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ESA awards ispace-EUROPE execution contract for MAGPIE lunar polar ice exploration mission phase

ESA has awarded ispace-EUROPE an execution contract for the second phase of the MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) program. The agreement advances ESA’s lunar polar ice exploration efforts through the next development and delivery step under the broader MAGPIE contract structure.

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2026-07-27T01:15:21.065703-07:00

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SpaceX completes Starship Flight 13 with first intact Starship water landing

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2026-07-26T18:36:46.983428-07:00

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Soyuz MS-28 brings U.S.-Russian ISS crew back after 241 days; Expedition 74 ends with Kazakhstan landing

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2026-07-26T03:50:38.679958-07:00

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NASA and ESA ground facilities in Spain spared in major wildfire

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2026-07-25T19:27:40.878099-07:00

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Voyager renews partnership with Reditus Space to provide end-to-end commercial microgravity via ENOS reentry vehicle Voyager has renewed its partnership with Reditus Space to deliver end-to-end microgravity mission services aboard Reditus’ ENOS reentry vehicle. The renewed deal expands reliable commercial access to microgravity experimentation using a dedicated reentry-vehicle platform for customer missions.

2026-07-27T01:15:35.208917-07:00

Voyager renews partnership with Reditus Space to provide end-to-end commercial microgravity via ENOS reentry vehicle

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ESA awards ispace-EUROPE execution contract for MAGPIE lunar polar ice exploration mission phase ESA has awarded ispace-EUROPE an execution contract for the second phase of the MAGPIE (Mission for Advanced Geophysics and Polar Ice Exploration) program. The agreement advances ESA’s lunar polar ice exploration efforts through the next development and delivery step under the broader MAGPIE contract structure.

2026-07-27T01:15:21.065703-07:00

ESA awards ispace-EUROPE execution contract for MAGPIE lunar polar ice exploration mission phase

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SpaceX completes Starship Flight 13 with first intact Starship water landing SpaceX flew the 13th Starship test flight, culminating in the first time an intact Starship was put in the water. The milestone follows earlier flight attempts as SpaceX works through iterative Starship test objectives toward reusable operations.

2026-07-26T18:36:46.983428-07:00

SpaceX completes Starship Flight 13 with first intact Starship water landing

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Soyuz MS-28 brings U.S.-Russian ISS crew back after 241 days; Expedition 74 ends with Kazakhstan landing Roscosmos and NASA confirmed the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft returned safely on July 26, 2026, bringing Expedition 74’s joint U.S.-Russian crew—NASA astronaut Chris Williams plus Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev—down to Kazakhstan after 241 days aboard the ISS. Expedition 75 is set to run into spring 2027.

2026-07-26T03:50:38.679958-07:00

Soyuz MS-28 brings U.S.-Russian ISS crew back after 241 days; Expedition 74 ends with Kazakhstan landing

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NASA and ESA ground facilities in Spain spared in major wildfire Key ground-station infrastructure operated in Spain for NASA and the European Space Agency avoided serious damage as major wildfires swept through the country. The incident threatened critical space-support operations, but the facilities remained intact and were not reported as sustaining major impacts.

2026-07-25T19:27:40.878099-07:00

NASA and ESA ground facilities in Spain spared in major wildfire

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Lunar Outpost plans to send NVIDIA chips to the Moon Lunar Outpost says it will fly NVIDIA chips to the Moon, underscoring how the industry’s “chip race” is increasingly intersecting with the renewed push to return to lunar operations. The announcement frames onboard compute hardware as a key enabler for next-generation lunar missions.

2026-07-24T05:49:48.484882-07:00

Lunar Outpost plans to send NVIDIA chips to the Moon

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ESA awards ispace-EUROPE €65M contract to develop and fly MAGPIE, Europe’s first lunar polar-ice rover ESA has awarded ispace-EUROPE a €65 million contract to complete MAGPIE’s development and deliver the lunar rover to the Moon, targeting a 2029 mission. MAGPIE will fly on ispace’s Mission 4 lander, with ispace serving as mission prime under ESA-JAXA Luxembourg collaboration.

2026-07-24T05:49:48.342512-07:00

ESA awards ispace-EUROPE €65M contract to develop and fly MAGPIE, Europe’s first lunar polar-ice rover

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NASA sets $2B price tag for nuclear Mars mission Space Reactor-1 Freedom, targeting first fission-powered interplanetary spacecr NASA has put a $2 billion price tag on its Space Reactor-1 Freedom nuclear Mars mission, described as the first fission-powered interplanetary spacecraft. The announcement frames the program cost for a mission architecture built around nuclear propulsion for deep-space travel.

2026-07-23T05:50:38.159172-07:00

NASA sets $2B price tag for nuclear Mars mission Space Reactor-1 Freedom, targeting first fission-powered interplanetary spacecr

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