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NASA cancels VIPER Moon rover amid budget concerns
After $450 million and six years of work, NASA will not be exploring lunar ice with its new rover. The Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (VIPER) is already built, and the rocket is still scheduled to launch next year, but the rover will remain on Earth.
Read MoreNASA, Boeing extract lode of data amid Starliner’s extended stay in space
Boeing Starliner Commercial Crew Module deemed safe to return astronauts to Earth for emergency return as engineers diagnose anomalies.
Read MoreAriane 6, Europe’s long-awaited launch vehicle, makes maiden flight
Ariane 6, the launch vehicle designed to ensure the European Space Agency’s access to orbit, flew from French Guiana on Tuesday, ending four years of delays with triumph.
Read MoreVolunteer crew emerges from year-long NASA Mars simulation
After 378 days, the CHAPEA crew emerged from its Mars Simulation at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Read MoreSpaceX expanding operations, increasing launches in Southern California
SpaceX is expanding its facility and renewing its lease at the Port of Long Beach to support an increased launch cadence out of Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Read MoreGOES-U satellite to help strengthen weather, solar forecasts and climate change analysis
NOAA’s GOES-U satellite, the most advanced weather fleet sent to orbit by the United States, carries the nation’s first operational coronagraph.
Read MoreChina’s Chang’e 6 mission returns samples from Moon’s far side
China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft landed on the far side of the Moon on June 1, and returned the samples to Earth on June 25.
Read MoreBoeing Starliner accomplishes first crewed launch to ISS
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral with astronauts onboard for the first time. With this success, Starliner is poised to be only the second commercial crewed vehicle that is certified to bring astronauts to the ISS.
Read MoreJapan completes world’s first wooden satellite
A Japanese university and lumber company are working together to send the first wooden satellite to the International Space station later this year.
Read MoreSpaceX reaches 50 launches at its fastest pace in three years
The 50th SpaceX Falcon 9 mission of the year launched successfully May 14 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch makes 2024 the third consecutive year the space company has achieved at least 50 annual launches.
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