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Russia’s S7 Group to take over Sea Launch

October 3, 2016 Stephen Clark

The owners of a Russian airline hope to revive the Sea Launch program, a major player in the commercial launch business for a decade, after purchasing the company’s ships and ground infrastructure from Russian aerospace contractor RSC Energia.

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China developing mission to return samples from far side of the moon

September 29, 2016 Stephen Clark

If China’s lunar exploration program goes according to plan, scientists could send a robotic lander to pick up samples from the far side of the moon and return them to Earth by the early 2020s, a top Chinese space official said.

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Russian space station crews to be smaller next year

September 28, 2016 Stephen Clark

Russia’s space agency has decided to cut the size of its crew complement on the International Space Station beginning in March 2017 to reduce operating costs until a new Russian science lab is activated on the complex in early 2018, officials confirmed this week.

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk announces vision for colonizing Mars

September 27, 2016 Stephen Clark

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk on Tuesday outlined an ambition to send humans to Mars with methane-fueled reusable spaceships and the largest rocket ever built, an effort he said will likely require government support and initially cost billions of dollars to develop and test.

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Watch live as Elon Musk unveils his vision for missions to Mars

September 27, 2016 Stephen Clark

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk will unveil his plans for human missions to Mars on Tuesday in a presentation at the International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. Watch the speech live at 2:30 p.m. EDT (1830 GMT).

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  • SpaceX launches Israeli satellite on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    July 12, 2025
  • Axiom Space, Oakley partner on spacesuit visor for Artemis missions
    July 12, 2025
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy picked as Interim NASA Administrator
    July 10, 2025
  • SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
    July 8, 2025
  • Republican-backed reconciliation bill passes, includes funding for ISS, Artemis programs, Space Shuttle relocation
    July 5, 2025
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