Blue Origin’s latest suborbital space trip hits milestones – and throws in a mystery
The New Shepard booster descends to a landing at Launch Site One in West Texas. (Blue Origin via YouTube) Jeff Bezos' Blue ...
A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Packed with instruments and rovers, the soon-to-launch IM-2 mission will explore the lunar south pole and attempt something ...
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NASA Resurrects Lunar Mission: Hope for VIPER Rover’s Return
Originally scheduled for a 2024 launch, the mission was halted due to financial constraints. Now, NASA is seeking private ...
Space Coast launch schedule
The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...
Firefly's Blue Ghost Lander reaches Moon’s orbit, shares dazzling first lunar views
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has entered lunar orbit, capturing stunning images of the Moon, and is preparing for ...
NASA's polar ice experiment paves way for future moon missions
NASA's Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment-1 (PRIME-1) is preparing to explore the moon's subsurface and analyze where ...
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Space in 2025: What to Expect
As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...
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Blue Origin, NASA Re-Create Moon’s Gravity
Partners use Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket to test out technologies bound for the moon—without actually sending them there.
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After a wrenching decision by NASA, private lunar lander finds a new customer
Larger vehicles are coming, such as Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mk 1 lander ... companies selected by NASA to work on designs for a lunar rover that can be used by astronauts and function autonomously ...
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NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.
After the space agency canceled its VIPER rover, an empty space was available on a private spacecraft that will still head to the lunar surface. By Kenneth Chang It’s like a confusing game of ...