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NASA tells employees to ignore Trump administration's 'What did you do last week?' email

NASA employees have been told they are not required to respond to a Trump administration email request to list achievements or potentially face termination.

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Boeing plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on NASA's SLS moon rocket: reports

Boeing is preparing to lay off roughly 200 employees working on the Space Launch System rocket as it braces for the possibility that its contracts with NASA may not be renewed after they end in March.

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NASA pauses work by key space science groups amid Trump executive orders

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

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Space mining company AstroForge identifies asteroid target for Odin launch next month

AstroForge has identified asteroid 2022 OB5 as the destination for its Mission 2 spacecraft, named Odin, which is set to launch next month on a SpaceX rocket.

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When is an asteroid not an asteroid? When it's Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster, it turns out.

The discovery of a new asteroid this month has turned out to be Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster launched by SpaceX in 2018.

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China launches 1st set of spacecraft for planned 13,000-satellite broadband constellation (photo)

A Long March 5B rocket launched 10 big broadband satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, beginning the assembly of China's Guowang ("national network") megaconstellation.

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Chinese astronauts conduct record-breaking 9-hour spacewalk outside Tiangong space station (video)

Two Chinese astronauts spent more than nine hours outside the nation's Tiangong space station on Dec. 16 and Dec. 17, beating the old EVA duration record by 10 minutes.

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India's Chandrayaan-2 moon orbiter avoids collision with South Korea's Danuri spacecraft

India's Chandrayaan 2 moon orbiter maneuvered in September to avoid a close approach with Korea's Danuri spacecraft, ISRO said.

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Chinese private rocket launches 1st satellite for international customer

CAS Space successfully launched 15 satellites into Earth orbit, including one for its first foreign client, the Sultanate of Oman.

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SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

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Boeing-built communications satellite breaks up in orbit. 'Total loss,' operator says

The Intelsat-33e satellite is in pieces following some kind of problem in geostationary orbit, according to the company and US Space Force. An investigation is ongoing.

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Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video, photos)

A Chinese Smart Dragon-3 rocket launched from a sea-based platform on Sept. 23, carrying eight remote-sensing satellites to orbit.

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Not-so-static fire: Private Chinese rocket accidentally launches during test

Space Pioneer's new Tianlong-3 rocket took to the skies accidentally on Sunday (June 30), then crashed back to Earth in a dramatic explosion.

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See a Russian inspector satellite get up close and personal with a spacecraft in orbit

A Russian military satellite with a "history of unusual maneuvering" was spotted as it approached a satellite in geostationary orbit in April 2024.

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China's space plane releases another mystery object into orbit

China's experimental space plane released an unknown object into Earth’s orbit on May 24, which could be a subsatellite deployment or an indication the spacecraft is nearing the end of its third mission.

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China has launched a secret robot to the far side of the moon, new Chang'e 6 photos reveal

A tiny, previously undisclosed lunar rover has been spotted strapped to the side of China's moon-bound Chang'e 6 lander in newly released pre-launch photos. The true purpose of the rover, which is scheduled to land on the moon's far side, remains a mystery.

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Boeing files lawsuit against Virgin Galactic over development of new mothership aircraft

Boeing and Aurora Flight Sciences are suing Virgin Galactic for unpaid work and trade secrets related to a new mothership aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s next-generation space planes.

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China launches satellite to support future moon missions (video)

China launched a relay satellite towards the moon atop a Long March 8 rocket this week after a previous launch this month failed to reach lunar orbit.

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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.

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NASA cancels multibillion-dollar on-orbit satellite servicing mission

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

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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.

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Western Europe's 1st vertical spaceport cleared for launch, hopes to see rockets fly in 2024

Western Europe's first vertical spaceport receives a launch license, paving the way for the continent's debut rocket flight next year.

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Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report

Virgin Galactic plans to pause flights with its VSS Unity suborbital space plane next year to ramp up work on its next-generation 'Delta class' vehicles.

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Rocket Lab targets late 2024 for private Venus mission launch

Rocket Lab's mission to Venus, which aims to investigate the potential for life high in the planet's atmosphere, could launch as soon as Dec. 30, 2024.

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Private company wants to clean up space junk with 'capture bags' in Earth orbit

Space junk could one day be snatched in orbit with a strong bag, if a new contract to test the technology ends up flying in space.

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