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After 8 years, Europe’s BepiColombo mission is on final approach to Mercury
The hottest news in space “Fundamentally, we want to learn about the origins of this planet and how it came […]
Rocket Report: Lightning strikes in China; Starship launch on deck
Relativity Space announced plans to build a second rocket factory near Cape Canaveral, Florida. A Long March 3B rocket carrying […]
There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend
As the United States of America celebrated its 250th birthday on terra firma with fireworks displays this weekend, two Asian […]
Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue. NASA Administrator Jared […]
Humanoid robots start sorting luggage in Tokyo airport test amid labor shortage
The Japanese companies will test the G1 robot and Walker E robot from Chinese companies Unitree Robotics and UBTECH Robotics, […]
Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch
If you’re in the space business long enough, you learn there are numerous ways a rocket can fail. I’ve written […]
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data
On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at the Hamaoka […]
Space station astronauts eager to open “golden treasure box” from Japan
And without the ISS, Russia’s human spaceflight program might be dead today. Ins and outs of HTV-X Yui used the […]
Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad
United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time. Visitors walk by models of a Long […]