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UK Space Agency Awards £1.8 Million to British Organizations to Boost Tech Innovations
Read more →: UK Space Agency Awards £1.8 Million to British Organizations to Boost Tech InnovationsNew funding from the UK Space Agency is backing technologies to help satellites measure our changing shorelines, estimate…
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China Lunar Exploration: Chang’e-6 to go through a number of stages
Read more →: China Lunar Exploration: Chang’e-6 to go through a number of stagesIt was a successful start to another first for mankind. China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasted off Friday from…
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Launch Roundup: Starliner delayed further; 21st flight for Falcon 9 booster; New Shepard returns to crewed missions
Read more →: Launch Roundup: Starliner delayed further; 21st flight for Falcon 9 booster; New Shepard returns to crewed missionsSpaceX reached another milestone when booster B1062 became the first in its fleet to fly for the 21st…
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China’s Lunar Mission: Country’s most powerful rocket successfully launches Chang’e-6 probe to moon for 53-day mission
Read more →: China’s Lunar Mission: Country’s most powerful rocket successfully launches Chang’e-6 probe to moon for 53-day missionIt was a successful start to another first for mankind. China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe blasted off Friday from…
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China’s Lunar Mission: Long March-5 carrier rocket is used for country’s most crucial missions
Read more →: China’s Lunar Mission: Long March-5 carrier rocket is used for country’s most crucial missionsThe first crucial step of the Chang’e-6’s historic journey to retrieve samples from the far side of the…
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China develops first 100 kg vehicle-mounted liquid hydrogen system
Read more →: China develops first 100 kg vehicle-mounted liquid hydrogen systemChina has successfully developed its first 100-kilogram class vehicle-mounted liquid hydrogen system, marking a new breakthrough in the…
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The Aurora wasn’t even the coolest part
Read more →: The Aurora wasn’t even the coolest partColorful aurora dazzles the sky above Squamscott River in Newmarket, New Hampshire. Image: Austin DeSisto Not long after,…
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SpaceX reaches nearly 6,000 Starlink satellites on orbit following Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
Read more →: SpaceX reaches nearly 6,000 Starlink satellites on orbit following Falcon 9 launch from Cape CanaveralA Falcon 9 rocket streaks across the night sky over Florida as it lifts off on the Starlink…
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In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash in
Read more →: In the race for space metals, companies hope to cash inIn April 2023, a satellite the size of a microwave launched to space. Its goal: to get ready…
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NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocket
Read more →: NASA wants a cheaper Mars Sample Return—Boeing proposes most expensive rocketNASA is looking for ways to get rock samples back from Mars for less than the $11 billion…
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NOAA says “extreme” solar storm will persist through the weekend
Read more →: NOAA says “extreme” solar storm will persist through the weekendAfter a night of stunning auroras across much of the United States and Europe on Friday, a severe…
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Rocket Report: German launch from Australia; Neutron delayed until 2025
Read more →: Rocket Report: German launch from Australia; Neutron delayed until 2025Welcome to Edition 6.43 of the Rocket Report! This week saw the debut of two new rockets, a…