022
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center 2021 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Nov. 10, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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“2021 turned out to be a big newsy year in space, no doubt about it, but 2022 is going to continue that momentum and maybe even amp it up a little bit,” says AP’s Cape Cansveral correspondent Marcia Dunn.

“There’s lots going on with more people on the verge of launching into space, both for NASA and regular people on tourist flights out of here, and elsewhere. And the asteroids, Mars, a mission to Jupiter, potentially. There’s a lot to look forward to in 2022.”