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2026.10.16

LandSpace Zhuque-2E: Everything You Need to Know About the Methalox Milestone

Zhuque-2E is the expendable methalox rocket built by the private Chinese launch company that first reached orbit using liquid methane and liquid oxygen. Its 14 October 2026 flight deployed ten experimental satellites while LandSpace continues testing its larger reusable sibling.
space
2026.10.10

South Korea's Nuri Rocket: The Rise of a New Space Power

South Korea recently put five imaging satellites into orbit on a rocket built in its own factories. The achievement proves the country can launch its own hardware, but turning that momentum into a commercial launch industry is a harder challenge.
space Archived
2026.09.12

The Race to Replace the ISS

Humanity's main outpost in low Earth orbit is retiring by 2030. Here is how four private companies are racing to build its replacement.
space Archived
2026.08.22

Why Japan Is Targeting Phobos Before Mars

Instead of racing to put boots or heavy treads on the Martian surface, JAXA is taking a clever detour. By targeting Mars' closest moon, the MMX mission aims to steal the secrets of the red planet without fighting its massive gravity well.
space Archived
2026.08.15

Why NASA Wants ISRO on the Moon

The US space agency recently invited India to help build its permanent lunar outpost. Here is why Washington is looking to New Delhi for critical south-pole support, and what India might bring to the table.
space Archived
2026.07.19

Vikram-1 Launch Explained: Design, Engine, Payload, and Why It Matters

On July 18, 2026, India's first private orbital rocket successfully reached space. Here is a simple breakdown of how Vikram-1 works, what it carried, and why this mission matters.
space Archived
2026.07.17

Meet India's Space Startups Building the Future

India's space sector is opening up to private innovation like never before. These five pioneering startups are leading the nation's commercial charge into orbit.
space Archived
2026.07.11

Japan's RV-X Rocket Explained: Design, Engine, Fuel, Cost, and SpaceX Comparison

Japan is testing a small experimental vehicle named RV-X to master vertical landings. This crucial stepping stone could bring reusable spaceflight to the country's main launch fleet.
space Archived
2026.05.29

Mapping the Volcanic Crust of Kua'kua

Using cutting-edge mid-infrared spectroscopy, astronomers have bypassed starlight reflections to map the bare rock of exoplanet LHS 3844 b (Kua'kua). The results reveal a pristine, airless world covered in ancient volcanic basalt.

Space & Aerospace

LandSpace Zhuque-2E: Everything You Need to Know About the Methalox Milestone

South Korea's Nuri Rocket: The Rise of a New Space Power

The Race to Replace the ISS

Why Japan Is Targeting Phobos Before Mars

Why NASA Wants ISRO on the Moon

Vikram-1 Launch Explained: Design, Engine, Payload, and Why It Matters

Meet India's Space Startups Building the Future

Japan's RV-X Rocket Explained: Design, Engine, Fuel, Cost, and SpaceX Comparison

Mapping the Volcanic Crust of Kua'kua