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Compact, Shape-shifting Robot Built by Transformers Inventors Just Landed on the Moon

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A shape-shifting robot built by the inventors of Transformer has finally landed on the moon aboard a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) lunar expedition. The Lunar Excursion Vehicle-2 (LEV-2), dubbed SORA-Q is an ultra-compact, deformable lunar robot. JAXA built the robot in partnership between Japanese toy manufacturer Takara Tomy, JAXA, Sony Group, and Doshisha University. […]

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Good News: NASA Regains Contact with Its Ingenuity Mars Helicopter

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Two days after losing contact with the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, NASA announced that it had regained contact with its Martian chopper. On January 18, the American space agency announced that it lost contact with its Mars rotorcraft after sending it on a “quick pop-up vertical flight.” The vertical flight was to test the systems of

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Peregrine Moon Lander Just Safe Crashed into Earth’s Atmosphere as Astrobotic Loses Contact with it

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Astrobotic earlier announced that the Peregrine moon lander was heading towards Earth’s atmosphere to safely crash on January 18. The company that launched the lunar lander announced that the spacecraft successfully counted down to its final hours in space before finally losing contact with it on January 18. Astrobotic revealed that it brought down the

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How SpaceX is Preparing to Land Artemis 3 Moonwalkers on the Lunar South Pole in September 2026

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NASA is planning its Artemis 3 moon-landing mission to be historic and iconic. That is why the space agency contracted SpaceX in 2021 to develop its crewed lander for Artemis 3 moonwalkers. NASA revealed that the vehicle should be able to carry two astronauts to the lunar surface and also safely return them to lunar

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SpaceX Planning to Launch Starship’s 3rd flight test on February 2024, Here’s the Progress made so far

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After the last two historic test flights of SpaceX’s starship, the aerospace company is getting ready for its third flight test. The first two test flights of 2023 were conducted in April and the second in November. The company officials recently announced their plan to launch the third mission as early as February 2024. On

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NASA Officially Delays Artemis 2 Mission to September 2025 and Artemis 3 to 2026, Here’s Why

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On Tuesday (Jan. 9), NASA officials participated in a media teleconference and announced the latest update about the forthcoming Artemis crewed missions to the moon. During the teleconference, NASA’s leaders revealed that its flagship Artemis 2 mission which was previously scheduled to launch on November 2024 will now be delayed to September 2025. Also, the Artemis 3

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Private Peregrine Lander Suffers Anomaly After Successful Vulcan rocket launch, Astrobotic says

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Earlier today, United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur launched the Astrobotic’s Private Peregrine lander. After the successful historic Vulcan rocket launch, the Peregrine moon lander continued the journey to the moon. It was expected to land on the lunar surface on Feb. 23. However, the spacecraft is experiencing great challenges as it continues with its journey

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ULA’s Vulcan Rocket launches Private US Moon Landing Mission, 1st since the Last Apollo Mission in 1972

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After the last Apollo 17 lunar lander left the surface of the moon in 1972, no other US moon landing mission has made it to the lunar surface. However, Americans commenced their return to the lunar surface today. United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur just launched on its first-ever flight named Cert-1, early this morning

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