China has stayed busy over the last week, launching a new set of Tianhui-6 satellites into space while detailing plans for their first lunar missions in 2030. Furthermore, a new change could impact the Chang Zheng 5B rocket and reduce the chances of an uncontrolled reentry. Finally, an EVA was conducted on the Tiangong Space Station, with China altering communication strategies during the EVA.
Moon
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CommercialInternationalSpaceXUncrewed
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 carrying private Japanese moon lander
SpaceX has used its Falcon 9 rocket to send a privately funded mission toward the…
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter discovers thermally stable areas in surface pits suitable for future lunar bases
Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), a group of NASA-funded researchers has discovered…
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SpaceX launches Danuri, South Korea’s first mission to the Moon
by Lee KanayamaSpaceX has launched South Korea’s first mission to the Moon on Thursday. A flight-proven Falcon…
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Rocket Lab has launched the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment)…
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With Wet Dress Rehearsal successfully behind them, NASA will now roll the SLS rocket back…
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MDA sees Canadarm3 commercial spinoff success in robotic partnership with Lockheed Martin, General Motors
With over 21 years of service onboard the International Space Station, Canadarm2, along with Dextre…
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The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) is preparing to launch its Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter…
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Astrobotic, a Pittsburg-based lunar lander company, has fully assembled the test model for its largest…
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Humanity’s next steps in space exploration are focused on exploring like we never have before:…
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The Artemis I Orion spacecraft is currently undergoing final checkouts before the critical milestone of…
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After NASA taps SpaceX’s Starship for first Artemis landings, agency looks to on-ramp future vehicles
Following a year of testing and development, NASA recently selected SpaceX’s Starship-based Human Landing System…
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NASA completes Exploration Upper Stage CDR, focuses new office on SLS Block 1B development
by Philip SlossNASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) Program and prime contractor Boeing have a new framework in…
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To date, only Americans have travelled to the Moon. On Artemis 2, that will change…
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Eight days after launching from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in southern China, the nation’s…
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From finding organic molecules in distant stars to discovering water on the sunlit surface of…
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Blue Origin tests NASA landing system hardware on latest New Shepard flight
by Tyler GrayAfter a ten-month lull in flights following the previous test of Blue Origin’s suborbital New…
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Rust on the Moon. How is that possible without oxygen and liquid water?
Humanity’s fleet of robotic explorers peppered throughout the solar system continue to reveal new and…
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With the first two major elements of NASA’s Lunar Gateway under contract and development, Northrop…
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Maxar making progress with Power and Propulsion Element for Gateway
Last year, NASA awarded Maxar Technologies the contract for the Power and Propulsion Element, the…