Tag: Private Spaceflight
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Fermi Explorer Seeks to Launch an Interstellar Probe Toward Alpha Centauri in 2029 on a $15 Million Budget
A Private-Sector Bid to Begin Humanity’s First Interstellar Journey A newly announced private initiative called Fermi Explorer aims to launch a small spacecraft toward the Alpha Centauri star system as early as 2029, pursuing what its organizers describe as a practical and affordable first step into interstellar exploration. Unlike high-profile concepts that rely on breakthrough…
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China Launches Algeria Earth-Observation Satellite From Jiuquan
Galactic Energy carried out the first private space mission in China in 2026 on Friday, successfully launching its Ceres-1 carrier rocket from a sea-based platform and placing four commercial satellites into orbit, the company said. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off at 4:10 a.m. from a mobile launch platform in the Yellow Sea, off China’s eastern…