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NewOrbit raises $18.5M to launch world’s first commercial VLEO satellite
UK-based satellite manufacturer NewOrbit raised $18.5 million to build the first commercial VLEO satellite, flying at 200-300 km
Pakistan launches PRSS-1 Satellite aboard China’s Kuaizhou-1A rocket, eyes lunar mission by 2035
Pakistan launches its fourth Earth observation satellite PRSS-1 aboard a Chinese rocket on July 31
China deploys world’s first Three-Satellite Constellation in Earth-Moon Space
China has successfully established the world’s first three-satellite constellation in the vast Earth-moon region
SpaceX, ULA and Blue Origin win $13 billion Pentagon launch contracts, shaping US space power
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin won billions of dollars in Pentagon launch contracts
Blue Origin’s New Glenn mega-rocket reaches orbit in historic test flight
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit in first historic test. It has about the same carrying capacity as SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy.
SpaceX’s Starship rocket achieves major milestone with first midair rocket catch
SpaceX accomplished a remarkable feat of engineering by successfully flying a 233-foot Starship rocket booster back to its launch site and catching it midair using two mechanical arms
Chinese scientists develop micronuclear battery that could work for decades
Developed by a team of Chinese scientists at Soochow University in Suzhou, the nuclear-powered battery lifetime can span several decades
Odysseus becomes first US spacecraft to land on moon in over 50 years
The uncrewed Odysseus spacecraft landed on the surface of the moon, the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in 50 years.
Japan to launch world’s first wooden satellite to reduce space pollution
Japanese scientists are building the world’s first wooden satellite as an environmentally friendly alternative
Japan becomes fifth country to reach lunar surface but its SLIM moon lander is running out of power
Japan became the fifth country to achieve a soft landing on the moon. But the big news came with a worrying announcement