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Japan Start-Up iSpace Prepares First Commercial Moon Landing
Japanese start-up ispace prepares to attempt first-ever commercial lunar landing on Tuesday with M1 mission
China To Explore 3D Printing For Moon Base
Upcoming China lunar probe to investigate use of 3D printing to build manned habitations on lunar surface from moon soil 'bricks'
SpaceX Postpones Starship Launch, Citing Technical Glitch
SpaceX cancels test-launch of massive Starship vehicle after identifying malfunctioning pressurant valve, may retry this week
SpaceX Prepares To Launch Most Powerful Rocket Ever Made
SpaceX prepares to test-launch Starship rocket with Super Heavy booster, delivering nearly twice the power of NASA's SLS
Virgin Orbit Files For Bankruptcy In US
Sir Richard Branson satellite launch firm Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in US after failing to secure funding, 18 months after Nasdaq debut
SpaceX May Attempt Starship Launch In March
Elon Musk says first SpaceX Starship orbital launch may take place in March as company seeks critical test of long-range space vehicle
First-Ever UK Satellite Launch Ends In Failure
First-ever satellite launch from UK soil ends in failure after 'anomaly' affects Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket
Artemis I Mission Arrives At Moon
NASA's Artemis I mission successfully delivers unmanned Orion capsule into proximity with Moon in landmark technology test
Data Centre In Space Feasibility Study To Be Led By Thales
Talk about cloud computing! European Commission chooses Thales Alenia Space to lead feasibility study for data centres in orbit
Crewed Boeing Starliner Spaceflight Set For April 2023 Launch
Two month delay to launch of first crewed mission aboard Boeing's Starliner, which seeks to compete with Elon Musk's SpaceX
ESA In Talks With SpaceX Over Launches To Replace Soyuz
European Space Agency confirms it is in talks with SpaceX over using Falcon 9 as temporary backup after sanctions block Russia's Soyuz
Debris From SpaceX Dragon Capsule Lands On Australian Farm
Chunks of space debris found on Australia mountain top farmland identified as remains of a four ton SpaceX Dragon capsule
Boeing Starliner Launches Successfully, On Route To International Space Station
Boeing's crewless space taxi, CST-100 Starliner, one step closer to NASA certification, as it enters orbit carrying supplies for International Space Station
SpaceX Rocket Carries First-Ever Private Crew Into Orbit
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carries first-ever crew of four private citizens to International Space Station as US seeks to commercialise spaceflight
Launch Of OneWeb Satellites Halted By Russian Demands
Russian space agency will not launch three dozen OneWeb internet satellites as planned on Friday, unless the UK government removes its investment
FAA Grounds Virgin Galactic Pending Flight Deviation Report
US Federal Aviation Administration grounds Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo amidst probe into shallower-than-expected flight path of July rocket trip into space
Blue Origin Successfully Completes First Test Flight, After Jeff Bezos Mission
Blue Origin test flight successfully reuses the New Shepard rocket that carried Jeff Bezos and others to space last month
SpaceX Assembles Biggest Rocket Ever Constructed
SpaceX Super Heavy booster and Starship vehicle combine to make tallest rocket ever constructed, as company plans manned voyages to Moon and Mars
Virgin Galactic Prices Spaceflight Tickets at $450,000 Per Seat
Does that include an inflight meal? Single seat on Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic spacefight priced at an eyewatering $450,000
Sir Richard Branson Wins Battle Of Billionaire Space Race
Sir Richard beats Bezos into outer space. But Blue Origin mocks Virgin Galactic and points out that Sir Richard didn't cross Kármán line
Virgin Galactic Receives US Approval For Space Travel
Richard Branson's spaceship venture Virgin Galactic approved by US FAA to fly people to space after successful test flight
China’s Zhurong Rover Takes Selfie On Martian Surface
China's Mars rover, Zhurong, takes self-portrait as it explores Utopia Planitia region of Red Planet at same time as NASA's Perseverance
Jeff Bezos And Brother Book Seat On Blue Origin Debut Space Flight
World's richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his brother Mark, are to fly up to outer space on Blue Origin's first human flight from the planet
SpaceX Launches Third Crewed Flight Into Orbit
SpaceX's third-ever crewed flight reuses both Crew Dragon capsule 'Endeavour' and Falcon 9 booster, in a first for company
NASA Helicopter Makes History With First Flight On Other Planet
Historic first flight of small helicopter on an offworld planet, after NASA successfully launches small helicopter on Mars
US Congress Probes ‘Risky’ SpaceX Launch
US Congress says it is investigating regulators' handling of SpaceX flight that violated safety rules and other launches that 'raise serious questions'
NASA Successfully Tests Moon Rocket
NASA successfully tests Space Launch System, a rocket intended to send humans back to the the lunar surface and eventually to Mars
NASA Confirms Water On Sunlit Surface Of Moon
Space agency NASA confirms water found on sunlight sections of the moon, expanding the location options for a permanent lunar base
SpaceX Prepares For First Manned Mission
SpaceX Crew Dragon set to deliver two NASA astronauts to International Space Station this week, after 10 years of preparation