Shenzhen, a longstanding tech hub, didn't originally have a large space presence. However, that's changed in recent years.

The Quad Cities International Airport in Illinois is launching a feasibility study about opening a potential spaceport.

SpaceX conducted its second test Starship launch. While improvements were made from the first launch, it lost contact after ten minutes.

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NASA's DAVINCI mission will send a probe plunging through the clouds of Venus, studying as much as it can along the way.

AstroForge just successfully tested a propulsion system it will use to reach a candidate asteroid it hopes to mine for platinum.

China's state-owned and commercial space companies are making a huge international push, especially to partner with smaller space programs.

Spinlaunch forges ahead with its centrifuge approach to suborbital flight, flinging a spacecraft to a high altitude before ignition.

A company called Planex, led by astronauts and scientists, is giving tours of otherworldly-like terrain on Earth for would-be space tourists.

Sensor equipment was placed right under the point of peak heating by the OSIRIS-REx capsule as it made its way to a Utah landing.

Also, a Texas government official told SpaceRef that SpaceX may need an environmental permit before an October Starship launch.

SpaceRef speaks with astronomer Daniel Apai, who is developing a new kind of space telescope with thin rather than mirrored lenses.