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Jun 8, 20244 min read
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took 'Earthrise' photo, dead in plane crash
Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during...


Jun 7, 20243 min read
Boeing Starliner's first astronaut crew welcomed aboard space station
Boeing's new Starliner capsule and an inaugural two-member NASA crew safely docked with the International Space Station on Thursday,...


Jun 6, 20242 min read
Chile to install world's largest astronomy camera on the edge of Atacama desert
SANTIAGO - With a resolution above 3.2 gigapixels, a nearly three-ton weight and the ambitious task of carrying out an unprecedented...


May 30, 20242 min read
Indian space startup Agnikul launches country's second privately built rocket
BENGALURU -India's Agnikul Cosmos launched its Agnibaan rocket for the first time on Thursday, powered by the only Indian rocket engine...


May 19, 20242 min read
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the...


May 17, 20241 min read
Chinese state-backed company to launch space tourism flights by 2028
BEIJING - Chinese commercial space company CAS Space announced its "space tourism vehicle" will first fly in 2027 and travel to the edge...


May 3, 20243 min read
China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon
WENCHANG, China - China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the...


Apr 29, 20243 min read
China set to launch high-stakes mission to moon's 'hidden' side
BEIJING - China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically...


Apr 25, 20242 min read
UN resolution against arms race in space fails due to Russian veto
New York, April 25 - A UN resolution tabled by the US and Japan against an arms race in space has failed in the UN Security Council due...


Apr 24, 20241 min read
South Korea to launch 1st homegrown nanosatellite on Wednesday
Seoul, April 23 - South Korea is set to launch a homegrown earth observation nanosatellite into space this week, as part of its plan to...


Apr 15, 20242 min read
Interview: Set to fly to space, Captain Gopichand Thotakura wants Indian youth to dream big
New Delhi, April 15 - Calling his journey from Vijayawada to become a space tourist an effort worth “little 2 cents”, Indian national...


Apr 12, 20242 min read
China launch of relay satellite Queqiao-2 for lunar probe mission successful
BEIJING - China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite was a "complete...
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