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China's Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft's return from its Tiangong space station in early ...

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A circular space economy could transform wasteful spaceflight into a sustainable, reusable system for the future.

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The new UK-funded studies will support these groups by providing data, analytical tools, and technical insights. The IADC’s ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) R. Lincoln Hines, Georgia Institute of Technology (THE CONVERSATION) China’s ...

China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft took a hit from a piece of space debris floating through orbit, causing Chinese officials to delay the spacecraft’s return from its Tiangong space station in early ...