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India closes in on moon landing as Russia also races to lunar south pole
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's space agency on Friday released images of the moon taken from its Chandrayaan-3 space craft as it approaches the lunar south pole, a previously ...
Aug 18, 2023
Russian spacecraft adjusts moon orbit in preparation for landing
(Reuters) - Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. "Today at 09:20 Moscow ti...
Aug 18, 2023
Elon Musk’s SpaceX turns profit in first quarter as revenue soars – WSJ
(Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's surging revenue helped it turn a small profit in the first quarter of 2023 after two annual losses, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing documents....
Aug 17, 2023
Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft enters lunar orbit -space agency
(In final paragraph's quote, changes syntax to "it is" from "is it".) MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's lunar spacecraft entered the moon's orbit on Wednesday, a major step towards the country's ambition of ...
Aug 16, 2023
ESA chief sees Ariane 6 debut launch delayed to next year
PARIS (Reuters) - The first launch of Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket has slipped into 2024 after an incomplete recent ground test, the head of the European Space Agency suggested in remarks to Reuters. ...
Aug 16, 2023
US space startups’ latest struggles marked by layoffs, shake-ups
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. space startups have slashed workforces and restructured operations to survive amid an investment drought that has grounded once-lofty aspirations. While mo...
Aug 15, 2023
Russian scientists start processing first data on Luna-25 craft – space agency
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian scientists have started processing the first data received on the Luna-25 spacecraft after switching on the scientific equipment on board for the first time, Russia's space a...
Aug 13, 2023
Canada’s Telesat says MDA to build 198 satellites, shares soar
(Reuters) - Satellite operator Telesat has given space tech firm MDA a C$2.1 billion ($1.56 billion) contract to build 198 satellites for its low-earth orbit program. The deal announced on Friday spar...
Aug 11, 2023
Explainer-Moon mining – Why major powers are eyeing a lunar gold rush?
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday amid a race by major powers including the United States, China and India to discover mor...
Aug 11, 2023
Russia launches moon lander in race to find water on moon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia launched its first moon-landing spacecraft in 47 years on Thursday, in a bid to be the first power to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to ho...
Aug 10, 2023
