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SpaceX’s Starship Explodes—Twice—and More Top Moments in Spaceflight for 2023

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It’s time to look back at spaceflight in 2023, a real “two steps forward, one step back” kind of year, filled with highs, lows, and everything in between. China’s Plan to Land Astronauts on the Moon The New Space Race is in full swing, and with both public and private entities pushing the limits of … Read more

Arianespace Vega VV23 Rocket Cubesats Lost

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Vega flight VV23 launched on October 8.Photo: Arianespace Arianespace’s latest Vega mission failed to deploy two of its payloads to orbit, likely due to a failure with the release mechanism with the rocket’s upper stage. Astronomers Could Soon Get Warnings When SpaceX Satellites Threaten Their View Vega VV23 lifted off on October 8 from Europe’s … Read more