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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin tests 1st moon lander ahead of lunar launch later this year (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin continues putting its first lunar lander through its paces, testing the spacecraft at NASA centers across the nation to prepare it for its upcoming mission to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Jf22mwpbN3sR7wTAdyXga-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moon lander preps for the lunar surface | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's MK1 moon lander has passed its tests in the vacuum chamber as NASA continues to develop the hardware needed to return astronauts to the moon. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:13:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ chelseagohd@gmail.com (Chelsea Gohd) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chelsea Gohd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ubfP5Nkt9wSGbJGpfqqXAk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. Will SpaceX's Starship or Blue Origin's Blue Moon lander be ready in time? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After Artemis 2, NASA's moon return hinges on two unproven commercial landers, each of which faces major technical and timeline challenges. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kgiWPEEFrcjYw5gGBALtQE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starship vehicle on an Artemis mission to the surface of the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[illustrations of two different cylinder-shaped spacecraft on the surface of the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket grounded after launch mishap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Federal Aviation Administration has temporarily grounded Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, which failed to deliver a satellite to the proper orbit during its third-ever launch on Sunday (April 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/L8BnNPzCAWWAHBkwT3Gvxg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches on its third-ever mission on April 19, 2026. Things went well at first, but New Glenn failed to deliver the satellite — AST SpaceMobile&#039;s BlueBird 7 — to the proper orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches on its third-ever mission on April 19, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant BlueBird 7 mobile phone satellite will be deorbited after faulty Blue Origin launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin, the space launch company founded by Jeff Bezos, achieved a successful recovery of its first reused orbital-class rocket, but the payload it put into space was left in the wrong location. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:59:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:02:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Robert Z. Pearlman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EGR78vHvP6uzXUdkrRzv2m-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea — but deploys satellite into wrong orbit (launch video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launched into space for the third time ever Sunday morning (April 19) — but, in a first for the company, it soared into orbit powered by a previously flown booster. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 20:17:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/covk6EUdtjjmX53ZBV5o73-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s NG-3 rocket booster lands onthe droneship Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean on April 19, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s NG-3 rocket booster lands onthe droneship Jacklyn in the Atlantic Ocean on April 19, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Landing astronauts on the moon 'is absolutely doable, and it's doable soon,' NASA's Artemis 2 commander says ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/landing-astronauts-on-the-moon-is-absolutely-doable-and-its-doable-soon-nasas-artemis-2-commander-says</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Artemis 2 astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule during their moon mission —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:53:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rZGQwdBBQsrKMwBhEWmjbR-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Earth sets on April 6, 2026, over the moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis 2 crew during their journey around the far side of the moon.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis 2 crew during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Orientale basin is perched on the edge of the visible lunar surface. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin fires up used New Glenn rocket ahead of landmark reflight (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin conducted a static fire test today (April 16) with a flight-proven New Glenn booster, paving the way for a planned launch on Sunday morning (April 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TJRxddnTzcLpauSC8VhyQL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin conducts a static fire test with its New Glenn rocket on April 16, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin conducts a static fire test with its New Glenn rocket on April 16, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts came home today (April 10), wrapping up an epic mission that broke spaceflight records and set the stage for even more ambitious moonshots to come. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:24:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:40:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4GGpheX3kkZzXjDxYuBdUM-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Splashdown for Artemis 2 lead art]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Splashdown for Artemis 2 lead art]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why won't NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts land on the moon when they get there? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Artemis 2 will launch four astronauts around the moon no sooner than April 1. Why won't this quartet land on the lunar surface? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VMinK4kCN8jnvUiFVXP6of-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 stack on the launch pad.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an orange rocket on a launch pad at sunset]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's lunar Gateway space station is out. Moon bases are in ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is honing its focus on future Artemis missions to land astronauts on the moon, removing the Gateway space station from its plans and prioritizing bases on the lunar surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:33:09 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iMpp9op7zEN4JccYsQDDCd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA plans a to build a permanent base on the moon with a step-by-step approach through 2032.