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Boeing, ULA roll Starliner spacecraft out to pad 41 ahead of Crew Flight Test launch in May

Update 10:41 a.m. EDT: Added additional timing information regarding work at the VIF and a statement from Boeing regarding the Starliner-1 crew makeup. Boeing’s CST-100...

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The Recent US Moon Landing: A Recap of the Challenges Faced After 50 Years

The Recent US Moon Landing: A Recap of the Challenges Faced After 50 Years Fifty years after the historic Apollo 11 mission, which saw Neil...

Rocket Lab Electron rocket lifts off with space debris removal mission

A small satellite that will inspect a discarded rocket body in orbit lifted off Sunday/Monday on a mission to develop techniques for removing space...

H3 reaches orbit on second launch

WASHINGTON — Japan’s H3 rocket successfully reached orbit on its second launch Feb. 16, nearly a year after its inaugural launch failed. The H3 rocket...

Despite engine malfunction, powered-down Japanese moon lander achieves major goals

One of two engines powering a Japanese moon lander during its descent to the surface Jan. 19 suffered a malfunction of some sort just...

Eyes in the sky: The increasing importance of very low Earth orbit (VLEO) for national security

The war in Ukraine spotlighted the power of satellite imagery in new ways, and has already changed the way the military uses orbital reconnaissance...

This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through January 20)

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Goal Is Creating Artificial General IntelligenceAlex Heath | The Verge“Fueling the generative AI craze is a belief that the tech industry...

Japanese moon lander touches down, but crippled by mission-ending power glitch

A robotic Japanese moon lander touched down on the lunar surface Friday, but it immediately suffered a power glitch of some sort that prevented...

Japan makes history with tense, successful moon landing

HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM “Moon Sniper” spacecraft made a successful lunar landing Friday, making the country just the fifth to robotically land on the...

Japan’s SLIM successfully enters lunar orbit, gears up for precision moon landing

HELSINKI — Japan’s SLIM robotic spacecraft entered lunar orbit Dec. 25, setting up a moon landing attempt scheduled for Jan. 19. SLIM completed a roughly...

ULA’s first mission with its Vulcan rocket may slide to January launch window

The debut of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket may slip from late December into early January, according to the company’s president and CEO, Tory...

Three robotic missions target Moon landings over one week in January

In a blend of interesting circumstances and happenstance, two private companies and Japan’s space agency are all poised to land on the Moon in...

Scientists excited by first look at OSIRIS-REx asteroid samples

WASHINGTON — Scientists said they are thrilled with an initial assessment of asteroid samples returned by a NASA spacecraft last month even though they...

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