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SpaceX Scrubs Falcon Heavy Spaceplane Launch At Last Minute
SpaceX cancels launch of Boeing unmanned spaceplane atop Falcon Heavy rocket minutes before liftoff, reschedules Starlink launch for Tuesday
Japan Space Agency Hacked, But No Rocket Data Accessed
Admission of 'unauthorised access' of a network server at Japan's space agency (JAXA), but sensitive data not compromised
Space Start-Up Investment Sees Third-Quarter Growth
Investment in space start-ups sees growth in third quarter for first time in more than a year as investors look for safe bets
US Government Issues First-Ever Space Debris Penalty
US FCC slaps Dish Network with first-ever space debris fine, after 20 year-old satellite fails to reach agreed 'disposal orbit'
Russia’s First Moon Mission In Decades Ends In Failure
Russia's first Moon mission since 1976 ends in failure as spacecraft spins out of control and crashes into lunar surface
Russia To Launch First Moon Mission Since 1976
Russia set to launch first lunar lander mission since 1976 this week as it targets south pole water exploration
Virgin Galactic To Transport First Mother, Daughter Into Space
Mother and daughter from Caribbean set to travel into space aboard second Virgin Galactic commercial flight
Still No Death Star In Sight
Paul Kostek, IEEE senior member and advisory system engineer at Air Direct Solutions, argues humanity still has a way to go to match Star Wars
Amazon Builds $120m Florida Facility For Internet Satellites
Amazon says building massive processing facility in Florida for Project Kuiper broadband satellites as it races to catch up to SpaceX
Toyota Looks To Lunar Water To Power Manned Moon Vehicle
Toyota building Lunar Cruiser manned moon vehicle with regenerative fuel cell that produces electricity from sunlight and lunar water
India Launches Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Landing Mission
India's ISRO launches Chandrayaan-3 mission to put lander and rover on Moon's south pole, following failed 2019 attempt
China ‘To Put Humans On Moon’ By 2030
China confirms objective to put humans on Moon by 2030 as it presents increasingly direct competition to US space programme
Mystery China Space Vehicle Returns To Earth
Experimental Chinese reusable space vehicle returns to Earth after 276-day mission for vehicle thought similar to US Space Force's X-37B
Japan’s ispace Admits Moon Lander Likely Crashed
First-ever lunar landing by a private company ends, after Japanese start-up ispace admits moon lander likely crashed
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