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First Commercial Moon Landing Returns U.S. to Lunar Surface

23 February 2024 at 15:00

Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 mission is the first U.S. soft landing on the moon since Apollo 17. It’s also a sign of private industry’s growing role in space

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A view of the moon's near side, beamed back by Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander (partially visible in the foreground) following its arrival in lunar orbit on February 21, 2024.

Ce lieu mythique protège l'un des trésors les plus précieux de la planète

Le voyage s'achève à Dublin, dans l'un des lieux les plus fascinants d'Irlande. Derrière les murs du Trinity College s'étire la Long Room, immense galerie de bois sombre souvent considérée comme l'une des plus belles bibliothèques du monde. Sur ses rayonnages reposent près de 200 000 livres...

For satellites as small as a briefcase, getting around in space just got a whole lot easier

MIT engineers are testing a new propulsion system that combines the power and speed of conventional chemical thrusters with the precision and fuel-efficiency of electrical thrusters. The system could enable the design of nimbler, more flexible small satellites, which could perform both fast, powerful maneuvers and slower, precise adjustments, depending on the mission and moment at hand.

June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon

2 June 2026 at 14:00

About 63 hours after its launch, Surveyor 1 landed on the Moon on June 2, 1966. The 2,200-pound (998 kilograms) craft touched down inside a 62-mile (100 kilometers) crater north of Flamsteed Crater in Oceanus Procellarum, or the Ocean of Storms. Surveyor 1 took more than 11,000 photos, and measured the Moon’s temperature and theContinue reading "June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 lands on the Moon"

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Unlocking 'the true space age': Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft

2 June 2026 at 13:00
Impulse Space — which was founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX's first-ever employee — just raised $500 million to build out the ultra-mobile spacecraft that it believes will transform the space economy.

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