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Hayabusa 2 scheduled to return to Earth with asteroid samples on December 6
Read more →: Hayabusa 2 scheduled to return to Earth with asteroid samples on December 6On December 3, 2014, Hayabusa 2 launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, Japan, on a six-year-long journey.…
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China’s Chang’e 5 successfully lands on the Moon and collects lunar samples [Video]
Read more →: China’s Chang’e 5 successfully lands on the Moon and collects lunar samples [Video]On December 1, China’s Chang’e 5 spacecraft successfully made a landing on the Moon, where it was able…
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China’s Chang’e 5 sample return craft takes off from the moon
Read more →: China’s Chang’e 5 sample return craft takes off from the moonThe Chang’e 5 ascender spacecraft lifts off from the moon in this view from an upward-facing camera on…
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China’s Chang’e-5 completes sampling on moon
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-5 completes sampling on moonChina’s Chang’e-5 probe has completed sampling on the moon, and the samples have been sealed inside the spacecraft,…
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China’s Chang’e-5 lands on moon to retrieve samples
Read more →: China’s Chang’e-5 lands on moon to retrieve samplesChina’s Chang’e-5 spacecraft successfully landed on the near side of the moon late Tuesday and sent back images,…
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China to build new production base for solid rockets
Read more →: China to build new production base for solid rocketsChinese rocket manufacturer, China Rocket Co., Ltd., and the municipal government of Haiyang in east China’s Shandong Province…
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Air Force to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin by End of Year
Read more →: Air Force to End Launch Services Agreements with Northrop Grumman, Blue Origin by End of YearThe U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force plan to end Launch Services Agreement (LSA) funding for Northrop Grumman…
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Chinese probe completes sample collection work on lunar surface
Read more →: Chinese probe completes sample collection work on lunar surfaceThis image from a panorama taken by the Chang’e 5 sample return lander shows one of the spacecraft’s…
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CRS-21: These experiments are headed to the ISS with SpaceX’s new Dragon 2 capsule
Read more →: CRS-21: These experiments are headed to the ISS with SpaceX’s new Dragon 2 capsuleThe second round of Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) missions is set to begin with CRS-21. This will be…
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Space Scientists Naia Butler-Craig and Hannah Kerner Make Forbes’ Under 30 List
Read more →: Space Scientists Naia Butler-Craig and Hannah Kerner Make Forbes’ Under 30 ListTwo space scientists — Naia Butler-Craig and Hannah Kerner — have made Forbes 30 Under 30 2021 list for…
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ClearSpace to launch world’s first space debris removal mission in 2025
Read more →: ClearSpace to launch world’s first space debris removal mission in 2025The European Space Agency (ESA) has just signed a $103 million contract with start-up ClearSpace to remove a…