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[NASA plans a to build a permanent base on the moon with a step-by-step approach through 2032.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable' path back to the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the agency is revising its moon landing strategy, aiming to make future missions more achievable and sustainable. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mHvpXKF4KEphcTv3VoPGXh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a moon base.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[astronauts in bulky space suits walk on a dusty grey surface among glass-domed habitats under a black starless sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin wants to defend Earth against dangerous asteroids. Here's how ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory are teaming up to design an asteroid-defense spacecraft that will deploy a variety of deflection technologies. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:04:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8Ai8XEjwg496Aq3Ewpkvkg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A rendering of Blue Origin&#039;s Blue Ring spacecraft platform, equipped with multiple payloads and components.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray rocky asteroid heads back toward Earth in the darkness of space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Congress wants the International Space Station to keep flying until 2032. Here's why ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Congress is pushing to extend the International Space Station's life by two years, to give commercial outposts more time to step into its shoes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cPkP4ezcLtfrApTcGamu5n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The International Space Station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The International Space Station.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA wants to accelerate its Artemis missions to the moon. It will need to drop some big hardware to do it. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A big restructuring of NASA's plans to land astronauts on the moon is adding missions and speeding up the timeline, but some hardware might have to be cut loose in the process. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:33:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/t5oQgWzjegmzua6vrMeVt3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Space.com / Josh Dinner]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A bit orange rocket rolls out of a giant white building, with an extra launch tower in the background.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A bit orange rocket rolls out of a giant white building, with an extra launch tower in the background.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA is overhauling its Artemis program. What does that mean for humanity's return to the moon? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-is-overhauling-its-artemis-program-what-does-that-mean-for-humanitys-return-to-the-moon</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In a major shakeup of the Artemis program, NASA is adding more missions to its timeline to land astronauts on the moon in 2028. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NuHokbCYQK4K9N6tbPkuzC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rocket launches on the left while many spacecraft occupy the lunar surface and space on the right.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket launches on the left while many spacecraft occupy the lunar surface and space on the right.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Pushing this competition': SpaceX's Starship might not fly on NASA's newly revamped Artemis 3 mission ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/pushing-this-competition-spacexs-starship-might-not-fly-on-nasas-newly-revamped-artemis-3-mission</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 3 mission will no longer land astronauts on the moon —and it might not involve SpaceX's Starship megarocket, either. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artemis]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7tF6HfAJC3fXjcK2RZQx78-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starship vehicle on the moon during an Artemis astronaut mission for NASA.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts won't land on the moon after all. 'This is just not the right pathway forward.' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/nasa-cancels-artemis-3-astronaut-moon-landing-this-is-just-not-the-right-pathway-forward</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA is changing its plans to return astronauts to the moon, and redrawing the architecture for how the Artemis missions will look moving forward. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:40:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:59:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qRVhBQEibVub9oy4V3P82V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An orange rocket with a white top stands against a dynamic sky. A danger sign stands on the left.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An orange rocket with a white top stands against a dynamic sky. A danger sign stands on the left.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Chinese space tourism startup eyes 2028 for 1st crewed mission, signs celebrity for future flight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/chinese-space-tourism-startup-eyes-2028-for-1st-crewed-mission-signs-celebrity-for-future-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ InterstellOr is already taking bookings for its planned suborbital flights and says it has attracted its first celebrity passenger, highlighting China's growing commercial space ambitions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches six people to suborbital space on Dec. 20, 2025. Beijing-based company InterstellOr aims to launch similar space tourism missions starting in 2028, and actor Johnny Huang Jingyu has booked a seat.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a small rocket carrying six people in a capsule lifts off, set against the rising sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin pausing space tourism flights for at least 2 years to focus on moon plans ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-pausing-space-tourism-flights-for-at-least-2-years-to-focus-on-moon-plans</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin will ground its New Shepard suborbital vehicle for at least two years, in order to devote more resources to the company's crewed moon plans. