Space and cosmos

Trump urges 2028 astronaut moon landing in sweeping space policy order

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce that the Space Force Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

SpaceX loses contact with Starlink satellite after mishap

A Starlink antenna powered by a solar panel at a refugee camp in Chad for Sudanese refugees from Darfur.

US Senate confirms private astronaut, Musk ally Jared Isaacman as NASA chief

Mr Jared Isaacman said in his Senate confirmation hearing that NASA must pick up the pace in beating China back to the moon this decade.

Musk’s fortune soars above $773.8 billion on new SpaceX valuation

Elon Musk is worth almost US$638 billion after SpaceX hit a valuation of about US$800 billion in an insider share sale.

SpaceX sets US$800 billion valuation, confirms 2026 IPO plans

A SpaceX Super Heavy booster carrying the Starship spacecraft lifts off on its 11th test flight at the company's launch pad in Starbase, Texas, on Oct 13.

China and Brazil create joint space laboratory, despite US pressure

FILE PHOTO: Employees install a signage of the 54th Research Institute of CETC (China Electronic Technology Group Corporation), which takes the main responsibility of the research and development tasks of a massive radio telescope, at the foot of the telescope in Shanghai October 28, 2012. The telescope for use in space observation and was unveiled Sunday at the foot of Sheshan Mountain in Shanghai, Xinhua News Agency reported. The telescope stands at more than 70 metres (230 ft) and weighs 2,650 tonnes, according to local media. Picture taken October 28, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA/File Photo

Elon Musk’s SpaceX to pursue IPO raising above $38.9 billion in biggest listing ever: Sources

SpaceX expects to use some of the IPO proceeds to develop space-based data centres, sources said.

Chinese astronauts install debris protection aboard Tiangong space station

The Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, with a crew of three astronauts, lifting off in the Gobi desert, in north-west China, in October 2025.

‘She’s out after the storm’: Cold Moon shines despite Singapore’s rainy weather

An image of the setting Cold Moon shot at Woodlands MRT station at 6.30am on Dec 5.

Chinese start-up’s reusable rocket crash-lands after launch

The mission marked the first attempt by a Chinese space company to reach orbit and recover a first-stage booster.

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