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Chinese researchers craft high fidelity Mars soil simulant to support future missions
A team of Chinese geologists has developed a high-fidelity Mars soil simulant, designated UPRS-1, that closely replicates the regolith of Utopia Planitia. This advancement is expected to aid upcoming exploration missions, including China's Tianwen 3 sample-return effort.
UPRS-1 mimics the mechanical, spectral, physical and chemical characteristics of Martian soil based on data from the Zhu SpaceX sends Starlink satellites to polar orbit in late night launch
SpaceX launched 24 more Starlink satellites late Friday from California into low-Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 8:52 p.m. PDT from Vandenberg Space Force Base's pad 4 East.
About eight minutes later, Falcon 9's first-stage booster successfully landed on "Of Course I Still Love You" stationed in the Pacific Ocean. It was the booster's 14th mission, and 141st on this vesse Boeing looks for Starliner fixes despite costs, ISS age
The Boeing Company has confirmed it continues to look for solutions to problems with its Starliner spacecraft that have left the over-budget project unable to carry passengers.
Boeing confirmed this week it is pushing ahead and trying to address helium plug seal leaks on the spacecraft, as well as problems with its thermal shunts and issues with overheating thrusters.
The company Flexible Payload Interface for Spacecraft
Modern spacecraft increasingly requires flexible, reconfigurable payload interfaces that can adapt to multiple sensors, instruments, and mission profiles. The AN231E04 Field Programmable Analog Array (FPAA) from Okika Devices offers a powerful, and space-efficient solution to meet these needs. Rising rocket launches linked to ozone layer thinning
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Federal Chancellor of Austria welcomed to ESA Headquarters
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On Friday 18 July, His Excellency Christian Stocker, Federal Chancellor of Austria, visited ESA Headquarters in Paris receiving a tour of the site from Director General Josef Aschbacher.
It was the Chancellor’s first visit to an ESA establishment following his swearing in earlier this year. Visiting the Astrolabe interpretive centre, Mr Stocker saw how Austria’s participation in ESA contributes to the goals of sustainable development and scientific excellence, and also heard how commercial space has undergone rapid development in Austria. He was accompanied by the Austrian ambassador to France, Barbara Kaudel-Jensen.
Austria became ESA’s 12th Member State when it ratified the
Blue Origin lines up NASA's Mars-bound mission for next New Glenn launch
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Vision problems emerge as astronauts spend months in orbit
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Week in images: 14-18 July 2025
Week in images: 14-18 July 2025
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