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:37:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard suborbital vehicle launches on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to space on the NS-34 mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will refly booster on next launch of powerful New Glenn rocket ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-will-refly-booster-on-next-launch-of-powerful-new-glenn-rocket</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin will use a flight-proven booster on the next launch of its New Glenn rocket. The liftoff, which is targeted for late February, will be just the third for New Glenn to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3y54HP4swDhtKdbbTfM2T5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches NASA&#039;s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025. The same first-stage booster will fly on the Next Glenn mission, which is targeted for late February 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches NASA&#039;s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 6 space tourists to the final frontier after last-minute crew swap (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin launched six people to suborbital space today (Jan. 22). It was the 17th human spaceflight for the company, which was founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:48:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:59:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ecwq65bKXs3xxyaTz6aTW5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a tiny rocket launches from a desert launch pad.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a tiny rocket launches from a desert launch pad.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to build 5,400-satellite megaconstellation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin just announced "TeraWave," a planned satellite megaconstellation designed for customers who need super-high-throughput communication services. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 19:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Satellites]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k7gr8GAfwisuKLMgCrs5rE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s planned TeraWave satellite-internet constellation will eventually consist of about 5,400 satellites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s planned TeraWave satellite-internet constellation will eventually consist of about 5,400 satellites.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin launch 6 people to suborbital space today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-ns-38-suborbital-space-tourism-mission</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin will launch six people to the final frontier on Thursday (Jan. 22), and you can watch the space tourism mission live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:02:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moon rush: These private spacecraft will attempt lunar landings in 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lunar landers from Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic are gearing up for moon landing attempts in 2026 as the commercial exploration of deep space expands. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QN59Uz884MjGPpcEdTB3o4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Blue Origin&#039;s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander on the lunar surface]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white lunar lander with the Earth in the background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 12 times rockets and spacecraft crashed and burned in 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We saw quite a few milestones notched in the final frontier this year. But there were a number of failures as well, some of them quite dramatic. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 15:40:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/of2MMCYVkKJ5W7yqyxPdVb-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Dean Olson via Twitter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Starship debris from SpaceX&#039;s IFT-7 test mission falls through the sky on Jan. 16, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[streaks of fire in the evening sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Starship success, a private moon landing and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Over the past 12 months, we saw multiple spaceflight records broken, the debut of a powerful new rocket and the first-ever fully successful private moon landing. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Space Exploration]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/euipSctwPuFpdYA7oBuPTf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket launches on the vehicle&#039;s 10th flight test, on Aug. 26, 2025. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship megarocket launches on the vehicle&#039;s 10th flight test, on Aug. 26, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 1st wheelchair user to space and back (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin launched wheelchair user Michi Benthaus and her NS-37 five crewmates aboard a New Shepard rocket from West Texas on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:46:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/icFvEPD3997sjSBUvUGWWS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin targeting Dec. 18 for historic 1st spaceflight of wheelchair user ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin is targeting Dec. 18 for its NS-37 suborbital launch, which will fly a wheelchair user to space for the first time ever. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Bezos to beyond: Blue Origin quiz ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/from-bezos-to-beyond-blue-origin-quiz</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Whether you're a casual fan or a spaceflight enthusiast, see how well you know one of the companies pushing the boundaries of commercial space travel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kenna Hughes-Castleberry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y7AfGYGoGgEdkignvTkTZQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos of Blue Origin speaks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on Sept. 15, 2015.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin's next space tourism flight will break new ground for people with disabilities ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/blue-origins-next-space-tourism-flight-will-break-new-ground-for-people-with-disabilities</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's upcoming NS-37 space tourism launch has special significance: One of the passengers is Michi Benthaus, who will become the first wheelchair user in space. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Human Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KBU5SnVmSn899RDuM9F3WU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Michaela Benthaus has taken numerous parabolic flights carrying out unique accessibility experiments. And she&#039;s about to go to space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Michaela Benthaus has taken numerous parabolic flights carrying out unique accessibility experiments.