Space - our final frontier

Everything that takes us to space, including rockets, launch vehicles, satellites, robotic and manned space flight

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Space
Glistening 'Gel-Like' Substance on Far Side of The Moon Finally Identified
ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr
A peculiar "gel-like" substance the Chinese Yutu-2 rover discovered in a small impact crater on the far side of the Moon last year has now been …
7 hours ago
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Electric Vehicles
SpaceX could send NASA to Jupiter's potentially habitable moon Europa
CNET - Eric Mack
Congress has opened the door to a commercial rocket launching a NASA mission to deep space.
18 hours ago
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Asteroids
NASA Teases ‘Psyche,’ A Robot To Explore An Asteroid Worth More Than Our Global Economy
Forbes - Jamie Carter
NASA is about to begin building its latest spacecraft. Called “Psyche” it will explore a 140 miles/226 kilometers-wide asteroid called “16 Psyche.” Today it’s passed a major milestone. Located in the System’s
1 day ago
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Space Exploration
China launches 3 satellites on 2 rockets in 3 days
space.com - Elizabeth Howell
China is picking up its satellite launch pace once again. The country launched three satellites into space during two missions from different space …
17 hours ago
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Space Travel
'I am incredibly sorry that we failed': Rocket Lab's 13th space mission never reached orbit on Saturday, losing 7 small in
Business Insider - Dave Mosher and Reuters
Just minutes after successfully lifting off a launch pad in New Zealand on Saturday, one of Rocket Lab's Electron launch vehicles failed to deliver seven satellites to orbit. Rocket Lab, a small-launch
1 day ago