China Joins NASA, ESA and Space in Race to First Mars Sample Return
China’s Mars sample return mission, Tianwen-3, is scheduled to launch in late 2028. The mission will consist of two launches, with a lander and ascent vehicle on a Long March…
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China’s Mars sample return mission, Tianwen-3, is scheduled to launch in late 2028. The mission will consist of two launches, with a lander and ascent vehicle on a Long March…
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge While a new tentative agreement with the AMPTP has given many people hope of SAG-AFTRA’s ongoing labor strike nearing its end, the contract’s…
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The SpaceX Super Heavy had a mostly successful launch. This will increase mass to orbit by ten times over falcon 9 and enable a completely reorbital rocket. The booster and…
SpaceX had a mostly successful launch and the launchpad is undamaged so a third launch can go within about 28 days. 1. Launch pad appears to be fully intact, indicating…
Enlarge / Ilya Sutskever, OpenAI Chief Scientist, speaks at Tel Aviv University on June 5, 2023. (credit: Getty Images) On Friday, OpenAI fired CEO Sam Altman in a surprise move…
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Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket just took off shortly after 8AM ET from the company’s Starbase launch facility in Boca Chica, Texas. A few minutes…