private spaceflight
The First Private Spacecraft to Venus Will Look for Life in Its Clouds
Peter Beck, CEO of Rocket Lab, talks about the company’s planned Venus shot, which is due for launch in 2023.
Israel’s Lunar Lander Has Crashed on the Moon
The Beresheet lander would have been the first private lander on the Moon and the first lunar soft-landing by Israel. Instead, engine failures caused it to crash.
Watch the First Private Moon Lander Ride to Orbit on a SpaceX Rocket
The Beresheet lander will attempt the first private Moon landing on April 11.
A private spaceflight company is headed to the moon
California-based Moon Express wants to start staging missions as soon next year. It would be the first time anybody who is not a national government sends a craft to the moon.
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