Space Policy Online reports: Posted: July 12, 2025 6:58 pm ET | Last Updated: July 12, 2025 6:58 pm ET | As usual, China has not announced the exact date, but the next cargo spacecraft to the Tiangong-3 space station, Tianzhou-9, is expected to launch on July 14, 2025 Beijing Time … Read More Read More.
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By Space.com: "Can humanity enjoy the benefits of both asteroid and lunar mining without compromise, or do we have to choose one at the expense of the other?".
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By Space.com: The stainless steel Zhuque-3 could become China's most powerful reusable rocket.
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By Reuters: AE Industrial Partners-backed space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace on Friday disclosed a 10% rise in 2024 revenue in its filing for an initial public offering in the United States.
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