Amid numerous questions about whether SpaceX can have the Human Landing System (HLS) variant of Starship ready in time for Artemis 3, the company released a significant amount of information on its progress with HLS and Starship in relation to the Artemis Program.
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Impulse Space, the innovative startup founded by SpaceX veteran Tom Mueller, has unveiled plans for…
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Former NASA Boss Bridenstine: US “Highly Unlikely” to Land on Moon Before China
In a pointed testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, former…
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While Earth and Mars are known for their intense surface quakes, other terrestrial bodies in…
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NASA’s CLPS program accelerates as two landers head for the Moon
As NASA focuses on returning humans to the Moon with Artemis, commercial providers are gearing…
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SpaceX launched not one but two lunar landers to the Moon on the same mission,…
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Space science in 2024: Moon missions, Martian milestones, astrophysics discoveries, and more
2024 was another busy year for space science, with many new missions, successes, and discoveries…
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Using supercomputer simulations, a team of NASA scientists recently modeled the destruction of an asteroid…
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Astronomers have found evidence for a volcanic moon orbiting an exoplanet 635 light-years from Earth.…
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Astronomers have found more than 350 possible moons around asteroids by analyzing data from the…
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China’s Chang’e 6 landed on and sampled the far side of the Moon while the…
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China launches to the far side of the Moon with sample return
by Adrian BeilIn cooperation with France, China launched the Chang’e 6 mission. The launch happened at Friday,…
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Launch Roundup: China returns to the moon, SpaceX keeps up high launch cadence
by John SharpThis week, China returns to the Moon with the Chang’e-6 mission, making the first-ever attempt…
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China Roundup: Chinese Moon plans, commercial company updates, and Wenchang commercial pad
by Adrian BeilChina provided several updates to its lunar exploration plans, while private companies like LandSpace and…
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Japan’s SLIM lands on the Moon upside down, overcomes power issues
by John SharpJapan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander appears to have achieved a soft…
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Recent research conducted by NASA and its partners using supercomputer simulations is shedding light on…
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Luna 25: the first Russian spacecraft in 47 years heading to the moon
by P. KatinOn August 10, 2023, at 23:10 UTC, the Russian Luna 25 spacecraft launched to the…
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Launch Roundup: Russia returns to the Moon with Luna 25 mission, Virgin Galactic completes first fully private space tourism flight
It’s a busy week in spaceflight, especially for Russia. The week of Aug. 7 following…
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While a lot of the focus when it comes to space travel beyond Earth orbit…
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China outlines ambitious plans for Moon landing; ZhuQue-2 prepares to launch again
by Adrian BeilOver the last few weeks, China has remained busy with both launching rockets and announcing…