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Last Updated: Friday, Nov. 14, 2025, 11:53 PM PST

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South China Morning PostAgence France-Presse

Companies vie to build the first commercial space station as NASA eyes 2030 ISS retirement

By South China Morning Post: Companies like Vast, Axiom and Blue Origin are in a fierce competition to develop commercial space habitats.

2025-11-13T21:52:22.026330-08:00
South China Morning PostFrank Chen

Chinese state-owned space contractor to launch lower-priced suborbital tourism package

By South China Morning Post: A state-owned giant is expected to unveil a space tourism package this week, with suborbital trips priced lower than US rivals SpaceX and Blue Origin.

2025-11-13T16:16:47.279035-08:00
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News.CNXinhua

China's space station returns 46.67 kg of experiment samples in ninth transfer

By News.CN: BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The latest samples from 26 scientific experiments conducted aboard China's space station, totaling approximately 46.67 kilograms, were brought back to Earth on Friday, according to the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).

2025-11-14T22:50:09.213097-08:00
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Spaceflight NowWilliam Harwood

Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025111-New-Glenn-beach.jpg) Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

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