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Launch of Russian Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft cancelled at last minute
The launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, which was meant to carry Russian and Belarusian cosmonauts and an American astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), was cancell...
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China launches signal relay satellite for mission to moon's hidden side
China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a n...
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Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos
When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object's trajectory, i...
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SpaceX says it plans to sell satellite laser links commercially
SpaceX has started selling satellite lasers, which are used for speedy in-space communications, to other satellite firms, company President Gwynne Shotwell said at a conference on ...
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Exclusive: Musk's SpaceX is building spy satellite network for US intelligence agency, sources say
The $1.8 billion contract with the National Reconnaissance Office shows the extent of SpaceX's involvement in US intelligence and military projects and illustrates a deeper Pentago...
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FAA to oversee SpaceX-led investigation into Starship mishap
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it will oversee a SpaceX-led investigation into a mishap involving both the booster and the Starship vehicle.
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China launch of DRO-A/B satellite on Wednesday not successful - state media
China's launch of a DRO-A/B satellite from Xichang satellite launch centre on Wednesday was not successful, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
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SpaceX hoping to launch Starship farther in third test flight
SpaceX's Starship, a futuristic vehicle designed to eventually carry astronauts to the moon and beyond, was poised for a third uncrewed test launch on Thursday that Elon Musk's com...
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SpaceX's third Starship test flight gets FAA green light
The FAA on Wednesday granted SpaceX a license to test-launch the company's Starship rocket system from Texas, according to the agency's website, paving the way for another early de...
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Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes on inaugural flight
Kairos, a small, solid-fuelled rocket made by Japan's Space One, exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on Wednesday as the firm tried to become the first Japanese company to ...
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Pentagon UFO report says most sightings 'ordinary objects' and phenomena
A Pentagon report on unidentified flying objects said U.S. government investigations since the end of World War Two have found no evidence of extraterrestrial technology and had co...
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Russia says it is considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon with China
Russia and China are considering putting a nuclear power plant on the moon from 2033-35, Yuri Borisov, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday, something he sai...
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Italy to host main control centre for EU satellite constellation
A space centre in the heart of Italy is set to host the main control site for the low-orbit IRIS² (pronounced 'Iris squared') EU satellite constellation, Italy's industry minister ...
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SpaceX launches eighth long-duration crew for International Space Station orbit
A SpaceX rocket safely lifted off from Florida on Sunday night carrying a crew of three U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on their way to the International Space Station (ISS...
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NASA to discontinue $2 billion satellite servicing project on higher costs, schedule delays
NASA said on Friday it is shutting down a more than $2 billion project to test satellite servicing like fueling in space, citing higher costs and schedule delays.
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In risky moon business, Intuitive Machines sets sights on second moonshot
Intuitive Machines and its space-cargo customers expect the company to emerge stronger from its problem-plagued moon landing this week, with improvements set for the company's seco...
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US moon lander Odysseus 'still kicking' a week after sideways landing
Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, was "still kicking" on Thursday but nearing shutdown, as scientists watched out for the final signals fro...
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China aims to put first Chinese on the moon before 2030
China said it aims to put the first Chinese on the moon before 2030, state television CCTV said on Thursday.
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