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Europe's most powerful rocket carries 32 satellites for Amazon Leo network into space
AFP, Published on 13/02/2026
» KOUROU — The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket Thursday carried 32 satellites into space for the Amazon Leo network, which aims to rival Elon Musk's Starlink.
System glitch delays Australian-made rocket launch
AFP, Published on 15/05/2025
» SYDNEY - An Australian aerospace firm said on Thursday it has delayed a historic first attempt to launch a locally developed rocket into orbit, with a jar of Vegemite as its payload.
Easy vote turns Musk's dreams for Starbase city in Texas into reality
AFP, Published on 04/05/2025
» HOUSTON - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's dream of gaining city status for his SpaceX spaceport in the southern US state of Texas became a reality on Saturday, when voters overwhelmingly backed turning his Starbase into a new municipality.
European orbital rocket crashes after launch
AFP, Published on 30/03/2025
» OSLO - The first orbital rocket launched from continental Europe crashed seconds after blast-off Sunday, in a closely watched test for the continent's bid to build a new space economy.
Kim Jong Un meets Russia defence minister in Vladivostok
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Vladivostok on Saturday where he was met by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, according to state news agency TASS.
Two Russians, American reach space station
AFP, Published on 16/09/2023
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - Two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut docked with the International Space Station on Friday after blasting off from Baikonur amid raging tensions between Moscow and Washington over Ukraine.
Kim visits military aviation plant in Russia's far east
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived at a Russian industrial city to visit a military aviation factory on Friday, Russian agencies reported, following his summit with President Vladimir Putin.
Russia's Putin accepts Kim's invitation to visit N. Korea
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» SEOUL - Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang state media said Thursday, as he and Kim Jong Un toasted "cooperation and friendship between our countries" during a meeting in Russia.
North Korea's Kim in Russia for Putin talks
AFP, Published on 13/09/2023
» MOSCOW - North Korea's Kim Jong Un was in Russia Wednesday for a rare summit with President Vladimir Putin that could lead to a weapons deal that the United States has warned would violate international sanctions.
First Virgin Galactic space tourism flight set to take off
AFP, Published on 10/08/2023
» The long-awaited, first civilian space tourism flight by Virgin Galactic was set for takeoff from a spaceport in New Mexico on Thursday, carrying an 80-year-old ex-Olympian and a mother and daughter who won their tickets in a sweepstakes.