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Firefly Aerospace’s US lunar module enters lunar orbit, landing to take place in MarchFirefly Aerospace’s US lunar module enters lunar orbit, landing to take place in March

Firefly Aerospace’s US lunar module enters lunar orbit, landing to take place in March

Texas startup Firefly Aerospace, in the formation and development of which Ukrainian entrepreneur Maxim Polyakov took an active part, announced…

2 months ago
Blue Origin will fire every tenth employee to start growingBlue Origin will fire every tenth employee to start growing

Blue Origin will fire every tenth employee to start growing

Just yesterday, the Executive Director of Blue Origin talked about how his team is moving towards success and preparing to…

2 months ago
Blue Origin to attempt to land New Glenn rocket’s first stage in late springBlue Origin to attempt to land New Glenn rocket’s first stage in late spring

Blue Origin to attempt to land New Glenn rocket’s first stage in late spring

SpaceX's potential competitor Blue Origin hopes to conduct a second test launch of its new heavy-lift rocket, New Glenn, later…

2 months ago
China Launches Improved Long March 8A Rocket With 40% Increased Payload Capacity for the First Time — It Will Help Create a Starlink CompetitorChina Launches Improved Long March 8A Rocket With 40% Increased Payload Capacity for the First Time — It Will Help Create a Starlink Competitor

China Launches Improved Long March 8A Rocket With 40% Increased Payload Capacity for the First Time — It Will Help Create a Starlink Competitor

On February 11, 2025, at 17:30 Beijing time (12:30 Moscow time), China launched the upgraded version of the Long March…

2 months ago
China begins building planetary defense group amid asteroid collision threatChina begins building planetary defense group amid asteroid collision threat

China begins building planetary defense group amid asteroid collision threat

Asteroid 2024 YR4 skyrocketed up the list of the most dangerous celestial bodies for Earth shortly after its discovery on…

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US risks failing new lunar program, NASA consultants sayUS risks failing new lunar program, NASA consultants say

US risks failing new lunar program, NASA consultants say

The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP) has released its annual report. The group was created in 1968 to raise awareness…

2 months ago
Rosatom scientists have created a prototype of a plasma rocket engine for long-distance space flightsRosatom scientists have created a prototype of a plasma rocket engine for long-distance space flights

Rosatom scientists have created a prototype of a plasma rocket engine for long-distance space flights

As reported by Rosatom, the corporation's scientists, together with their colleagues, created and tested a laboratory prototype of a plasma…

2 months ago
SpaceX Burns Out Super Heavy Engines While Waiting for Next Starship Launch GoalSpaceX Burns Out Super Heavy Engines While Waiting for Next Starship Launch Goal

SpaceX Burns Out Super Heavy Engines While Waiting for Next Starship Launch Goal

SpaceX has conducted a full-scale static fire test of the Starship Super Heavy booster engines in preparation for its eighth…

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The first private orbital station Haven-1 Vast Space failed testing-air left somewhereThe first private orbital station Haven-1 Vast Space failed testing-air left somewhere

The first private orbital station Haven-1 Vast Space failed testing-air left somewhere

Recent qualification tests of the inhabited module of the first private commercial commercial orbital station Haven-1 California startup VAST Space…

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Boeing called on employees employed in the SLS missiles project to prepare for dismissalBoeing called on employees employed in the SLS missiles project to prepare for dismissal

Boeing called on employees employed in the SLS missiles project to prepare for dismissal

Criticism of the project of a huge lunar missile NASA SLS has long been predicting a complete stop. Commercial cosmonautics…

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