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A spaceship carrying three astronauts from China’s Shenzhou-18 mission safely docked at Tiangong space station Friday, state-run media reported, the latest step in Beijing’s space program that aims to send astronauts to the Moon by 2030.…
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The US National Space Agency announced on Sunday that it will partner with the UAE Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center, or MBRSC, to build an “air lock” that will be a critical part of future Artemis/Gateway space missions to launch a space…
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China launched a spacecraft on Sunday carrying three astronauts to the Chinese space station, due to be completed by the end of the year, as construction entered a pivotal stage. A Long March-2F rocket transporting the Shenzhou-14, or…
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China is preparing to launch a new three-person mission to complete work on its permanent orbiting space station, the country’s China Manned Space Agency said Saturday. The Shenzhou 14 crew will spend six months on the Tiangong station,…
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NASA and private rocket company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit late on Wednesday, sending a veteran spacewalker, two younger crewmates chosen for future lunar missions and a German materials scientist on their way to the…
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China on Saturday launched a rocket carrying three astronauts — two men and one woman — to the core module of a future space station where they will live and work for six months, the longest orbit for Chinese astronauts. A Long March-2F…
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US astronaut Megan MacArthur has revealed the first appearance of pepper flowers aboard the International Space Station. "Space News (Peppers) Chili: They're blooming! Smile. Expect to see little fruits forming within a week," MacArthur…
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A three-man crew of astronauts will blast off in June for a three-month mission on China’s new space station, according to a space official who was the country’s first astronaut in orbit. The plans for the station’s first crew were…
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The Japanese billionaire, who bought a trip around the moon in 2023 aboard the SpaceX spacecraft, has paid for a separate flight to the International Space Station this coming December. Yusaku Maezawa, 45, an online fashion mogul, made…
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SpaceX launchWith Nasa’s commercial crew program officially under way, SpaceX expects to always have at least one Dragon capsule at the space station. The Dragon — packed with Christmas treats and presents — should reach the space…
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