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SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

SpaceX’s Starship Triumph Sparks Moon Race 2.0 with China – Stocks Take Off

NASA’s Artemis Program and SpaceX’s Starship NASA’s Artemis program is revving back up. After Artemis II (crewed lunar flyby) slips into 2026, the big prize is Artemis III – the first American moon landing since Apollo. Under the current plan, NASA will launch Orion atop an SLS rocket and then rendezvous with SpaceX’s Starship, which must carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the surface. SpaceX’s recent Flight 11 (Oct. 13) achieved most of its objectives: the Starship upper stage reached space and deployed payloads, while the Super-Heavy booster performed a soft water landing reuters.com. NASA’s acting chief Sean Duffy praised the
26 October 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s Starship Ignites Moon-Race Drama: Will NASA Beat China?

SpaceX’s next Starship test (Flight 11) is set for Oct. 13, 2025 (7:15 pm ET), marking the final launch of the current “Block 2” version ts2.tech. Flight 11 will replicate Flight 10’s profile (booster splashdown in Gulf, ship to Indian Ocean) but test new landing techniques and a reinforced heat shield ts2.tech space.com. NASA is betting Artemis III (by ~2027) on Starship for crewed lunar landings, even as China pushes for its first moonwalk by 2030 krgv.com reuters.com. Experts warn NASA’s plan is “extraordinarily complex” krgv.com and may slip; former NASA chief Jim Bridenstine remarked “it doesn’t make a lot of sense… if you’re trying
13 October 2025
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Moon Race Heats Up, Starlink Hits 300 Launches, and Mars Life Clues – Space News Roundup (Sept 13–14, 2025)

Moon Race Heats Up, Starlink Hits 300 Launches, and Mars Life Clues – Space News Roundup (Sept 13–14, 2025)

Key Facts Civil Space Programs: ISS Resupply & Exploration The weekend saw robust support for the International Space Station from multiple partners. Northrop Grumman’s latest cargo mission, NG-23, thundered off Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening (Sept. 14). Packed with over 11,000 pounds of experiments and provisions, the Cygnus freighter – named the S.S. Willie McCool in honor of the STS-107 Columbia pilot – is the first “Cygnus XL” variant, featuring an enhanced design that expands its payload capacity by about one-third nasa.gov spacepolicyonline.com. Because Northrop is still developing a new U.S.-built Antares rocket (to replace older models that relied
14 September 2025
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Starlink Blitz, Spy Satellite Surprise & Moon Race Showdown – Space News Roundup (Sept. 3–4, 2025)

Starlink Blitz, Spy Satellite Surprise & Moon Race Showdown – Space News Roundup (Sept. 3–4, 2025)

Key Facts Space Agency & Policy Developments NASA Leadership and Artemis Momentum On Sept. 3, NASA’s acting Administrator Sean Duffy announced a significant leadership move, naming longtime engineer Amit Kshatriya as the agency’s new Associate Administrator nasa.gov. This top civil-service post puts Kshatriya – previously head of NASA’s Moon-to-Mars architecture team – in charge of driving Artemis and deep-space exploration goals. The timing coincided with a strong show of support from the U.S. Senate for Project Artemis, amid worries about competition with China. In a Sept. 3 hearing pointedly titled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must
4 September 2025
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Rocket Scrubs, Astronaut Splashdown & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

Rocket Scrubs, Astronaut Splashdown & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 10–11, 2025)

Astronaut Homecoming & ISS Updates Rocket Launch Drama & Satellite Missions Moon Exploration & Global Programs Science & New Discoveries Commercial & Industry Developments Sources: This report compiles information from official agency releases, trusted news outlets, and expert commentary. Key sources include NASA press releases nasa.gov spacepolicyonline.com, Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com, Space.com space.com space.com, SpaceNews ts2.tech ts2.tech, SatNews news.satnews.com, SpacePolicyOnline spacepolicyonline.com spacepolicyonline.com, and other referenced publications as noted above. Each cited link provides further details on the respective news item for readers seeking more information.
11 August 2025
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Astronaut Homecoming, Rocket Drama & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 9–10, 2025)

Astronaut Homecoming, Rocket Drama & Moon Race Milestones – Space News Roundup (Aug 9–10, 2025)

NASA’s Crew-10 returned four astronauts—Anne McClain, Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, and Kirill Peskov—from nearly five months aboard the ISS, as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endurance splashed down off San Diego at 11:33 a.m. EDT on Aug. 9, marking NASA’s first Pacific Ocean crew recovery in 50 years. Crew-11 arrived at the ISS a week before Crew-10’s splashdown, restoring the station to seven crew and continuing the U.S.–Russian seat-swap arrangement through 2027, with every SpaceX Crew Dragon carrying a Russian cosmonaut and every Soyuz carrying an American. Roscosmos chief Dmitry Bakanov visited Florida for the Crew-11 launch, the first face-to-face meeting of
10 August 2025
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