China declared a “complete success” after it launched a new three-person crew to its space station early Wednesday as the country seeks to expand its exploration of outer space.
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NASA’s chief is worried about China getting back to the moon first. Here’s why
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk’s increasingly controversial profile.
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Private company Intuitive Machines is set to land on the moon. Here’s what to know
The Houston-based company hopes to make the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It would also be America’s first soft landing in decades.
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Moon landing attempt by U.S. company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak
The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch.
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Fuel leak forces U.S. company to abandon moon landing attempt
Astrobotic had been targeting a lunar landing on Feb. 23. It could have been the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years, and the first by a private company.
