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Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites November 11, 2024Chinese commercial Lijian-1 rocket launches 15 satellites By Andrew Jones HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial rocket sent 15 satellites int...Read More
Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt November 10, 2024Spaceplane developer Reaction Engines goes bankrupt By Jeff Foust Reaction Engines Ltd., a British company that has worked for decades ...Read More
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NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030 November 09, 2024NASA extends ISS cargo contracts through 2030 By Jeff Foust NASA has extended three contracts with companies to continue providing tran...Read More
Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites November 09, 2024Long March 2C launches 4 PIESAT-2 commercial radar satellites By Andrew Jones HELSINKI — A Long March rocket launch sent four satellite...Read More
A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station November 09, 2024A Trash Compactor is Going to the Space Station By Nancy Atkinson Astronauts on the International Space Station generate their share of g...Read More
A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole November 08, 2024A Star Disappeared in Andromeda, Replaced by a Black Hole By Evan Gough Massive stars about eight times more massive than the Sun explode...Read More
Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025 November 08, 2024Next Ariane 6 launch slips to early 2025 By Jeff Foust The second flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket, and its first commercial mission,...Read More
eROSITA All-Sky Survey Takes the Local Hot Bubble’s Temperature November 08, 2024eROSITA All-Sky Survey Takes the Local Hot Bubble’s Temperature By Matt Williams About half a century ago, astronomers theorized that the...Read More