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30 Jun 2026 - 12:01AM
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China conducts ground test of hypersonic ramjet that can change shape in flight
29 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM
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China revives desert moss in space lab as it tests hi-tech tools for missions
Latest in-orbit results from prototype Qingzhou cargo spacecraft show China is testing cameras, refrigeration and bio-support capsule.
30 Jun 2026 - 12:01AM
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Robotics
Nasa turns to robotic spacecraft to save telescope from falling back to Earth
29 Jun 2026 - 4:45PM
China’s private sector
Final insurance frontier: Hong Kong sees opening in mainland China’s space boom
28 Jun 2026 - 9:00PM
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China-led team develops AI system to track radar-disrupting space hurricanes
Recently discovered space weather event ‘appears as a massive, spinning aurora near Earth’s magnetic poles’, say researchers.
21 Jun 2026 - 4:22PM
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SpaceX
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SpaceX’s historic IPO ignites investor appetite for space AI
Readers discuss how investor confidence in commercial space could benefit China, the US-Iran interim peace agreement, Japan’s 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in the Fifa World Cup, and the musical legacy of Anders Nelsson.
20 Jun 2026 - 11:30AM
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What is space computing?
Driven by AI’s massive power demands and satellite bandwidth limits, tech giants and superpowers are moving data centres into orbit.
19 Jun 2026 - 10:59AM
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Hong Kong economy
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Can Hong Kong make a giant leap to commercial space insurance?
The explosive growth of China’s commercial space business, combined with geopolitical realities, gives the city a captive market.
17 Jun 2026 - 9:00AM
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US-China relations
Can America sustain a war with China? New reports raise questions
US watchdog cites ageing aircraft, spare-part shortages, maintenance challenges, expertise gaps and delays fielding advanced tankers.
23 Jun 2026 - 1:57PM
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US-China tech war
Who pays when rockets explode? China rushes to insure SpaceX’s rivals
Wave of Chinese insurers is underwriting rockets and satellites, turning space risk into a new front in the China-US rivalry.
11 Jun 2026 - 7:30PM
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Nasa
Nasa chief defends choice of all-male Artemis III crew
Critics fear the agency is following Trump’s order to eliminate diversity and inclusion efforts despite its vow to put a woman on the moon.
11 Jun 2026 - 2:17AM
Nasa
Nasa reveals Artemis III astronauts in next step towards moon landing
The crew will orbit Earth while practising docking their Orion capsule with two lunar landers.
10 Jun 2026 - 2:16PM
US-China tech war
SpaceX IPO set to lift industry in push for space-based AI, solar power: report
The company’s expected listing may boost overall satellite industry profit as it expands into more space-based applications.
8 Jun 2026 - 9:30PM
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China wants to build the world’s largest astronomy base on Saishiteng Mountain
Telescopes at the remote site are set to surpass Hawaii’s Mauna Kea in light-gathering power by the mid-2030s, scientists say.
13 Jun 2026 - 9:42PM
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International Space Station (ISS)
Astronauts take shelter as air leaks worsen on International Space Station
Nasa gave an order to prepare for evacuation amid a disagreement with Russia on how to repair the cracks.
6 Jun 2026 - 2:19AM
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Scientists
Our latest interstellar visitor has no signs of alien tech, scientists say
There were no ‘technosignatures’ from comet 3I/ATLAS, the third known object from a faraway star.
4 Jun 2026 - 1:41PM
Hong Kong youth
Opinion
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Hong Kong’s first astronaut success is also a story of youth potential
Hongkongers and the city’s universities can play a meaningful role in China’s space programme. The sky is not the limit.
4 Jun 2026 - 9:30AM
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SpaceX
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US-China rivalry is making Asia’s space economy more confrontational
Outer space is growing beyond a scientific frontier to become a forum for contests over sovereignty and economic security.
2 Jun 2026 - 10:13AM
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Technology
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For SpaceX, global dominance may not be written in the stars
Space is not an ordinary, commercial, open market but a strategic domain tied directly to sovereignty, security and industrial policy.
31 May 2026 - 4:30PM
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Hong Kong science and tech
Hong Kong may host Shenzhou-23 crew in 2027, including astronaut Lai Ka-ying
Tech chief Sun Dong also says new space manufacturing research centre focusing on AI and 3D printing will be established this year.
31 May 2026 - 7:03PM
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Jeff Bezos
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
Jeff Bezos’ space venture hit with a major setback in New Glenn rocket ‘anomaly’.
29 May 2026 - 4:19PM
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Science
China touts AI ‘brain’ to speed up satellite targeting
Researchers say their AI ‘brain plus tool army’ cuts analysis time and overcomes obstacles without human intervention.
29 May 2026 - 11:00AM
Japan
Japan Airlines wants to blast human culture into space and land it on the moon
The carrier is selling payload space to preserve Earth’s heritage from climate change and war, but sceptics dismiss it as a PR stunt.
28 May 2026 - 4:48PM
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Hong Kong society
Beijing hails Hong Kong astronaut’s selection as result of ‘one country, two systems’
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs says space mission will inspire more young people in Hong Kong to support country’s technological development.
27 May 2026 - 11:44PM
Hong Kong science and tech
How Hong Kong’s first astronaut triggered a space education race
Lai Ka-ying’s selection spurs interest in aerospace and satellite-design courses at centre, as industry leaders call for blueprint.
27 May 2026 - 8:30AM
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Japan
Japan eyes new rules to curb US, China and Russia space arms race
Japan is ‘best placed’ to establish new rules given its space capabilities and strong support for nuclear non-proliferation, analysts say.
27 May 2026 - 4:27PM
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United States
US moon base plans revealed for what Nasa chief calls ‘the grand return’
US space agency outlines multiphase blueprint, awarding contracts for landers, buggies and drones.
27 May 2026 - 4:58PM
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US-China relations
US weighs offensive space tactics as China satellite rivalry intensifies
Former Pentagon official says Washington is debating ways to deny Beijing use of space amid fears over military miscalculation.
27 May 2026 - 5:44AM
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China’s Communist Party
China says jailed aerospace engineer was lured into spying for foreign agency
State media says accused received US$88,000 after he ‘fell step by step into the trap laid’ by an unidentified spy organisation.
26 May 2026 - 5:02PM
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