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China and the U.S. both have big plans for the Moon, but there are a number of reasons why no country could actually claim ownership of any land there.

The US is now at risk of losing to China in the race to send people back to the Moon’s surface

By Jacco van Loon published

In all, 12 Americans landed on the lunar surface between 1969 and 1972. Now, both the US and China are preparing to send humans back there this decade.

Human Spaceflight
a white rocket lifts off under a sunny sky

SpaceX rocket launches Koreasat-6A satellite, lands Falcon 9 booster on record-tying 23rd flight (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the KoreaSat-6A telecom satellite today. It was be the 23rd flight for the rocket's first stage, tying a company record.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 20 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base on Nov. 9, 2024.

SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (video)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched 20 Starlink internet satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, from California early Saturday morning (Nov. 9).

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three people in dark blue polo shirts sit at a table during a press conference

NASA still mum about SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut's medical issue

By Mike Wall published

NASA is not yet providing details about what caused a SpaceX Crew-8 astronaut to be hospitalized late last month, citing medical privacy concerns.

International Space Station
a large rocket launches into a dawn sky from a seaside pad

China planning to build its own version of SpaceX's Starship

By Mike Wall published

China aims to develop its own reusable megarocket over the coming decade, and it will look a lot like SpaceX's Starship vehicle.

Launches & Spacecraft
A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft fires its thrusters under green and red lights with a nighttime Earth in the background while docking.

SpaceX Dragon fires thrusters to boost ISS orbit for the 1st time

By Josh Dinner published

SpaceX's Dragon performed an orbital boost maneuver for the ISS; a first for the spacecraft, and a small step toward the space station's ultimate doom.

International Space Station
a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky.

SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink satellites from Florida (video, photos)

By Mike Wall last updated

SpaceX launched yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this afternoon (Nov. 7) from Florida's Space Coast.

Launches & Spacecraft

SpaceX's Dragon is about to do something to the ISS it's never done before

By Elizabeth Howell published

The data from the reboost, scheduled for Nov. 8, will help inform design for a larger Dragon to deorbit the ISS.

International Space Station
a huge rocket comes in for a landing beside its seaside launch tower

SpaceX targeting Nov. 18 for next Starship megarocket launch

By Mike Wall published

SpaceX's Starship megarocket will fly for the sixth time ever on Nov. 18, on a test flight that will include another dramatic booster catch.

Launches & Spacecraft
European Space Agency reserve astronaut John McFall takes part in a parabolic flight on April 6, 2023 sponsored by the agency and Novespace, in Bordeaux, France. McFall is the first reserve astronaut with a disability.

Recruiting the world’s first disabled astronaut doesn't mean space travel is inclusive – here’s how to change that

By Sean Cullen, Ezgi Merdin Uygur, Vanja Garaj published

How can space agencies and “space tourism” companies make spaceflight more inclusive for disabled astronauts?

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