ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build lunar lander
Thales Alenia Space has won an 862 million euro ($897 million) order from the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver a lunar lander for moon exploration launches to begin in the 2030s, the firm said ...
Boeing Starliner astronauts on extended stay at space station to conduct a spacewalk
Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to swab the ...
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China’s Bold Plan to Bring Mars Rocks to Earth!
China just dropped a major update on its Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission! 🚀 Set to launch in 2028 and return the first Martian rock by 2031, this mission aims to uncover signs of ancient life ...
Trump administration's funding freeze attempt could have stalled $1.2 billion in NASA spending
A memo issued by the Trump administration has frozen $1.2 billion in funding for NASA programs ranging from science to space ...
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NASA, Partners to Welcome Fourth Axiom Space Mission to Space Station
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and its international partners have approved the crew for Axiom Space's fourth ...
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NASA, Partners to Host Fourth Axiom Mission to ISS
The Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, crew will launch aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station from NASA ...
Will the US get to Mars quicker if it drops or delays plans to visit the moon?
The Artemis program has been NASA's best chance to get "boots on the moon" again. But with the new US administration taking ...
Chinese astronauts make rocket fuel and oxygen in space using 1st-of-its kind 'artificial photosynthesis'
Astronauts on board China's "heavenly palace" space station have demonstrated a new way of making rocket fuel products and ...
Elon Musk says SpaceX will rescue two ‘stranded’ astronauts. Here’s why that is confusing
While Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s situation is unusual, their return trip will be pretty routine, as they were already ...