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Indian rocket launch fails, Earth-observation satellite lost
By Mike Wall, Robert Z. Pearlman published
India attempted to launch an Earth-observing radar satellite on Saturday (May 17) but a problem with the mission's rocket resulted in a failure.

Who is the mysterious woman in the Doctor's 'The Interstellar Song Contest' visions?
By Richard Edwards published
A familiar face from ancient "Doctor Who" history makes an unexpected return.

Every episode of Netflix's 'Love, Death + Robots' Volume 4, ranked
By Jeff Spry published
The Emmy-winning animated anthology returns, and we've scored every exceptional short from bottom to top.

The space doctors are in! Season 2 of Prime Video's 'The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy' gets a wacky new teaser and release date (video)
By Jeff Spry published
'This hospital is a good hospital. And I always forget that it's kind of alive!'

Can we actually build a thriving economy on and around the moon?
By Leonard David published
Building a sustainable economy on the moon won't be easy, but we at least have some ideas about how to get started.

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 161 — The TWiS Comedy Hour!
By Space.com Staff published
On Episode 161 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik catch up on headlines ... and space dad jokes!

On this day in space! May 17, 1974: NASA launches 1st Synchronous Meteorological satellite
By Hanneke Weitering last updated
On May 17, 1974, NASA launched the first Synchronous Meteorological Satellite, SMS-1.

Rocket Lab launches private Japanese Earth-observing satellite
By Mike Wall last updated
Rocket Lab launched an Earth-observing satellite for the Japanese company iQPS early Saturday morning (May 17).
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