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Perseverance rover spots mysterious ‘visitor from outer space’ rock on Mars surface after 4 years

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA’s Perseverance rover may have stumbled on a visitor from outer space – a strange, shiny rock on Mars that scientists think could be a meteorite forged in the heart of an ancient asteroid. According to a new blog post on the rover’s mission page, the rock – nicknamed “Phippsaksla” – stood …

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Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris strikes return capsule during mission

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chinese space crew is stranded at the country’s Tiangong space station after tiny pieces of space debris were believed to have struck their return capsule, China’s spaceflight agency said Wednesday. The three-member Shenzhou-20 team had been scheduled to return to Earth on Wednesday, but their mission has been temporarily extended as …

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Space startup unveils 1-hour orbital delivery system

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Los Angeles-based aerospace startup called Inversion Space has unveiled Arc, its first flagship spacecraft designed to deliver supplies from orbit back to Earth in record time. The reusable reentry vehicle can transport up to 500 pounds of mission-critical cargo to nearly any point on the planet in less than an hour. …

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Space capsule marks milestone for bringing cargo back from orbit

While the United States has long been a leader in space exploration and commercial launches, Europe is now making significant strides of its own. Recently, a major milestone was achieved when Atmos Space Cargo, a European startup, successfully completed the first orbital test flight of its Phoenix 1 re-entry space capsule.  This mission, which launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, as …

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