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As the world watches the push for crewed lunar missions, it is tempting to frame the unfolding dynamic between the United States and China as a modern-day space race, with the lunar surface as the stage for a sovereignty contest. But equating the moon with contested maritime zones like the South China Sea, as a […]

China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date. The post China launches first GEO Yaogan satellite as India lofts record-mass commsat appeared first on SpaceNews.

On Nov. 2, 2000, the Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft docked with the Zvezda module of the International Space Station. On board were Roscosmos cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev and NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd. They were known as Expedition 1, the first long-term crew to live on the ISS. Since their arrival, there have always been

Rocket Lab, based in Long Beach, California, announced in March that it planned to acquire Munich-headquartered Mynaric for about $150 million The post Rocket Lab’s proposed acquisition of Mynaric faces sovereignty test appeared first on SpaceNews.

SpaceX launched the fourth in its series of rideshare missions to mid-inclination orbits Nov. 2, carrying payloads that included technology demonstration satellites for space stations and orbital data centers. The post SpaceX launches fourth Bandwagon rideshare mission appeared first on SpaceNews.

Latvia has signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for safe space exploration, joining a group of now 60 countries. The post Latvia signs Artemis Accords appeared first on SpaceNews.

A startup plans to test technology to produce semiconductors in space on a series of Falcon 9 launches using payloads attached to the rocket’s booster. The post Semiconductor startup to fly payloads on Falcon 9 boosters appeared first on SpaceNews.

China’s latest crewed mission arrived at the Tiangong space station Friday, just 3.5 hours after launch from Jiuquan spaceport in the Gobi Desert. The post Shenzhou-21 completes rapid docking with Tiangong space station 3.5 hours after launch appeared first on SpaceNews.

Ukrainian telco Kyivstar said Oct. 31 it is preparing to test SpaceX’s Starlink Direct to Cell service across most of the country, excluding border areas, active combat zones and territories occupied by Russian forces. The post Kyivstar prepares to expand Starlink Direct to Cell testing across Ukraine appeared first on SpaceNews.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Logistics, from satellite life extension to in-space assembly, will become common elements of future military operations, according to speakers at the MilSat Symposium here. “The way the space domain is evolving is increasingly looking like the air domain,” said Momentus CEO John Rood, former U.S. undersecretary of defense for policy. “You’re