Today In Space
Last Updated: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, 9:11 AM PDT
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China reveals lunar spacesuit in latest move towards 2030 moon landing
By South China Morning Post: Lightweight suit unveiled by China Manned Space Agency sends ‘message of fortitude’ as it blends Chinese cultural elements in its design.
China Unveils Moon-landing Spacesuit Design
Elon Musk’s Midlife Crisis Over Populating Mars
By Wall Street Journal: A new timeline from the billionaire underscores there are increasingly fewer windows to reach the red planet in his lifetime.
China launches first reusable satellite, with payload from Thailand and Pakistan
By South China Morning Post: The Shijian-19 is delivered into orbit on a mission to make progress in seed science and international space cooperation.
Chinese rocket launches 8 satellites to orbit from ship at sea (video, photos)
By Space.com: The Sept. 23 liftoff was the fourth overall for the Smart Dragon-3 rocket.
York Space Systems Spacecraft Achieve On-Orbit Maneuvering
By Aviation Week: The Denver-based aerospace company is on contract for more than 130 satellites to build out the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).
Lego Ideas submissions Lunar Landscape, Space Projection Telescope and Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot need to be made into real sets
By Space.com: These three space-themed submissions on Lego Ideas have captured our attention, and deserve to be on store shelves.
Firefly offers insight on MLV testing, reusability plans
By NASA Spaceflight: As Firefly Aerospace prepares for its upcoming Alpha rocket launches, work continues apace on its….