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Spaceport Cornwall focused on future as Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

The head of the South West space cluster said it would continue to work with other global space and satellite businesses and open a new research facility this month

Birmingham Post

NASA's Artemis 2 commander woke up nervous before big moon announcement

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is a combat-tested fighter pilot, but he still had worries before his moon mission assignment was brought to the world on April 3.

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This map of volcanoes on Venus is best we've ever made (image)

Scientists have built the most detailed map of the distribution of volcanoes on Venus, which is also the most complete volcano map of all planets in the solar system.

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Branson’s rocket-launch firm Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy after the satellite launch firm tied to British billionaire Richard Branson failed to secure the funding needed to keep operating and cut about 85% of its staff.

Tribune News Service

Canada's Artemis 2 astronaut was named after a 14-year-wait for space

The Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen is a trusted voice in the astronaut office, a key player in training an astronaut class, and now a member of the first moon mission in 50 years.

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Call for ‘highway code’ to tackle space junk

The European Space Agency estimates there are 36,500 objects larger than 10cm currently floating in space.

The Independent UK

What would happen if the asteroid Ryugu hit Earth?

Using samples returned from the 0.6-mile-wide asteroid Ryugu, scientists have calculated what would happen if it were to slam into our planet.

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Virgin Orbit seeks bankruptcy protection after mission fail

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future operations

The Independent UK

Artemis 2 moon mission will lift companies, top Canadian space official says

The Canadian government minister responsible for space, François-Philippe Champagne, says the benefits of space will help a country already known for remote, harsh environments.

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Newly named Artemis 2 crew to notch many firsts on historic moon mission

The astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission are set to break records and establish a number of firsts. But for one crew member, being first is less important than what will come next.

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Nasa names first woman and Black man to travel to Moon in Artemis II mission

Nasa has included a woman and a Black man in the crew for a lunar mission for the first time.

Evening Standard

Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy in the US as it looks for sale

Sir Richard Branson’s American satellite launch firm announced hundreds of job cuts last week months after it attempted to shoot a rocket into space from Spaceport Cornwall

Birmingham Post

Who is Christina Koch? What to know about NC astronaut headed to the moon

Christina Koch, a graduate of N.C. State University who grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, will be one of four astronauts to fly around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Tribune News Service

Richard Branson’s rocket-launch firm Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc filed for bankruptcy after the satellite launch firm tied to British billionaire Richard Branson failed to secure the funding needed to keep operating and cut 85% of its staff.

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Evening Standard

What is the European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy moons Explorer?

The spacecraft will be the first to orbit a moon other than our planet’s.

The Independent UK

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy after axing 85% of workforce

The company’s January launch failed citing an ‘anomaly’

The New Daily

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings is seeking a sale of its assets after announcing the layoff of about 85 per cent of its 750 employees last week.

Chicago Sun-Times

NASA names astronauts to next moon mission, first crew under Artemis

‘This is humanity’s crew,’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. The new four-person crew will orbit the moon on Artemis II and establish a long-term presence on the moon for science and exploration.

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NASA names 4 astronauts for Moon mission

The Artemis II mission, launching in 2024, will send four astronauts to circle Earth's moon

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SpaceX may launch Starship orbital test flight next week: reports

SpaceX's giant Starship Mars rocket could attempt to go orbital for the first time early next week, provided regulatory approvals come through.

Space

Jupiter missions: Past, present and future

A rundown of every mission to Jupiter past to present, as well as the new ones on the horizon.

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Victoria bans TikTok on government devices, NASA names astronauts for Artemis II Moon mission, and WWE to merge with UFC — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Here's what we've learned from NASA's DART asteroid-slamming mission so far

NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."

Al Jazeera

NASA reveals historic crew for 2024 Artemis moon voyage

Artemis II mission, scheduled for 2024, is NASA’s first manned moon mission in 50 years, a prelude to Mars exploration.

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Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

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