BERLIN (REUTERS) – Europe is to recruit new astronauts for the first time in 11 years as leading space-faring nations set their sights on missions…
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Musk's SpaceX plans all-civilian space flight with tech CEO
HAWTHORNE, California (BLOOMBERG) – Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies is planning the first all-civilian orbital spaceflight later this year, to be led by a technology…
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Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit reached space for the first time on Sunday (Jan 17) with a successful test of its air-launched…
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Russia successfully test launches heavy lift space rocket after long hiatus
MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Russia on Monday (Dec 14) successfully test launched its heavy lift Angara A5 space rocket after a six-year hiatus in a project…
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Jupiter and Saturn's 'great conjunction': How to observe rare phenomenon on Dec 21
SINGAPORE – On Dec 21, the night of the winter solstice, the two largest planets in the solar system will appear to merge in the…
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China calls launch a success as robotic spacecraft heads to moon
WENCHANG (REUTERS) – China hailed as a success its pre-dawn launch on Tuesday (Nov 24) of a robotic spacecraft to bring back rocks from the…
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SpaceX wins Nasa blessing to ferry astronauts to space station
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – SpaceX won formal Nasa approval to carry astronauts to the International Space Station, reaching a milestone for a commercial space vehicle three…
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Nasa spacecraft grabs sample of rocks from asteroid
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – A Nasa spacecraft touched down on the rugged surface of the Bennu asteroid on Tuesday (Oct 20), grabbing a sample of rocks…
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First giant exoplanet found orbiting extinguished star
LONDON (AFP) – Astronomers have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter closely orbiting the smouldering remains of a dead star, the first time that…
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Reusable Chinese spacecraft lands successfully, potentially lowering mission costs
BEIJING (REUTERS) – An experimental reusable spacecraft launched into orbit two days ago by China has successfully returned to a designated site on Sunday (Sept…
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Scientists detect mysterious 'intermediate mass' black hole
PARIS (AFP) – Scientists announced on Wednesday (Sept 2) the discovery of a black hole – the oldest ever detected – that should not even…
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Space station crew hunts for source of small cabin air leak: Nasa
MOSCOW (REUTERS) – Three crew members on board the International Space Station will spend the weekend in the vessel’s Russian segment while they search for…
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'Like an animal': Nasa astronauts describe noisy, jolting descent
HOUSTON (AFP) – SpaceX’s crewed capsule isn’t called Dragon for nothing. The two Nasa astronauts brought back to Earth on Sunday (Aug 2) said they…
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Two US astronauts to come home on SpaceX ship on Aug 2
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The two US astronauts who reached the International Space Station (ISS) on board the first crewed US spacecraft in nearly a decade…
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