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A Chinese startup just successfully landed and recovered a reusable rocket, joining SpaceX and Blue Origin in an elite club. The achievement shows how rapidly China is catching up in the commercial space race.
A Hyderabad space startup just became the first company to receive funding from India's new billion-dollar space venture fund. The Rs 60 crore investment marks a major milestone for India's growing private space sector.
Congress just voted to keep the International Space Station flying until 2032, buying time for American companies to launch commercial space stations before China dominates orbit. The move ensures astronauts never have to leave low Earth orbit.
China just opened a state-backed research institute focused on artificial intelligence computing in space, signaling that the global tech race is literally moving beyond Earth. The move comes as both superpowers look to space as the solution to energy limits facing ground-based AI data centers.
A new company is joining the race to make space accessible. NASA just selected Vast for its sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, launching summer 2027.
The Space Foundation's CEO shares how nations are working together to expand humanity's reach beyond Earth. New programs are building the workforce that will power the next generation of space exploration.
Two private space companies just completed one of the most complex satellite missions in modern history, proving that the future of space reconnaissance belongs to commercial innovators. Their success opens the door to faster, smarter ways to keep America safe in orbit.
China is expanding international partnerships in space exploration, including lunar missions, asteroid defense, and cleaning up space debris. The initiative aims to create shared benefits for all nations through collaborative space technology.
Varda Space Industries just nailed its sixth reentry mission, bringing hypersonic test data back to Earth while racing toward a moonshot goal: the first drug made in space injecting a patient by 2030. The California company is proving that space manufacturing isn't science fiction anymore.
A butterfly emerged from its chrysalis aboard China's Tiangong space station and quickly learned to fly in zero gravity, opening new possibilities for space farming. The experiment used minimal life support, proving insects can thrive in harsh space conditions.
China is preparing to launch a powerful new space telescope in 2027 that will survey the cosmos with 300 times the field of view of the Hubble Space Telescope. The groundbreaking observatory can even dock with China's space station for astronaut repairs and upgrades.
Two Russian tortoises became the first animals to loop around the moon and return to Earth alive in 1968. Their brave journey helped pave the way for the first human moonwalks just months later. #
A free-flying robot named JOY will launch to the International Space Station in 2027 to handle routine tasks so astronauts can focus on important research. The startup behind it just locked in NASA-proven batteries to power their helpful flying assistant.
China is launching three astronauts to its Tiangong space station this Sunday, where one crew member will stay for a full year to prepare for humanity's next giant leap to the Moon. The mission marks a historic first for Hong Kong and a major milestone in the global space race.
Two space companies are joining forces to build expandable homes on the moon, racing to meet a White House goal of a permanent lunar base by 2030. Their innovative inflatable technology could give astronauts comfortable living spaces millions of miles from Earth.
The International Space Station just got a friendly push from a cargo spacecraft named after a swan constellation. It's a routine move that shows how far humans have come in making space travel a sustainable reality.
A California company founded by SpaceX's first employee just raised half a billion dollars to make moving around in space as easy as delivery trucks on Earth. The technology could slash costs and supercharge everything from satellite repairs to Mars missions.
Industry experts are seeing fresh reasons to feel hopeful about the future of the space economy. New investors are playing bigger roles in government projects, signaling stronger confidence in commercial space ventures.
Japan's HTV-X1 spacecraft just left the International Space Station after four months, but instead of heading straight home, it's starting a three-month mission as an orbiting science lab. This marks a fresh chapter for Japan's next-generation cargo program.
The Apollo astronauts who ventured beyond Earth orbit are now down to just five living members, but their legacy is inspiring a new era of lunar exploration. NASA and China are racing to return humans to the Moon this decade.
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