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Nasa to collect asteroid boulder and orbit it around the moon

The Nasa Asteroid Redirect Robotic Mission (ARRM) intends to collect an asteroid boulder and put it into orbit around the moon - image courtesy of Nasa.

Posted on 27 Oct 2015 by Tim Brown

Nasa is developing a first-ever robotic mission to visit a large near-Earth asteroid, collect a multi-ton boulder from its surface, and redirect it into a stable orbit around the moon.

First Lunar XPrize launch contract signed

An artist's impression of the SpaceIL lander. Image courtesy of SpaceIL.

Posted on 8 Oct 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

An Israeli spaceflight start-up has booked a 2017 launch for its pioneering moon lander, as part of Google’s Lunar XPrize.

India launches first ISRO space laboratory

The Astrosat spacecraft is launched into orbit. Image courtesy of ISRO.

Posted on 29 Sep 2015 by Michael Cruickshank

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the country’s first ever space laboratory over the weekend.

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