Space startup unveils full-scale prototype of excavator to harvest helium-3 from moon

A full-scale prototype of the Interlune excavator, developed in partnership with Vermeer: Interlune By Christopher McFadden, Published by Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2025 The lunar excavator, jointly developed by NASA backed startup Interlune and industrial equipment manufacturer Vermeer, is designed to dig up 100 metric tons of lunar dirt per

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Can Donald Trump build the ‘Golden Dome’ over the US?

By Bernd Debusmann Jr, Published by the BBC, 24 May 2025 Warheads raining down from beyond the Earth's atmosphere. Faster-than-sound cruise missiles striking US infrastructure. Sky-high nuclear blasts. These are just some of the nightmarish scenarios that experts warn could come true if the US's dated and limited defence systems

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Virgin Galactic on track to start launching customers again in 2026, but seat prices will rise

Virgin Galactic's Delta-class spaceplanes, assembled at an Arizona factory. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 22 May 2025 "We continue to expect our first research spaceflight will take place in summer of 2026, with private astronaut flights following in fall of 2026." Virgin Galactic's spaceflight drought will

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