China on Thursday launched a space probe on the country’s first mission to retrieve samples from an asteroid and bring them home for research, the Xinhua state news agency reported.
Beijing has ploughed billions of dollars into its space…
Category: 2. Space
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Space Force orders two more GPS IIIF satellites for $509.7 million
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force has ordered two additional Global Positioning System satellites from Lockheed Martin. The $509.7 million contract covers GPS III satellites 21 and 22, which are part of the advanced GPS III Follow-on…
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SpaceX to launch another GPS III satellite in record turnaround
WASHINGTON — SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Global Positioning System satellite for the U.S. military on May 30 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, marking another high-profile national security mission that shifted from…
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Frontgrade Technologies and VORAGO Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Space Computing Solutions for Autonomous Applications
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Colorado Springs, CO (May 22, 2025) – Frontgrade Technologies, a leader in high-reliability, mission-critical space electronics, and VORAGO, a pioneer in…
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Cosmic Dawn Screening – NASA
Join NASA for a free screening of Cosmic Dawn, the incredible true story of the James Webb Space Telescope–humanity’s mission to unveil the early universe, against all odds.
Cosmic Dawn is the incredible true story of the James Webb Space…
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China launches Tianwen-2 mission to sample near Earth asteroid
HELSINKI — China launched its second planetary exploration mission Wednesday, sending Tianwen-2 to sample a near Earth asteroid and later survey a main belt comet.
Tianwen-2 lifted off on a Long March 3B rocket at 1:31 p.m. Eastern (1731…
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