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Polaris Dawn mission and spacewalk outside SpaceX Dragon explained by crew

SpaceX Starlink 187 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 20 August 2024

Boeing Starliner astronauts will return home on a SpaceX Dragon in 2025, NASA confirms | Space

China launches ChinaSat 4A satellite atop Long March 7 rocket

China tests lunar and Mars rover prototypes over different terrains

Reading material:

Space mining startup AstroForge aims to launch historic asteroid-landing mission in 2025 | Space

Rocket Lab-built Mars smallsats arrive at launch site - SpaceNews

Debris from DART could Hit Earth and Mars Within a Decade - Universe Today

Historic milestone for Polish space science as they successfully launch Eagleeye satellite (msn.com)

Scout Space, Dawn Aerospace partner for spaceplane surveillance demonstration - SpaceNews