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Startup Wants to Land Space Drugs Factory in Australia After US Denies Reentry
Varda’s first manufacturing capsule remains stuck in orbit after being denied a request to land in Utah. It’s now eying Australia to prevent a repeat.
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Boeing’s Starliner Faces Further Delays, Now Eyeing April 2024 Launch
The first crewed flight of Starliner is postponed again, while the first operational mission slides to 2025.
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Video Shows NASA Probe Dispatching Asteroid Sample Capsule to Earth
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft had been carrying precious cargo for nearly three years before dropping it off in the Utah desert. As it bid farewell to its rock and dust samples from asteroid Bennu, the spacecraft captured a departing shot of its Earth-bound package as it headed off to another asteroid. NASA released a black and…
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NASA Fixes Psyche Spacecraft’s Thruster Issue Just in Time for Launch
NASA’s mission to a metal-rich asteroid is back on track after a minor setback. Psyche is now all set to launch on October 12. A week before the original scheduled launch, engineers discovered an issue with the Psyche spacecraft’s thrusters that could have caused it to overheat during its eight-year mission. As a result, NASA…