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Last Updated: Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 4:56 AM PDT

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Universe TodayAndy Tomaswick

How CADRE Passed Its Autonomy Testing

By Universe Today: Getting missions to land successfully on the Moon has been difficult. Recent missions, such as IM-1 and IM-2, which the private company Intuitive Machines completed, have been qualified successes at best, with both landers settling at unintended angles and breaking parts of them off along the way.

2025-04-29T13:52:00.390414-07:00
European SpaceflightAndrew Parsonson

Successful Vega C Launch Delivers ESA Biomass Satellite to Orbit

By European Spaceflight: Vega C has successfully launched ESA’s Biomass satellite, a mission that will measure global forest carbon stocks and support climate research.

2025-04-29T07:39:17.586024-07:00