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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's 1st reusable spacecraft 'Space Rider' clears key hurdles on the road to launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space Rider, a novel spacecraft concept from the European Space Agency, is passing key milestones in its tests and qualifications to bring the vehicle to flight readiness. ]]>
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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/BR2gyzRjmFiFh82R7FFpLT-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a sleek pointy spacecraft with solar panels above Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a sleek pointy spacecraft with solar panels above Earth.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Whatever Russia is testing, it's sophisticated': 2 Russian satellites get within 10 feet of each other in orbit  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two Russian satellites got within 10 feet (3 meters) of each other recently, demonstrating a sophisticated set of orbital maneuvering skills. ]]>
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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/RXUKcoQV9kG4QNuqRckp8n-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An Angara rocket launches the COSMOS 2560 satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome on Oct. 15, 2022. Another trio in the COSMOS series — COSMOS 2581, 2582 and 2583 — launched in February 2025 and has performed sophisticated rendevzous operations in orbit.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[A Russian Angara 1.2 rocket launches the Kosmos 2560 classified satellite, thought to be called EMKA-3, into orbit from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia on Oct. 15, 2022.]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch SpaceX Starlink train circle Earth in amazing satellite video ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A video captured by a newly launched SpaceX Starlink satellite shows us what it's like to zoom above our beautiful blue planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 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/ebne3f7ukiESZxjnwj8neY-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video captured by a SpaceX Starlink satellite shortly after its deployment into space on May 1, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Screenshot from a video captured by a SpaceX Starlink satellite shortly after its deployment into space on May 1, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX sends 45 satellites to orbit in nighttime launch from California (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched 45 satellites to orbit from California early Sunday morning (May 3), including a South Korean spacecraft that was originally supposed to fly in 2022. ]]>
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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/s7d6tYjEiT2BPP7EvfnRDc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 3, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the CAS500-2 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 3, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia's new homegrown Soyuz 5 rocket aces debut launch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its Soyuz 5 medium-lift rocket for the first time ever on Thursday (April 30), and things apparently went well. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +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/WkXPmE7sgZZVrBJ5qJkFx9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Russia&#039;s Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on April 30, 2026. The flight was a success, according to Russian space officials.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Russia&#039;s Soyuz 5 rocket launches on its first-ever mission, a suborbital test flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstant on April 30, 2026. The flight was a success, according to Russian space officials.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launch looks amazing from space in these wild satellite photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket flew for the first time in 18 months Wednesday (April 29), and a sharp-eyed satellite was watching. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:17:29 +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/tngnP2iAQCUanhkNs6rAXa-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a white rocket launches above a plume of fire, with the sea visible behind it]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a white rocket launches above a plume of fire, with the sea visible behind it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Europe's powerful Ariane 6 rocket launches 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Liftoff occurred at 4:57 a.m. EDT on Thursday (April 30). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:12:42 +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/84AzhsqTrTUQAbQZLU7vU7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here's what you need to know ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August - the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:05:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:58:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Leonard David ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EZHuoLnUz5YYd2ABXs9s2S-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, named Ghost Riders in the Sky, on Jan. 15, 2025 from NASA&#039;s Kennedy Space Center.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an arc of light streaks through the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches its 50th mission of the year, sends 25 Starlink satellites to orbit (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 25 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from California on Sunday (April 26). It was the company's 50th liftoff of the year already. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +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/SUSzXRuQVqehTzY9zTS9yE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX&#039;s 50th launch of the year.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon internet satellites, ties record for heaviest payload it's ever flown (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched 29 more of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit on Monday night (April 27). ]]>
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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/ZwbdTyJ2eo2jgmTM925Xui-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A ULA Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket for the first time in 18 months on Wednesday morning (April 29), delivering the ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite into geostationary orbit. ]]>
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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/UnssExHnv6S4pfw2qhR4Rn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Saturday (April 25). ]]>
