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The EU Proposes New Rules to Govern the European Space Race
The Space Act, which would apply to local and foreign companies, aims to simplify procedures, protect assets in orbit, level ...
This French astronaut’s food in space? Foie gras and lobster bisque.
French astronaut Sophie Adenot will take food from Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic to the International Space Station ...
Trump’s big bill has billions added for Artemis, KSC and moving a space shuttle
More than $10 billion in funds are included in Trump’s tax and spending bill for NASA programs previously targeted by the ...
Lost in Space: A ‘Game-Changing’ Emissions Satellite Just Went Dark
An $88 million satellite backed by billionaire Jeff Bezos is lost in space. MethaneSAT, designed to sniff out sources of ...
Patriotism soars on the Space Coast | Photo of the Week
The SpaceX rocket carrying a weather satellite for the European Space Agency was photographed with an American flag in the ...
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ESA prepares downselect for European Launcher Challenge
The European Space Agency will soon select the finalists for a competition intended to support the development of new launch ...
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With Space Junk on the Rise, Is a Catastrophic Event Inevitable?
Debris from rockets and satellites can fall back to Earth or collide with other objects, and wreckage that burns up can harm ...
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European Space Agency joins forces with Blue Origin for future low-Earth orbit access
At present, the International Space Station (ISS) has been humanity’s orbiting laboratory. But its planned retirement is ...
SpaceX launches historic mission to space station on new Crew Dragon dubbed ‘Grace’
SpaceX’s fifth and final Crew Dragon spacecraft finally made it off the ground on a private astronaut mission for Axiom Space ...
Rare Jupiter-sized planet discovered 3,200 light-years away using Einstein's space-time warping method
A rare Jupiter-sized planet AT2021uey b was found 3,200 light-years away using microlensing, a method based on Einstein's ...
After successfully entering Earth’s atmosphere, a European spacecraft is lost
A European company that seeks to develop orbital spacecraft for cargo, and eventually humans, took a step forward this week ...
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Growing food in space
On Tuesday the European Space Agency (ESA) launched a small bioreactor carrying genetically engineered yeast into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. It’s part of a larger plan to develop in-space ...