In the last few years, there has been excitement for the new race to the moon. But as deadlines for rocket launches and crewed missions get closer, space companies begin aligning their projects with their overarching business strategy.

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May has been a particularly busy month in space news. With the monumental launch of NASA ‘s SpaceX Crew Dragon commercial test flight mission carrying astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley to the International Space Station (ISS); a first orbital launch attempt by Virgin Orbit’ s LauncherOne rocket , and a handful of startups test-firing rocket engines for future launch missions, it appears that the aerospace industry is taking advantage of the space momentum. With plans to send the next man and first woman to the Moon in 2024, the anticipation of witnessing astronauts walk on the Moon’s surface for the first time since 1972, is too difficult to handle for […]

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