Space.comMike Wall

Chinese astronauts inspect Shenzhou 20 after space‑debris strike; vehicle judged unfit for reentry

Space.com reports: The Shenzhou 20 vehicle was deemed unfit to carry astronauts back to Earth after suffering a space junk strike.

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Lunar Outpost rover to study lunar dust alongside Artemis astronauts on moon

By collectSPACE: B-9 had Will Robinson. Twiki had Buck Rogers. And, of course, C-3PO and R2-D2 had Luke Skywalker. Now, in a scenario straight out of science fiction, MAPP will have whoever NASA names to the crew of the second Artemis moon landing mission.

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2025-12-09T02:31:32.173292-08:00
SpaceNews.comAndrew Jones

China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets

By SpaceNews.com: China launches 4 times in 4 days, boosting megaconstellation and surveillance assets China launched four missions in four days, accelerating its record-setting launch cadence while expanding its Guowang LEO megaconstellation and deploying new Yaogan reconnaissance assets.

2025-12-09T03:09:16.359761-08:00