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Author: Andrew Jones

Posted on May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Europe’s space agency weighs fallout from proposed NASA budget cuts that could threaten joint missions

The European Space Agency is assessing how proposed cuts to NASA's budget could impact it as major cooperative missions face the threat of cancellation.
Posted on May 7, 2025

Lunar laser: China makes 1st daytime laser-ranging measurement from Earth to the moon

China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime.
Posted on April 28, 2025

China’s Shenzhou 20 astronauts take control of Tiangong space station (video)

China's outgoing Shenzhou 19 crew have handed over the reins of the Tiangong space station to a new set of astronauts.
Posted on April 26, 2025

NASA’s Dragonfly nuclear-powered helicopter clears key hurdle ahead of 2028 launch toward huge Saturn moon Titan

NASA's pioneering Dragonfly mission has passed its critical design review, keeping it on track for a 2028 launch to the potentially life-hosting Saturn moon Titan.
Posted on April 23, 2025April 23, 2025

China launches Shenzhou 20 astronauts to Tiangong space station (video)

China's latest human spaceflight mission is headed for orbit early Thursday morning (April 24), and you can watch the action live.
Posted on April 18, 2025

2 private satellites undock after pioneering life-extension mission

Two commercial satellites have completed an undocking maneuver high above Earth, signaling the successful end to a pioneering spacecraft life-extension mission.
Posted on April 17, 2025

China rolls out rocket for Shenzhou 20 astronaut launch to its Tiangong space station (video)

On April 16, China rolled out the rocket and crew capsule for Shenzhou 20, the nation's next astronaut mission to the Tiangong space station.
Posted on April 16, 2025

Glitch forces Japan’s asteroid-sampling Hayabusa2 probe into protective ‘safe mode’ in deep space

An anomaly has forced the Japanese asteroid-sampling spacecraft Hayabusa2 into protective "safe mode" while journeying through deep space on its extended mission.
Posted on April 16, 2025

Germany’s military wants its own Starlink-like satellite constellation

Germany's armed forces are planning to build their own constellation of satellites, to avoid becoming reliant on SpaceX's Starlink or other orbiting communications networks.
Posted on April 11, 2025

Private probe will refuel Space Force satellites high above Earth on landmark 2026 mission

Astroscale and Orbit Fab are teaming up to refuel U.S. Space Force satellites in geostationary orbit high above Earth, demonstrating a capability that could reshape space operations.

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