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A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, a success for the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. CBC | World News
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Asteroid rubble scooped by spacecraft contains new clues about origin of life
Scientists have finally had a close look at the rubble collected by a spacecraft from the asteroid Bennu. Here’s what they found inside and what it could tell us about the origin of life on Earth. CBC | World News
Read More »NASA, Boeing prepare for return of Starliner spacecraft — without its astronauts
It’s been a long time coming, but Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally returning to Earth — without its two astronauts. The capsule is scheduled to depart the International Space Station on Friday and land at the White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico early Saturday morning. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing is facing harsh criticism over its new Starliner spacecraft, but is it warranted?
Boeing’s new Starliner spacecraft had a helium leak before it even blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on the way to the International Space Station. Then more problems arose. While many are comparing Boeing to SpaceX in a most unflattering way, it may not exactly be fair. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing, NASA hoping third time’s the charm to launch new Starliner spacecraft with astronauts
Today, Boeing, NASA and United Launch Alliance hope to finally have a successful crewed launch of Boeing’s new CST-100 Starliner spacecraft after two attempts were scrubbed. CBC | World News
Read More »Boeing, NASA prepare for second flight test of new Starliner despite leak on spacecraft
After a failed launch attempt of Boeing’s new Starliner crew capsule on May 6, NASA and the aerospace company are prepared for a second go — even though the spacecraft will be flying with a small helium leak. CBC | World News
Read More »NASA ‘shocked’ as Russian spacecraft comes within metres of hitting satellite
The United States space agency says the satellite and spacecraft would have made “bullets” orbiting the Earth if they crashed. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Odysseus spacecraft comms from moon expected to halt on Wednesday
Odysseus, the first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon in half a century, was expected to go dark on Wednesday, six days after an off-kilter touchdown that hindered its communications and solar-charging capability, NASA and the company that flew the vehicle said. CBC | World News
Read More »Japan lands uncrewed spacecraft on the moon, but with complications
Japan became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not generating solar power, its space agency said, during a mission to prove a “precision” landing technology and revitalize a space program that has suffered setbacks. CBC | World News
Read More »China launches secretive spacecraft on mysterious mission in third ever time
Little is known about the mission of the secretive Chinese space plane, but the US has said it is “watching closely”. Daily Express :: News Feed
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