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NASA gives ISS ‘space tug’ contract to SpaceX

The vehicle will manage the controlled disposal of the ISS after its operational lifetime ends in 2030

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, the return capsule of the Chang'e 6 probe is seen in Siziwang Banner, in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Tuesday. China's Chang'e 6 probe has returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon. (Bei He/Xinhua via The Associated Press). Photo: Collected

China's lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever rock samples from 'dark side' of moon

FILE PHOTO: Workers assemble part of the engine assembly for China's self developed C919 passenger aircraft at a factory of Shenyang Aircraft Corporation in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China March 14, 2018. Picture taken March 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

China to restrict export of some aviation, space components from 1 July

This screen grab taken from a Blue Origin broadcast shows the Mission NS-25, with the New Shepard 4 rocket and crew capsule, taking off from the Blue Origin base near Van Horn, Texas, on May 19, 2024. Photo: HANDOUT / BLUE ORIGIN / AFP

Bezos' Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding

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Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

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To the moon and beyond: The space tourism industry is taking off

This picture shows a Long March 5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 mission lunar probe, at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in southern China's Hainan Province on May 3, 2024. Photo: HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP

China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

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Russia vetoes a UN resolution calling for the prevention of a dangerous nuclear arms race in space

An artist's conception of star bursting galaxies early in the history of the universe is shown in this image. Stars and galaxies are shown in the bright white points of light, while the more diffuse dark matter and gas are shown in purples and reds. AARON M. GELLER, NORTHWESTERN, CIERA + IT-RCDS/Handout via REUTERS

Huge star explosion to appear in sky in once-in-a-lifetime event

A ski lift at the Kalavrita ski centre on Mount Helmos is silhouetted as the moon rises near the town of Kalavrita, Greece, August 14, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo

White House directs NASA to create time standard for the moon

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Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night: Space agency

Odysseus was also the first lunar touchdown by an American spaceship since the manned Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Photo: AFP

US Moon lander 'permanently' asleep after historic landing

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US and Japan seek UN resolution calling on all nations to ban nuclear weapons in outer space