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A private US lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A smooth touchdown would put the US back in business on the moon for…
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Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month. The country’s space agency, Roscosmos, said the spacecraft ran into unspecified trouble while trying to enter a…
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A spacecraft that was carrying the UAE's Rashid rover crashed on the lunar surface because of an altitude miscalculation that caused it to run out of fuel. The Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander, built by ispace, attempted a soft landing on the…
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An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China’s state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country’s reusable space technologies. The unscrewed spacecraft…
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An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China’s state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country’s reusable space technologies. The uncrewed spacecraft…
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A spacecraft around Mars has sent back the most detailed photos yet of the red planet’s little moon. The UAE’s Amal spacecraft flew within 100 km of Deimos last month and the close-up shots were released on Monday. Amal — Arabic for…
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Space X Crew 6 encountered a software problem minutes before docking with the International Space Station (ISS) NASA reported on Friday. https://twitter.com/MBRSpaceCentre/status/1631527635359547392?s=20 SpaceX Crew 6 mission docked…
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South Korea set off for the moon on Thursday (Aug 4). But it doesn't want to stop there. "We are also considering using the moon as an outpost for space exploration," Kwon Hyun Joon, director-general of space and nuclear energy at South…
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A NASA spacecraft has officially “touched” the sun, plunging through the unexplored solar atmosphere known as the corona. Scientists announced the news Tuesday during a meeting of the American Geophysical Union. The Parker Solar Probe…
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American startup Hermos has unveiled its prototype "Quarterhorse" vehicle, which will travel more than 5 times the speed of sound. The company, "Hermes", the manufacturer of the new aircraft, was able to conclude a contract with the US…
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