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3d ago
Ongoing space access problems forced Europe to use a Falcon 9 to launch a pair of Galileo navigation satellites recently. Jeff Foust reports that the "launcher crisis" plaguing Europe shows signs of ending ..read more
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3d ago
As soon as Monday night Boeing will launch its CST-100 Starliner on its first crewed flight. Wendy Whitman Cobb discusses why this long-delayed flight is nonetheless a key development for commercial spaceflight ..read more
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3d ago
A piece of debris jettisoned from the International Space Station hit a house in Florida in March. Thomas Cheney describes how space debris can play a growing risk not just in orbit but also on the ground, testing international space law ..read more
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3d ago
Last September NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft successfully returned samples from the asteroid Bennu, seven years after its launch. Jeff Foust reviews a book by the mission's principal investigator that describes the long effort to develop the mission and how it overcame obstacles along the way ..read more
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1w ago
Mars scientists hoped they would have a better idea of when and how they would get samples back from Mars after NASA completed an internal study of the Mars Sample Return program. Instead, as Jeff Foust reports, NASA is now turning to industry for help on how to reduce the costs and accelerate the schedule of MSR ..read more
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1w ago
China is scheduled to launch later this week Chang'e-6, the first mission to attempt to return samples from the far side of the Moon. Carlos Alatorre explores what is driving the country's efforts to go to lunar farside and bring back samples ..read more
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1w ago
Some argue that the Outer Space Treaty, drafted at the height of the Cold War, is outdated in an era where there are more countries and companies operating in space. Jeff Foust reviews a book that tries to make that case, turning to history and treaties in other fields ..read more
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2w ago
NASA sent its final commands to the Ingenuity Mars helicopter last week, three months after the helicopter's final flight. Will Pomerantz describes the remarkable achievements of Ingenuity and its influence on future missions ..read more
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2w ago
Earlier this month NASA announced a new Space Sustainability Strategy that outlines how the agency would address the growing threats posed by orbital debris. Jeff Foust reports on the strategy, which initially emphasizes getting a grasp on the problem rather than technological solutions ..read more
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2w ago
Years before Yuri Gagarin went into orbit or Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon, the Belgian cartoon character Tintin did the same. Anusuya Datta looks at Tintin's exploits and how the cartoonist Herge was able to make the journey realistic ..read more