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Now playing Next Mobility Virgin Orbit halts operations amid reports of financial struggle The company hasn’t commented on reports it furloughed its workforce while it seeks emergency funding. 20/03/2023
Now playing Next Mobility NASA reveals new spacesuit design for its future Moon landing mission The suits are not the final design but give a good idea of what NASA astronauts will wear when they land on the lunar surface. 16/03/2023
Now playing Next Mobility New balloon capsule aims to float passengers to the edge of space The company says it aims to "democratise space" by offering cheap, safe balloon flights high enough in the stratosphere to see the curve of the Earth. 21/02/2023
Now playing Next Russia Russia to send new Soyuz capsule after tiny meteoroid cripples ISS one Roscosmos said it would launch a new spacecraft in February to take some of the space station's crew back to Earth after their capsule was damaged and leaked coolant. 12/01/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Virgin Orbit: What went wrong with the UK's first satellite launch? The Virgin Orbit launch from Cornwall was to be the first of an orbital satellite from the UK - but it ended in failure. 10/01/2023
Now playing Next Mobility NASA's Orion capsule splashes down after historic Moon test mission The successful mission now paves the way for a manned flyby mission around the Moon with the crew expected to be announced in early 2023. 12/12/2022
Now playing Next Mobility NASA's DART mission hailed a success as asteroid nudged off course It's the first time humanity has altered the motion of a natural body in space. 12/10/2022
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