Carina Nebula — star formation region photographed by JWST

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ESA's Ariane 6 rocket launching from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou

newsOctober 8, 2025

The European Space Agency: How 23 Nations Built a Space Superpower from Scratch (Part 1)

How 23 nations with different languages, budgets, and priorities built Europe's space agency from Cold War wreckage into a global force launching Ariane 6.

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newsOctober 8, 2025

L'Agence spatiale europeenne : comment 23 nations ont bati une superpuissance spatiale a partir de rien (Partie 1)

Comment 23 nations aux langues, budgets et priorites differents ont bati l'agence spatiale europeenne depuis les decombres de la Guerre froide jusqu'a Ariane 6.

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newsOctober 8, 2025

Die Europäische Weltraumorganisation: Wie 23 Nationen eine Raumfahrt-Supermacht aus dem Nichts erschufen (Teil 1)

Wie 23 Nationen mit verschiedenen Sprachen, Budgets und Prioritäten aus den Trümmern des Kalten Krieges die ESA zur globalen Raumfahrtmacht formten und die Ariane 6 starteten.

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newsOctober 6, 2025

Asteroid Mining: Science Fiction Becoming Business Reality

Asteroid mining is real: OSIRIS-REx returned 121g of Bennu in 2023, AstroForge is launching, and Psyche targets a metal world. The economics behind $100T asteroids.

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Astronaut Buzz Aldrin standing on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11 mission

analysisOctober 1, 2025

Apollo 11: The Complete Story of Humanity's Greatest Achievement

The complete story of Apollo 11: how Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins pulled off humanity's first Moon landing on July 20, 1969, from liftoff to lunar dust.

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Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the lunar surface during the historic Apollo 11 mission

analysisOctober 1, 2025

Apollo 11: मानवता की सबसे महान उपलब्धि की संपूर्ण कहानी

20 जुलाई, 1969 को, इतिहास में पहली बार दो इंसानों ने किसी अन्य दुनिया की सतह पर कदम रखा। Apollo 11 मिशन केवल इंजीनियरिंग या राष्ट्रीय महत्वाकांक्षा की विजय नहीं…

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opinionSeptember 29, 2025

The Militarization of Space: Space Forces, Spy Satellites, and the New High Ground

US Space Force, NRO, Space Development Agency, Starshield, and China's ASAT weapons. How orbit became the new high ground and which nations are arming for space warfare.

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newsSeptember 23, 2025

Europe's Space Industrial Giants: Airbus, Thales Alenia, and the Satellite Makers

Airbus, Thales Alenia, and OHB build the satellites powering Galileo, Copernicus, OneWeb, and Orion — inside Europe's $15B space industrial base that rivals the US.

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analysisSeptember 18, 2025

Odysseus: How Intuitive Machines Made History with the First US Moon Landing in 50 Years

On February 22, 2024, Intuitive Machines' Odysseus landed near the Moon's south pole — ending a 51-year US lunar drought via NASA's CLPS commercial program.

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newsSeptember 17, 2025

The $630 Billion Space Economy: Where the Money Flows

The global space economy hit $630 billion in 2025. Where the money actually flows — satellite services, ground equipment, manufacturing, and launch, broken down by segment.

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Blue Origin's New Glenn heavy-lift rocket on the launch pad

newsSeptember 12, 2025

Blue Origin's New Glenn: Jeff Bezos's Big Bet on Heavy Lift

Blue Origin's New Glenn: a 320-foot, 45-ton-to-LEO heavy lifter taking on Falcon Heavy, what it means for Project Kuiper, and why Bezos's long bet is finally paying off.

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newsSeptember 8, 2025

Space Insurance: The Billion-Dollar Industry You've Never Heard Of

Space insurance is a billion-dollar industry underwriting $300M satellites at Lloyd's of London. How launch risk is priced and why premiums are surging in 2025.

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