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China will launch giant, reusable rockets next year to prep for human missions to the moon

China's new jumbo-size, reusable rockets are part of the country's plans to send humans to the moon by 2030.

Space · Mar 11, 2024

NASA cancels multibillion-dollar on-orbit satellite servicing mission

NASA has canceled the complex and costly OSAM-1 satellite-servicing demonstration mission.

Space · Mar 6, 2024

Watch Chinese startup Landspace launch and land reusable rocket prototype for 1st time (video)

The Chinese company Landspace notched a big milestone in its quest to develop a reusable rocket, launching and landing a prototype for the first time on Jan. 19.

Space · Jan 24, 2024

Private moon lander's launch with SpaceX delayed to this fall

Intuitive Machines plans to touch down at the south pole of the moon, but there will be a wait as it continues to ready its lander for the ambitious mission.

Space · May 12, 2023

The end may be near for ice-hunting Artemis 1 moon cubesat

Mission team members may stop trying to fix a stuck valve on the LunaH-Map cubesat at the end of the month, according to reports.

Space · May 5, 2023

Space debris problem spurs a bold change in US government regulations

The Federal Communications Commission will create a new Space Bureau to work with regulations regarding space debris, space safety and other low Earth orbit needs.

Space · Apr 12, 2023

China's Space Pioneer reaches orbit with Tianlong-2 rocket launch (video)

The launch of the Tianlong-2 rocket made history as the first liquid propellant rocket launched by a Chinese private company, which is the first start-up to successfully reach orbit on its first try.

Space · Apr 4, 2023