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Bloomberg • Loren Grush

SpaceX Starship Test: Successful Booster Recovery, Upper Stage Explodes

During the seventh flight test of SpaceX’s Starship, the company successfully recovered its Super Heavy booster, marking a significant milestone. However, the mission was marred by the explosion of the upgraded Block 2 upper-stage variant, affecting airline routes due to falling debris.

2025-01-16T14:43:29.916623-08:00

AeroTime

STARLUX Airlines Doubles Airbus A350F Freighter Order

2025-01-09T01:02:59.054937-08:00

New York Times

NASA's OSIRIS-REx Finds Life's Building Blocks on Asteroid Bennu

2025-01-29T08:07:41.621626-08:00

Space.com

NASA's Curiosity Captures Iridescent Martian Clouds

2025-02-13T06:04:52.469974-08:00

Mars Exploration News Timeline

Ars Technica

Elon Musk Urges Deorbiting of ISS to Prioritize Mars Exploration Elon Musk recommends the immediate deorbiting of the International Space Station, citing minimal incremental utility, as he advocates for redirecting resources towards Mars colonization. This proposal indicates a potential shift in space exploration focus to interplanetary missions.

2025-02-20T14:01:39.507684-08:00

Elon Musk Urges Deorbiting of ISS to Prioritize Mars Exploration

Payload

Australia's Moon to Mars Initiative Backs Artemis Supply Chain The Australian government is supporting its Moon to Mars supply chain initiative to establish Australian space companies as key contributors in future Artemis missions. This venture underscores Australia's commitment to cementing a strategic role in the burgeoning lunar exploration market.

2025-02-18T13:16:19.015173-08:00

Australia's Moon to Mars Initiative Backs Artemis Supply Chain

European Spaceflight

ASI Advances Deimos CubeSat Mission to Phase B The Italian Space Agency (ASI) has initiated Phase B development for TASTE, a CubeSat mission targeting the exploration of Mars' moon Deimos. The mission includes deploying both an orbiter and a lander to gather data on the Martian moon's environment.

2025-02-18T12:06:32.409726-08:00

ASI Advances Deimos CubeSat Mission to Phase B

spaceinsider.tech

Mars Priority: Elon Musk's 2025 Space Exploration Strategy Elon Musk reaffirms SpaceX's commitment to prioritize Mars exploration in 2025, sparking a debate over lunar versus Martian missions. With Musk's vision set on the red planet, industry experts assess the implications for space exploration and resource allocation.

2025-02-17T20:51:29.458859-08:00

Mars Priority: Elon Musk's 2025 Space Exploration Strategy

Ars Technica

NASA Nominee Isaacman Advocates for Strategic Mars Investment Jared Isaacman, nominee for a top NASA position, emphasizes the importance of a 'reasonable investment' in Mars exploration to inspire future endeavors and maintain the agency's momentum in space innovation.

2025-02-17T08:19:13.289136-08:00

NASA Nominee Isaacman Advocates for Strategic Mars Investment

Florida Today

Europa Clipper to Use Martian Gravity Assist En Route to Jupiter NASA's Europa Clipper will leverage a gravity assist maneuver around Mars to hasten its journey to Jupiter. This innovative approach will allow the probe to conserve energy while accelerating towards its exploration mission set to investigate Jupiter's icy moon, Europa.

2025-02-14T17:07:30.786353-08:00

Europa Clipper to Use Martian Gravity Assist En Route to Jupiter

Live Science

Voyager 1's 'Pale Blue Dot' Captures Earth's Fragility 35 Years On Thirty-five years after Voyager 1's 'Pale Blue Dot' image, this photograph continues to underscore Earth's vulnerability and our tenuous place in the cosmos, reinforcing the importance of space exploration and planetary stewardship.

2025-02-14T03:33:45.479674-08:00

Voyager 1's 'Pale Blue Dot' Captures Earth's Fragility 35 Years On

Space.com

NASA Needs Mars Sample Return for Life Search NASA's Perseverance rover identified traces of ancient water on Mars, suggesting potential signs of past life. However, conclusive evidence requires analysis using instruments that are too complex to transport to Mars, highlighting the necessity for the samples to be returned to Earth.

2025-02-13T10:50:35.420541-08:00

NASA Needs Mars Sample Return for Life Search

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