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Next Blue Origin tourist launch will fly wheelchair user to space for 1st time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's next space tourist launch will make history, sending a wheelchair user to the final frontier for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Private Spaceflight]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket returned, lightly used: Why Blue Origin's landed New Glenn booster is so clean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket remained strikingly clean and white after two trips through Earth's atmosphere last week. Here's why the booster stayed largely char-free. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Qs2oFTLb3NvSEhMa2Xr8Q-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The first stage of Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket, which launched NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025, is rolled into a hangar at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for inspection and refurbishment. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted this photo on X on Nov. 20, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The first stage of Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket, which launched NASA’s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025, is rolled into a hangar at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for inspection and refurbishment. Blue Origin CEO Dave Limp posted this photo on X on Nov. 20, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will build a 'super heavy' version of its powerful New Glenn rocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin plans to build an even more powerful version of its partially reusable New Glenn rocket, which aced its second-ever launch just last week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 20:21:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LYRayHAhFeK5vBMSmgk2g6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Blue Origin&#039;s planned New Glenn 9x4 super heavy lifter launching into space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of Blue Origin&#039;s planned New Glenn 9x4 super heavy lifter launching into space.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket ace its epic landing on a ship at sea (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket just aced its second-ever mission —and returned to Earth safely for the first time. See a video of the booster's dramatic homecoming here. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/tZTPw2bf9ppCJRkxJ7nuHU-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Next stop, not Mars: Why NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are taking the long way to the Red Planet after Blue Origin launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's twin ESCAPADE Mars probes are on their way to the Red Planet — but it's a circuitous route with a year-long layover. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:00:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8hQwfNsWcwXixNayQBuQy6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Illustration of the twin ESCAPADE spacecraft orbiting Mars.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration showing two large satellites with solar arrays on either side floating above the reddish-brownish surface of Mars.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 reasons why Blue Origin's New Glenn Mars launch was a big deal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Nov. 13 launch of two Mars probes atop Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket was a big deal for a variety of reasons. Here's a brief rundown. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:06:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3y54HP4swDhtKdbbTfM2T5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches NASA&#039;s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket launches NASA&#039;s ESCAPADE Mars mission on Nov. 13, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin lands huge New Glenn rocket booster for 1st time after acing Mars ESCAPADE launch for NASA ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-lands-huge-new-glenn-rocket-booster-for-1st-time-after-acing-mars-escapade-launch-for-nasa</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket launched for the second time ever today (Nov. 13), sending NASA's twin Mars ESCAPADE probes aloft —and acing an epic booster landing at sea. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 21:37:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:15:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j2nEUcFkSqk3np8xmjBB6C-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intense solar storm delays Blue Origin launch of NASA Mars probes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A severe geomagnetic storm during a period of heightened solar activity has delated Blue Origin's second-ever launch of its New Glenn rocket, with NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 15:51:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:34:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F552S6o7z2scrU2ho6WscA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands at Pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after the scheduled launch was scrubbed due to weather on Nov. 9, 2025. Another planned launch on Nov. 12 was scrubbed due to space weather activity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands at Pad 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station after the scheduled launch was scrubbed due to weather on Nov. 9, 2025 at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Another planned launch on Nov. 12 was scrubbed due to space weather activity.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launch of huge New Glenn rocket with NASA Mars probes delayed by weather, next try set for Nov. 12  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's first Mars launch in more than five years will wait a little longer to get off the ground. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2025 22:02:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:37:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tariq Malik ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AKmRg2u2Zh3HEcrZccQD44-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launch a NASA 'ESCAPADE' to Mars today after delays ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The ESCAPADE Mars mission is scheduled to launch atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket today (Nov. 13), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:30:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7vZRJ4x89XSJoAXjYjb7PV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A white and blue Blue Origin rocket stands atop its launch pad for a NASA Mars launch.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white and blue Blue Origin rocket stands atop its launch pad for a NASA Mars launch.