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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/b6S5afBET4A7tYhb8iLZ9a-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Russian Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 95 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on April 25, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches Japanese 'origami' satellite, 7 other spacecraft to orbit (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched eight Japanese satellites to orbit on Wednesday night (April 22), including one that features an origami-folded antenna. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:54:47 +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/tsV2CYKLAGQVAGJpzNMftS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the &quot;Kakushin Rising&quot; mission from New Zealand on April 22, 2026.]]></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[ 600 rocket landings! SpaceX notches another milestone during Sunday Starlink launch (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Station in California on April 19. The mission featured the 600th landing of a Falcon first stage. ]]>
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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/r2AJXV5RM3MUQ7ywBGa3Ao-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rocket standing on its four landing legs just before engine cutoff atop an ocean-based droneship]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket standing on its four landing legs just before engine cutoff atop an ocean-based droneship]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force after rocket swap (video, photos)  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a competitor's rocket. ]]>
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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/2832g89A6VPtEKRfdHQdEQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III SV10 satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on April 21, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the GPS III SV10 satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on April 21, 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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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a satellite constellation with large solar array panels are seen in orbit above a blue, white and brown planet as the sun rises on the horizon]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a satellite constellation with large solar array panels are seen in orbit above a blue, white and brown planet as the sun rises on the horizon]]></media:text>
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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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                                                                                                <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[ 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[ SpaceX fires up next-gen 'Version 3' Starship ahead of landmark May test flight (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX just conducted the first full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of its 'V3' Starship, clearing a big hurdle on its path to launch, which is expected next month. ]]>
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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/h9yQVnSUKKvtemwQY2XGJB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX conducts a full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of the Starship V3 vehicle that will conduct the Flight 12 test. SpaceX posted this image on X on April 14, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX conducts a full-duration static fire test with the upper stage of the Starship V3 vehicle that will conduct the Flight 12 test. SpaceX posted this image on X on April 14, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches huge 'Cygnus XL' cargo ship carrying over 5 tons of supplies to ISS astronauts (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Northrop Grumman's second "Cygnus XL" cargo ship launched toward the International Space Station on Saturday morning (April 11). ]]>
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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/ApRXE55fctzoWAXhUZmDgG-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Crew of tiny worms readies for April 11 launch to International Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A crew of tiny worms will spend six months aboard the International Space Station, helping researchers better understand how long-term spaceflight affects human astronauts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:49:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLyQbg348bTUuCFRZstAo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the International Space Station.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the International Space Station, with its many solar panels and modules, floating above Earth in space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1st results from Blue Ghost lunar lander reveal how much we still don't know about the moon ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data from Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander casts doubt on the decades-old view of the moon as divided between a hotter near side and cooler far side. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iepfhQZ4gysAmEMwvhKpaE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Atlas V rocket launches its heaviest-ever payload, sending 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An Atlas V launched 29 of Amazon's internet satellites — collectively the heaviest load the rocket has ever lofted — on Saturday morning (April 4). ]]>
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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/E4KvmBU6CnxPaJhQaTbTdh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 4, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 29 Amazon Leo satellites from Florida on April 4, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch may be visible from Florida and southern Georgia today. Here's when to look ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Here's where you need to be to see the Artemis 2 moon rocket launch with your own eyes. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Anthony Wood ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyfJDu3tvvKoRoLa2Y6jKN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Artemis 2 moon rocket and Orion wait for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The silhouette of a rocket is pictured at a launch pad with the sun behind at sunset. The sky is golden.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 119 payloads to orbit on a single Falcon 9 rocket (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched 119 payloads to orbit from California early Monday morning (March 30). ]]>
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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/KCz4nTtQT92kJRJjpRnDfg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket shines under the northern lights | Space photo of the day for March 25, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gorgeous new photo shows the northern lights rippling across the night sky above Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taJtyUcVWZ2BxnzEkLtNgF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches Europe's 1st 2 'Celeste' navigation satellites (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched the first two satellites for Europe's Celeste navigation constellation early Saturday morning (March 28). ]]>
