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China details crewed Moon landing plan, targeting touchdown before 2030
Officials at a Beijing conference outlined missions leading to a crewed lunar landing before 2030.
arstechnica.com
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Infrastructure2 / 5
Stellar Alpina unveils Monarch orbiter and Morpho lunar lander
The Swiss startup, founded around detonation engines, plans an in-orbit demonstration of Monarch by 2029.
payloadspace.com
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Greek CubeSat ERMIS-3 completes laser link to optical ground station
An 8U CubeSat from the University of Athens linked to a Greek optical ground station by laser.
esa.int · phys.org
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Science4 / 5
Research may resolve contradiction in Ryugu asteroid sample compositions
A new study may explain why clay-like minerals in Ryugu and meteorite samples vary so widely.
universetoday.com
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Policy5 / 5
NASA seeks private sector proposals to boost Hubble's orbit
NASA is asking commercial companies whether they can raise Hubble's orbit before it runs out of time in the 2030s.
theverge.com
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