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Now playing Next Mobility Chandrayaan-3: What you need to know about India's Moon landing Just days after Russia's lunar spacecraft Luna-25 crashed into its surface, an Indian mission to reach the Moon's south pole enters its critical phase. 23/08/2023
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Now playing Next Mobility Virgin Galactic announces return to space with new commercial flights Nearly two years since its only manned spaceflight, Virgin Galactic is planning to return to space with its first commercial flight in June. 10/05/2023
Now playing Next Mobility UAE’s Mars mission captures stunning images of Red Planet’s tiny moon The United Arab Emirates' Amal spacecraft flew within 100 km of Deimos. 25/04/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Japan's ispace aiming to be first company to land on the Moon If the landing on Tuesday is successful, Japanese company ispace will become the first private business to have a presence on the Moon. 25/04/2023
Now playing Next Mobility What to know about ESA's JUICE mission to find life on Jupiter’s moons ESA is launching a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and its icy moons on Friday. Here’s everything you need to know about the JUICE mission. 13/04/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Artemis mission: Meet the astronauts flying to the Moon next year The last time humans flew to the Moon was in 1972. This time around, a female and a Black astronaut will be part of the crew. 04/04/2023
Now playing Next Mobility Homes for alien life? Two moons of Uranus ‘may harbour active oceans’ Astrobiologists believe moons with active oceans could be potential homes for alien life. 22/03/2023
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