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Rocket Lab launch fails during rocket’s second stage burn, causing a loss of vehicle and payloads
Rocket Lab’s ‘Pic or it didn’t happen’ launch on Saturday ended in failure, with a total loss of the Electron…
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The UK government to acquire satellite company OneWeb in deal funded in part by India’s Bharti Global
Distressed satellite constellation operator OneWeb, which had entered bankruptcy protection proceedings at the end of March, has completed a sale…
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NASA and SpaceX confirm SpaceX’s first ever astronaut launch is a ‘go’
NASA and SpaceX are closer than ever to a moment both have been preparing for since the beginning of the…
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China set to launch Mars probe and rover mission in July
China’s space program will launch a Mars mission in July, according to its current plans. This will include deploying an…
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CMU’s tiny robot rover passes NASA design review ahead of 2021 trip to the Moon
Carnegie Mellon University is one step closer to operating its robotic rover on the surface of the Moon: The school’s…
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China launches next-gen crew capsule for demo flight via new Long March 5B rocket
China has launched a demonstration mission of its next-generation crew spacecraft, using the Long March 5B rocket. This is the…
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Tom Cruise reportedly talking to SpaceX about shooting a movie in space
Perennial action star Tom Cruise, who has a penchant for striving for ever bigger and more blustery stunts and set…
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SpaceX and NASA break down what their historic first astronaut mission will look like
NASA and SpaceX’s most defining moment of our current space era is coming up at the end of this month,…
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Here’s what NASA’s Mars helicopter will look like when it makes history with the first extraterrestrial powered flight
NASA is getting ready to send its next Mars rover to the red planet later this year, and that mission…
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