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The twin probes just launched toward Mars have an Easter egg on board
The first multi-spacecraft science mission to launch to Mars is now on its way, and catching a ride on the twin probes are the first kiwis to fly to the red planet. NASA’s ESCAPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission lifted off on a 22-month trip to Mars on Thursday aboard a New…
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Chinese Astronauts Land Safely After Debris Damage Forces Unplanned Return Shift
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after their trip home was delayed when space debris struck their spacecraft last week, China’s state broadcaster CCTV reported. The China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) disclosed the extent of the damage for the first time, saying that “tiny cracks” were discovered in a small window of the…
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Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!
Welcome to Edition 8.19 of the Rocket Report! Thursday was a monumental day in launch history with Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket not just taking off successfully, but with the first stage masterfully returning to the surface of the ocean, hovering near the Jacklyn drone ship, and then making a landing in the center of…
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Rocket Report: Blue Origin’s stunning success; vive le Baguette One!
Welcome to Edition 8.19 of the Rocket Report! Thursday was a monumental day in launch history with Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket not just taking off successfully, but with the first stage masterfully returning to the surface of the ocean, hovering near the Jacklyn drone ship, and then making a landing in the center of…
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SBQuantum Wins ESA Contract to Develop Enhanced Quantum Magnetometer for Earth Observation
SBQuantum has secured a new contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a next-generation prototype of its quantum diamond magnetometer for Earth observation missions, the Canadian company said. The agreement, valued at nearly $1 million, is funded through ESA’s FutureEO programme and follows an earlier contract in which SBQuantum produced a custom magnetometer…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket came back home after taking aim at Mars
The rocket company founded a quarter-century ago by billionaire Jeff Bezos made history Thursday with the pinpoint landing of an 18-story-tall rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The on-target touchdown came nine minutes after the New Glenn rocket, built and operated by Bezos’ company Blue Origin, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space…
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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket came back home after taking aim at Mars
The rocket company founded a quarter-century ago by billionaire Jeff Bezos made history Thursday with the pinpoint landing of an 18-story-tall rocket on a floating platform in the Atlantic Ocean. The on-target touchdown came nine minutes after the New Glenn rocket, built and operated by Bezos’ company Blue Origin, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space…
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Virgin Galactic Maintains 2026 Spaceflight Timeline as Financial Pressures Persist
Virgin Galactic Holdings said it remains on track to bring its next-generation SpaceShip program into operation in 2026, with flight tests planned for the third quarter and a first commercial flight expected in the fourth quarter of that year. Chief Executive Michael Colglazier said the schedule is “stable,” noting that supply-chain constraints have been resolved…
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FCC Space Chief Talks EPFD Limits and Economic Inefficiencies at LEO Event
The head of the FCC’s Space Bureau said this week his framework for his space agenda is focused on removing inefficiencies from the system to keep the U.S. from slowing innovation and ceding ground to China in the second space race. “The CCP [Chinese Communist Party] is aggressively pursuing space dominance. They want to beat…