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Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon
One newly unveiled key element is the "Transporter," a vehicle that can be launched on a single Blue Origin New Glenn rocket ...
Private Japanese lunar lander closing in on unexplored top of the moon
A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored ...
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Japanese private lunar lander falls silent while attempting moon touchdown
The Tokyo-based company ispace said its lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. But there was no immediate word on the ...
Private Japanese lunar lander heads toward a touchdown in the moon's far north
A private lunar lander from Japan is closing in on the moon, aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini ...
A Japanese lander crashed on the Moon after losing track of its location
A robotic lander developed by a Japanese company named ispace plummeted to the Moon's surface Thursday, destroying a small ...
Elon Musk threatened to decommission Dragon spacecraft. Here's what that would mean for NASA
Space science experts told ABC News SpaceX has been essential to NASA’s missions and the breakdown of a relationship would ...
Japanese ispace craft had 'hard landing' in failed lunar mission
After losing contact with it for several hours, a privately owned Japanese company said its lunar lander had crashed into the surface of moon in what the company, ispace, confirmed was a failed lunar ...
How the Trump-Musk feud could change the equation for SpaceX and industry rivals
What does the spat between President Donald Trump and Elon Musk mean for the rivals of Musk's SpaceX in the commercial space ...
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How the U.S. became highly reliant on Elon Musk for access to space
Besides its flights to the International Space Station and Starship program, SpaceX is deeply embedded in the Department of ...