The United Launch Alliance rocket will be the first in a series of new launchers that could chip away at SpaceX’s hold over the space business.
Category: Moon
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Vulcan Rocket Prepares for First Launch With Moon Lander Mission
Here’s what you need to know about United Launch Alliance and the robotic lunar spacecraft it is sending to orbit.
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A Stunning Eclipse, a Moon Race and Other Space Events in 2024
In April, people across North America will be able to gaze at a stunning total eclipse. And astronauts may get closer to that promised moon landing.
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Big Explosions and Major Progress in SpaceX’s 2nd Starship Launch
The journeys of Starship’s two parts ended in separate explosions. But the engineers at Elon Musk’s spaceflight company overcame problems that marred the rocket’s first flight in April.
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SpaceX Needs to Make 63 Fixes Before Next Starship Launch, FAA Orders
The agency closed an investigation into what went wrong during an April flight of the massive spacecraft that NASA will rely on to land astronauts on the moon.
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India’s Moon Landing Offers Blueprint For Other Countries Dreaming Big
Its celebrated lunar landing produced not only a wave of pride at home but also a road map for other countries dreaming big.
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Tiny Modern Love Stories: ‘I Felt Like a Particle of Light’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
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NASA Picks Blue Origin-Led Group to Build Moon Lander for Artemis V Mission
After losing out to SpaceX, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company will get a chance to carry astronauts to the moon’s surface.
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Japanese Moon Landing Is Uncertain After Losing Signal Spacecraft
The Japanese company aimed to be the first to change the paradigm for transporting things to the moon, but that will have to wait for a future mission.
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What May Have Been Lost If the Hakuto-R Moon Lander Crashed
The Ispace mission had planned to carry a number of customer payloads to the moon’s surface.
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A Big Rover Aims to Be Like ‘U.P.S. for the Moon’
The New York Times – Business:A small company, Astrolab, announced a deal with SpaceX to send a robotic version of its transport vehicle to the lunar surface and help deploy other company’s payloads.
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Space Is Getting a New Look
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:NASA and Axiom Space have unveiled the first major spacesuit redesign in four decades. Astronauts are getting hip.