CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, May 6 (Reuters) – The long-awaited first crewed test flight of Boeing’s (BA.N), opens new tab new Starliner space capsule was called off for at least […]
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SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 from Florida for Galileo L12 mission
The Falcon 9 rocket took off from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday night at 8:34 p.m.
Two companies will attempt the first US Moon landings since the Apollo missions half a century ago
Two private companies in the US are attempting the country’s first Moon landing since its Apollo program ended more than five decades ago. Key points: […]
Japan aims to be the fifth country to reach the Moon, with precision its focus
Japan launched a lunar exploration spacecraft on Thursday aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, hoping to become the world’s fifth country to land on the Moon — but their mission is significant for another reason.
First US Moon landing in decades appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak in Peregrine lander. Here’s how it has played out
The first US Moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appears doomed due to a “critical” fuel leak on a private company’s spacecraft.
The Peregrine lander developed by US company Astrobotic Technology was scheduled to land on the Moon on February 23, but its original mission now appears all but over.