In recent years, a popular slogan in the space industry has been, “We are entering the Golden Age of space exploration.” Indeed, we have witnessed unprecedented advancements in launch vehicles, […]

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The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new space race, reminiscent of the days of Apollo. Similar to Apollo and […]

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The first space race was about getting to the moon. Today’s race to the moon and Mars is about staying there.

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China is preparing a series of tests and launches in the final quarter of 2025 crucial to its crewed moon program and commercial rocket plans.

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China conducted a rocket stage hot fire test Friday in the latest step in the country’s plans to land astronauts on the moon.

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For more than six decades, NASA has been the world’s lodestar for exploration. We designed the rockets, trained the astronauts and landed on the moon when the idea was barely […]

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China has conducted the first static fire of a seven-engine first-stage test article for the rocket that will carry its astronauts to the moon.

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China has completed an integrated landing and ascent test of its Lanyue lunar lander, marking a major milestone in its crewed moon landing program.

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In this bonus edition of Space Minds, host David Ariosto moderates the panel "Mission to Market: The Evolution of CLPS" at the AIAA Ascend conference.

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The Canadian Space Agency awarded initial study contracts July 29 for a lunar utility rover as part of the country’s push to deepen its role in the U.S.-led Artemis program.

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America once led the world to the stars. Today, Congress is propping up pork barrel rocket programs while China builds the future. Here's how we fix it — before it's too late.

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China appears to have conducted structural verification tests on its new Long March 10A rocket, according to a coded update.

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In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration which was recorded live during the build-up to a historic moon landing.

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In this week's episode of Space Minds, we explore how microgravity accelerates aging—and guest Dr. Nadia Maroouf shares her insights on the phenomenon and what she’s doing to help protect astronauts.

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Firefly Aerospace says it plans to offer a commercial lunar imaging service for use by governments and companies, one that could supplement or replace an existing, but aging, NASA orbiter.

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China carried out a successful pad abort test early Tuesday for its next-generation crew spacecraft for moon and low Earth orbit missions.

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China has sent several small spacecraft into specialized lunar and cislunar orbits to test communications, navigation and orbital dynamics for planned Earth-moon infrastructure.

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China approved international requests, including from two U.S. universities, to borrow small portions of moon samples collected by its Chang’e-5 mission.

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China has chosen payloads from a range of international partners to fly on the country’s Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission, expanding its space diplomacy.

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DARPA is seeking proposals for a small lunar orbiter that could be used to test operations in very low orbits while prospecting for water ice.

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A team behind the rescue of two lunar satellites left stranded by a launch anomaly have revealed the challenges they faced in salvaging the mission.

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HELSINKI — South Korea has approved new space strategies, including plans for reusable launch vehicles, as it seeks to become one of the world’s top five space powers. The Korea […]

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HELSINKI — China’s human spaceflight agency has announced a tender process for a lunar satellite to support the country’s first crewed moon landing and subsequent missions. The China Manned Space […]

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HELSINKI — A Pakistan-developed rover will fly on China’s Chang’e-8 moon lander mission in 2028, following an agreement between respective agencies. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) and Space and […]

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