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October 4, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Starship’s Rise Puts NASA’s Lunar Plans and Space Industry in a New Bind

Elon Musk is accelerating the development of Starship, SpaceX’s giant next-generation rocket, after the spacecraft reached Earth orbit for the first time. The company has received authorisation from the US federal administration

Education/Health/Technology

NASA Set to Send Humans Around the Moon for the First Time in 50 Years

On April 1, NASA is scheduled to launch its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a roughly 10-day voyage around the moon—the deepest human spaceflight since Apollo 17 in 1972. The mission, departing from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

March 30, 2026

NASA Unveils $20 Billion Moon Base Plan to Keep Humans on Lunar Surface

Business

NASA has announced an ambitious $20 billion plan to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, marking a historic step in space exploration.

NASA Moon Rocket Glitch Threatens First Crewed Lunar Mission in Decades

Diplomacy/News

NASA said its next-generation moon rocket encountered another technical setback on Saturday, jeopardising a launch that was intended to send astronauts on humanity’s first

Starship’s Rise Puts NASA’s Lunar Plans and Space Industry in a New Bind

October 4, 2026
Diplomacy/Geopolitics

Elon Musk is accelerating the development of Starship, SpaceX’s giant next-generation rocket, after the spacecraft reached Earth orbit for the first time. The company has received authorisation from the US federal administration

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NASA Set to Send Humans Around the Moon for the First Time in 50 Years

March 30, 2026
Education/Health/Technology

On April 1, NASA is scheduled to launch its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a roughly 10-day voyage around the moon—the deepest human spaceflight since Apollo 17 in 1972. The

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NASA Unveils $20 Billion Moon Base Plan to Keep Humans on Lunar Surface

March 25, 2026
Business

NASA has announced an ambitious $20 billion plan to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, marking a historic step in space exploration. During a briefing on Tuesday, NASA Administrator Jared

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NASA Moon Rocket Glitch Threatens First Crewed Lunar Mission in Decades

February 22, 2026
Diplomacy/News

NASA said its next-generation moon rocket encountered another technical setback on Saturday, jeopardising a launch that was intended to send astronauts on humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than 50 years. The

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Scientists Create Most Detailed Dark Matter Map Using James Webb Telescope

January 27, 2026
Education/Health

Using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have produced the most detailed map yet of dark matter, the invisible substance that makes up the majority of matter in the universe

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Elon Musk Ally Takes the Helm at NASA as America Prepares to Return to the Moon

December 18, 2025
Diplomacy/News

After months of political turbulence and scrutiny in Washington, tech billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman has been confirmed as the next administrator of NASA, placing a leading advocate of commercial spaceflight

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Russian Soyuz MS-28 Launches to Intel Space Station with Three-Person Crew

November 28, 2025
Russia/World

A Russian Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft launched to the International Space Station on Thursday, carrying two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut, a live stream of the event showed. The Soyuz 2.1a rocket

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Fintech Billionaire Jared Isaacman Faces Scrutiny in Bid for NASA’s Top Job

October 15, 2025
Diplomacy

Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of Shift4 Payments Inc. and a SpaceX astronaut, faced an intense round of questioning during his recent interview for the role of NASA Administrator, Bloomberg reported. The

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