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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/uYioKVVXoyzKZ7cqYBRFPn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the “Daughter of the Stars” mission for the European Space Agency on March 28, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches the “Daughter of the Stars” mission for the European Space Agency on March 28, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Russian cargo spacecraft suffers glitch after launching toward International Space Station ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Russia's Progress 94 cargo spacecraft did not deploy one of its docking antennas as planned after launching toward the ISS on Sunday (March 22), complicating plans for its arrival. ]]>
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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/wySgu9nPNmtP86X59hon43-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 94 cargo spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Soyuz rocket launches the Progress 94 cargo spacecraft from Baikonur Cosmodrome on March 22, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Space Force moves GPS launch to SpaceX Falcon 9 due to Vulcan rocket glitch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Space Force has swapped rockets for an upcoming GPS satellite launch, moving to a SpaceX Falcon 9 while the investigation into an anomaly with ULA's Vulcan Centaur continues. ]]>
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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/vhvNRBhtiDYC4TYL6m5zpf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ULA&#039;s second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifts off from Florida&#039;s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 4, 2024.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[ULA&#039;s second Vulcan Centaur rocket lifts off from Florida&#039;s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Oct. 4, 2024.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test hypersonic tech for US military ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab has inked a $190 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for 20 launches of the company's suborbital HASTE rocket. ]]>
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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/acbmMoDNj33noVYwm5bSkC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe: 'We're still looking for it' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blackout ended Jan. 16. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5n6Zp3vdmM9Jqm6SDJbeB9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s conception of the MAVEN spacecraft orbiting Mars. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a cube-shaped spacecraft with two wing-like solar panels above a cratered reddish-orange planet]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches private Japanese 'Strix' satellite ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective to orbit on Friday (March 20). ]]>
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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/JDnG4WeKDH5gsRGp4KJLUR-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches on the &quot;Eight Days A Week&quot; mission from New Zealand on March 20, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches on the &quot;Eight Days A Week&quot; mission from New Zealand on March 20, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st time ahead of April launch (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX conducted a static fire test with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a milestone moment for this bigger, more powerful megarocket variant. ]]>
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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/pJy8HjGAiu4S2iTfedaGzj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Starship V3 Super Heavy vehicle known as Booster 19 stands on Pad 2 at SpaceX&#039;s Starbase site.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Starship V3 Super Heavy vehicle known as Booster 19 stands on Pad 2 at SpaceX&#039;s Starbase site.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 10,000th active Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 rockets on March 17, each carrying Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit. The company now has more than 10,000 active satellites in its constellation. ]]>
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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/5Xav25mJyiY3dZuv4u7Krh-1280-80.jpg">
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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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                                                                                                <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[ Two days, two coasts, two more SpaceX Starlink batches launched ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:11:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></category>
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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/wyJcA7ND5SCteGZCtUCQSc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets carrying Starlink satellites were launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California (at left) and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on March 13 and 14, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[montage of two photos showing white and black rockets launching to blue skies ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ISS astronauts take out the space trash | Space photo of the day for March 12, 2026 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:59:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:36:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brett Tingley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YffCQ6afimn8tNB3P5bPW-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft is pictured installed to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles (422 kilometers) above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Africa.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket reaches orbit on 1st launch since explosive accidents last year (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launched for the seventh time ever today (March 11), bouncing back from two explosive mishaps in 2025. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:16:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 04:46:42 +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/N4nB2UEnJb3MiQcmBigQA9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket launches on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket launches on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX is 'about 4 weeks' away from launching its most powerful Starship yet, Elon Musk says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX is gearing up for the 12th test launch of its Starship rocket, which could liftoff in about 4 weeks, according to Elon Musk. It will be the first mission of the bigger, more powerful Starship "V3." