Take a look inside the US' Manned Orbiting Laboratory, a Cold War-era crewed spy satellite that never made it to space

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Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.
Concept image of the United States Air Force's proposed Manned Orbiting Laboratory.

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Scientists want to use a self-consuming rocket to help control the space junk problem

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3 researchers standing next to rocket engine prototype
The researchers and their prototype.

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Watch the Elon Musk SpaceX meeting that may have led to alleged drug-taking concerns

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SpaceX released a recording of a SpaceX all-hands meeting from 2017.
SpaceX released a recording of an all-hands meeting from 2017.

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Astrobiotic thinks it knows what caused the fuel leak that doomed the first US moon mission since Apollo

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A picture taken from an onboard camera shows on of the sides of Astrobotic's Peregrine lander. A small sliver of light is seen on the right hand side.
A new snap of the Peregrine lander was shared by Astrobotic on X on Tuesday.

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It looks like China will leapfrog the US in the race to the moon after a fuel leak ruined a pivotal mission

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A Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launchpad
China launched its previous robotic mission to the moon, Chang'e 5, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in November 2020.

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A giant, boiling, shrinking planet has a tail stretching 350,000 miles into space, astronomers discover

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An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.
An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.

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The first space photo from the US's moon-lander mission is a clear sign something is very wrong

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A ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine lunar missions.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launching into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander.

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This spectrometer was set to be the first-ever European tech on the moon. But it might never get there

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The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials

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A picture shows ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket taking off, leaving behind a blast of energy.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander launched toward the moon on Monday, January 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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TNW Podcast: Tomas Hrozensky (ESPI) on policy in space

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