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The ongoing partial government shutdown has led one company to delay an upcoming launch and could affect other commercial launches in the near future, including a key commercial crew mission.

China's historic robotic mission to the moon's far side could presage some ambitious and unprecedented human exploration of Earth's nearest neighbor a few years down the road, experts say.

All systems are go as a Chinese spacecraft and rover power up their observation equipment after making a first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, the Chinese National Space Administration said.

The space tourism firm XCOR Aerospace Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2017 and now many ticket holders are left wondering if they'll ever get a refund.

The New Horizons spacecraft fell silent Jan. 4, but the communications pause is expected, and scientists on the mission will have plenty of data to keep them busy during the intermission, mission staff members said durin...

NASA said Jan. 4 it is delaying a planned visit to the United States by Dmitry Rogozin, the head of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, a trip that had become increasingly controversial. SpaceNews.com

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GomSpace is holding up production on a 200-cubesat order from telecom startup Sky and Space Global due to past-due payments. SpaceNews.com