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin fires up powerful New Glenn rocket ahead of NASA Mars mission launch (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-fires-up-powerful-new-glenn-rocket-ahead-of-nasa-mars-mission-launch-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket has successfully completed a static fire test ahead of launching NASA's ESCAPADE mission to Mars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2025 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D6iGYoDednq9RAZHQBwX8N-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A tall white rocket spits smoke from below as its engines fire.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A tall white rocket spits smoke from below as its engines fire.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX could lose contract for Artemis 3 astronaut moon-landing mission, acting NASA chief says: 'The problem is, they're behind' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX has long held the contract to land NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts on the moon a few years from now. But the agency plans to reopen the bidding, according to acting NASA chief Sean Duffy. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 19:25:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 02:48:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p9EV9e9qyNyrmzz62dFHKZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of SpaceX&#039;s Starship on the moon during a NASA Artemis mission.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a massive silver-and-white rocket lands on the grey, dusty surface of the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin rolls out powerful New Glenn rocket for testing ahead of Mars launch (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/blue-origin-rolls-out-powerful-new-glenn-rocket-for-testing-ahead-of-mars-launch-video</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin rolled the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad Wednesday (Oct. 8) for testing ahead of a planned launch of two NASA Mars probes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:39:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jprYKMhdndF49BvCoRAa6Z-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin rolls the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 8, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blue Origin rolls the first stage of its powerful New Glenn rocket to the pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 8, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin launches 6 'Space Nomads,' including mystery passenger, on suborbital space tourist flight (video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-launches-space-nomads-ns-36-space-tourists-flight</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism mission today (Oct. 8), sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:40:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:04:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kCM478hrkPMY3nK75n6ZHj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A white Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with 6 passengers aboard.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A white Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with 6 passengers aboard.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Blue Origin launch its 15th space tourism mission today ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-ns-36-space-tourism-launch-webcast</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch its 15th space tourism mission on Wednesday morning (Oct. 8), and you can watch it live. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/blue-origin-reveals-passengers-for-15th-space-tourism-launch</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin just announced the passenger list for NS-36, the company's 15th space tourism launch. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MdxM68BehvFt6WxszjSLri-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Blue Origin&#039;s New Shepard vehicle launches on the NS-34 mission on Aug. 3, 2025, carrying six people to suborbital space.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket lifts off from a desert launch site into the dawn sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Blue Origin now targeting mid-October for launch of twin NASA Mars probes on 2nd-ever New Glenn rocket ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket is taking steps toward the launchpad to fly NASA's ESCAPADE Mars mission, now lifting off no earlier than (NET) mid-October. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ jdinner@space.com (Josh Dinner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Josh Dinner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xJ3aHZExUFJ4xWESh4LGVE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of Blue Origin&#039;s New Glenn rocket in flight.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A long fuselage lays on the left on the floor of a large factory..]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Twin Mars spacecraft arrive in Florida for launch on Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket (photo) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's low-cost ESCAPADE mission will study how Mars loses its atmosphere using twin spacecraft built by Rocket Lab. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ andrew.w.jones@protonmail.com (Andrew Jones) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pppEFevMhfx33vg9robFch-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The twin Rocket Lab-built ESCAPADE spacecraft, known as Blue and Gold, will launch toward Mars atop a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Two engines sit on white platforms in a clean warehouse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ VIPER lives! Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will land ice-hunting NASA rover on the moon in 2027 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's ice-hunting VIPER moon rover has officially come back from the dead: Blue Origin will land the wheeled robot on the lunar surface in 2027, the agency announced today (Sept. 19). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 22:03:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The moon]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ mwall@space.com (Mike Wall) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mike Wall ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YfTDowQg7iWoSgGkqKoA8o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander and NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) on the lunar surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This artist’s concept shows Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 1 lander and NASA’s VIPER (Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover) on the lunar surface.]]></media:text>
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