Monday, July 1, 2024

Space

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar mission returns to Earth with first samples from far side of the moon

China’s Chang’e-6 lunar module made a successful return to Earth, marking a historic milestone in the country's space program with the first-ever samples collected from the moon’s far side

Moon landing: Odysseus makes first US lunar touchdown in over 50 years

A U.S. company Intuitive Machines IM-1 mission reached the moon’s surface on Thursday February 22, 2024, for the first time since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972

Japan’s SLIM moon lander comes back to life and resumes mission

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon or SLIM spacecraft regained power after more than a week without electricity following its moon landing.

SpaceX launches US military’s X-37B spaceplane on a secretive mission

The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane embarked on its seventh mission, riding atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket that could propel it to unprecedented altitudes.

Japan successfully launches lunar exploration spacecraft carrying ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander

Japan successfully launched a rocket carrying a lunar exploration spacecraft on September 7, marking a significant step in the nation's pursuit of becoming the world's fifth country to achieve a moon landing.

India becomes fourth country to land on the moon

India's Chandrayaan-3 successfully achieved a historic lunar landing, marking it as the fourth country to accomplish this remarkable feat.

Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years crashes into the moon

Russia’s first lunar mission in 47 years ended in failure as its Luna-25 spacecraft lost control and ultimately crashed into the moon.

Virgin Galactic completes first space tourism mission after decades

Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — launched its spaceflight for tourists, taking its first private astronaut customers o the edge of spaces.

NASA holds first public meeting on UFO after 800 sightings reported

NASA has held its first public meeting on UFOs, officially referred to as unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), after analyzing around 800 mysterious reports of unidentified flying objects collected over 27 years.

Two Saudi astronauts, including Arab world’s first female, arrive at International Space Station

Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station (ISS) on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday.

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South Korea’s KAI signs $1.4 billion deal to launch mass production of homegrown KF-21 fighter jets

Nine years after the development of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae began, the Korean government finalized a significant deal with Korea Aerospace Industries for the production of 20 fighter jets