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By Josh Dinner Published
Chinese company LandSpace sent six satellites into orbit on Saturday (May 17) aboard its methane-powered, tile-shedding Zhugque-2E rocket.

By Josh Dinner Published
The Chinese company Galactic Energy sent four satellites into orbit today (May 19) on the fifth sea launch of its Ceres-1 solid rocket.

By Leonard David Published
The Council on Foreign Relations released a new report calling for the United States to make space a top national priority.

By Bruce Jakosky, Scott Hubbard Published
The White House's 2026 budget request axes NASA's long-held plan to bring Mars samples to Earth for analysis. Here's why that cancellation would be a mistake.

By Keith Cooper Published
The Wolf Amendment, a law that prevents bilateral cooperation in space research between the U.S. and China, is preventing U.S. government-funded analysis of the Chang'e 5 moon samples.

By Josh Dinner Published
On Sunday (May 11), China launched a trio of Yaogan satellites classified as electromagnetic environment detection spacecraft.

By Julian Dossett Published
After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.

By Andrew Jones Published
China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from Earth to the moon during the daytime.
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