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China eyes the moon, Mars and space dominance

On May 28, China launched Tianwen-2, a robotic mission that aims to land on a tumbling near-Earth asteroid barely the size of a conference room, extract samples and send them back to Earth. Yet, the actual spacecraft remains publicly shrouded in mystery and international cooperation on the mission is limited. For most space agencies, this

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Senate spending bill that overrides proposed NASA cuts held up in committee

A Senate appropriations bill that rejected the administration’s proposed cuts to NASA is in limbo after a dispute among senators about an unrelated provision. The post Senate spending bill that overrides proposed NASA cuts held up in committee appeared first on SpaceNews.

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What if science fiction is our best glimpse of the future? 

In this week’s episode of Space Minds, award-winning science fiction author and physicist David Brin joins host David Ariosto for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of space, science, and humanity. The post What if science fiction is our best glimpse of the future?  appeared first on SpaceNews.

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A reflection on the European space industry in 2024

As we at Eurospace publish our annual facts and figures report with the key findings of the European space industry’s economic situation, I find myself looking back at 2024 with mixed feelings. At the global level, 2024 was a great year for the space sector, with more records broken in satellite launches, satellites deployed and

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Investors double down on space infrastructure as exits return

Economic headwinds did not stop investments in core space companies from reaching their highest level in more than a year at $3.2 billion for the second quarter of 2025, according to early-stage investor Space Capital. The post Investors double down on space infrastructure as exits return appeared first on SpaceNews.

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