WASHINGTON (AFP) – Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin on Monday (Oct 25) announced it wants to launch a space station that will house up to 10…
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China launches second crewed mission to build space station
JIUQUAN, China (REUTERS) – China on Saturday (Oct 16) launched a rocket carrying three astronauts, including one woman, to the core module of a future…
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Winds delay Blue Origin's space launch with actor William Shatner
KENT, WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin said on Sunday (Oct 10) it had pushed this week’s launch target of its New…
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Nasa selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nasa on Monday (Sept 20) announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the Moon’s south pole called the…
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SpaceX capsule with world's first all-civilian orbital crew set for splashdown
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission were due to splash down in the Atlantic off…
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SpaceX gets ready to launch first all-civilian crew to orbit
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS) – Yet another billionaire entrepreneur is set to ride into space this week, strapped inside the capsule of a SpaceX rocketship, as…
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Mars rocks collected by Perseverance boost case for ancient life
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Nasa’s Perseverance Mars rover has now collected two rock samples, with signs that they were in contact with water for a long…
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Nasa's next space telescope to launch in December
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The James Webb Space Telescope, which astronomers hope will herald a new era of discovery, will launch on Dec 18, Nasa said…
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India's space agency suffers setback in satellite mission after technical anomaly
BENGALURU (REUTERS) – India’s space agency suffered a setback while trying to put an earth observation satellite into orbit, due to a technical anomaly minutes…
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First astronauts at China's new space station conduct spacewalk
BEIJING (AFP) – Astronauts at China’s new space station conducted their first spacewalk on Sunday (July 4), state media reported, as Beijing presses on with…
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UFO sighting stigma is gone as US urges pilots to speak up
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – The US government wants to take reports of unidentified flying objects more seriously based on unexplained sightings reported by military pilots over…
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Virgin Galactic cleared by FAA to fly customers into space
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Virgin Galactic received regulatory approval to fly customers into space, moving the budding industry founded by billionaires one step closer to reality.…
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Chinese astronauts enjoy wide-ranging menu choices while in orbit
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – They may be far away from Earth but the three Chinese astronauts now in space still get to enjoy…
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Virgin Galactic test flight reaches space from New Mexico
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NEW MEXICO (BLOOMBERG) – Virgin Galactic Holdings flew a test flight to space for the first time in more than two years,…
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