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Boeing launches its Starliner capsule on a crewless eight-day journey to the International Space Station and back, a key test mission for NASA's plans to end US dependence on Russia for space rides. IMAGES
SpaceX's 'Starship' rocket, the largest ever built, takes off from the space company's Texas launch site. CEO Elon Musk hopes the ship will one day colonize Mars and NASA is awaiting a modified version to land humans on the Moon. The first test in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. IMAGES
Le rover Persévérance de la NASA découvre les composants de la vie sur Mars
NASA says it has succeeded in deflecting an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth. The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor deliberately smashed into the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, pushing it into a smaller, faster orbit around its big brother Didymos, says NASA chief Bill Nelson in a press conference from Washington. SOUNDBITE
Russia's Defence ministry publishes video footage allegedly showing a Zircon hypersonic missile being fired from Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea as part of the "completion of tests" whilst world powers race to develop the advanced technology. Russia, the United States, France and China have all been experimenting with so-called hypersonic glide vehicles -- defined as reaching speeds of at least Mach 5. IMAGES from Russia's defence ministry allegedly showing a hypersonic missile being fired
The Crew Dragon capsule undocks from the International Space Station as the four members of the SpaceX Crew-2 mission begin their return journey to Earth. IMAGES