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +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/d7NPGoNSotdzuvTCCZV2Gm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship is tested at night as the spacecraft vents into the spotlights.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SpaceX&#039;s Starship is tested at night as the spacecraft vents into the spotlights.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos, video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the 15,000-pound EchoStar XXV TV satellite to orbit from Florida's Space Coast just after midnight on Tuesday (March 10). ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 05:43:42 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:09:46 +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/hrK3o6w2LsKyCdvmhDM2c7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX springs forward with another Starlink launch from California (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 25 Starlink satellites launched from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, March 8, 2026. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:15:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 16:59:03 +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/ikETBp4pjiogJpSbnDYZ4V-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a rocket lifts off into the night sky, lighting up the area around its launch pad]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a rocket lifts off into the night sky, lighting up the area around its launch pad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches mystery satellite for 'confidential commercial customer' (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched a mystery satellite for a confidential commercial customer this evening (March 5). It was the company's 83rd liftoff to date. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:28:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:33:58 +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/F8ZQDhTz4Ry5Qffq7Pq3zQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches from New Zealand on the &quot;Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed&quot; mission on March 5, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches from New Zealand on the &quot;Insight At Speed Is A Friend Indeed&quot; mission on March 5, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX Starlink launch creates gorgeous 'jellyfish' in predawn Florida skies (video, photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Wednesday (March 4), creating a sky show for early risers. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:33:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 21:04:56 +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/v9dRKC79HAj53qKELZCqaJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mission Hayabusa: Test your JAXA IQ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Test your knowledge of Japan's boldest leaps into the cosmos with a quiz that explores JAXA's missions, milestones, and the science shaping humanity's future among the stars. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:16:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Launches &amp; Spacecraft]]></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/TQJ6awH8dxDCaPweaNeuue-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ SpaceX deploys two more Starlink groups into orbit on March 1 bicoastal launches (video) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California and Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida lofted 54 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Sunday, March 1, 2026. ]]>
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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/eZ4Pi4pSFg8m8m5oHJqmwH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch Firefly Aerospace's Alpha rocket launch tonight for 1st time in 10 months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Firefly Aerospace plans to launch its Alpha rocket for the first time in 10 months on Wednesday night (March 11), and you can watch the action live. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:45:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:25:18 +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/cvTHcGpocMgR6DxUF3Si7E-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket is scheduled to launch on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Firefly Aerospace&#039;s Alpha rocket is scheduled to launch on the &quot;Stairway to Seven&quot; mission on March 11, 2026.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ February finale: SpaceX wraps up month with three Starlink launches this week ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two Falcon 9 launches from Florida and one from California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit, wrapping up February 2026 for the SpaceX network. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:27:33 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:35:10 +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/jL3rHLwte3YK8mbYsRjtnJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two Falcon 9 launches from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and one from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California deployed 83 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit (at center), wrapping up the last week of February 2026 for the SpaceX network.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a montage of three photos showing a rocket launch, satellites being deployed into Earth orbit and a timelapse exposure of another rocket launch]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Space Force pauses national security launches on ULA Vulcan rocket due to booster glitch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Space Force is putting an indefinite halt on all national security missions aboard United Launch Alliance's Vulcan Centaur, following a repeat anomaly with the rocket's side boosters. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:08:25 +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/QMYVabsxMJcTKx9f7snAr5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Closeup view of the first-stage engines of ULA&#039;s Vulcan rocket firing up during a launch on Feb. 12, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[close up view of rocket shortly before liftoff with the engines ignited.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launches hypersonic scramjet vehicle for the US military ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rocket Lab launched a scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicle for the U.S. military to suborbital space on Friday (Feb. 27). ]]>
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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/hjHWhUyYRtRHo7ykXP4Ek4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Rocket Lab&#039;s HASTE suborbital rocket launches the DART AE hypersonic vehicle for the U.S. military on Feb. 27, 2026.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Rocket Lab&#039;s HASTE suborbital rocket launches the DART AE hypersonic vehicle for the U.S. military on Feb. 27, 2026.]]></media:text>
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