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Space shots: A tangled web of speculation surrounds Boeing, Blue Origin and Bezos
Seven BE-4 rocket engines have been installed on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn booster. (Blue Origin Photo) Is Boeing thinking about unloading some of its space projects? Is Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture a potential buyer? And in light of former President Donald Trump’s increasingly close relationship with SpaceX founder Elon Musk, how are…
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Astronaut released from hospital after “medical issue” upon return from space
NASA said Saturday that an astronaut who was hospitalized after returning from space the day before has been released and is in “good health.” The agency did not provide any more details on the matter, citing medical privacy protections. The astronaut was one of four crew members who returned from a 235-day mission in low-Earth…
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SLS preparations underway for Artemis II and future missions
NASA’s Space Launch System, the other Saturn V-class heavy lift vehicle launched this decade, is being prepared for its second flight and its first crew-carrying flight, even as issues with the Orion spacecraft threaten to further delay Artemis II. While Artemis II preparations are underway, future upgrades to SLS are also being worked on. Artemis…
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Why is Elon Musk talking to Vladimir Putin, and what does it mean for SpaceX?
In a blockbuster story published Friday morning, The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin for about two years, with the discussions covering a range of issues from geopolitics to business to personal matters. There are no on-the-record sources confirming the regular conversations between Musk…
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If you thought Astra was going to go away quietly, you were wrong
On Wednesday morning, a surprising email popped into my inbox with the following subject line: “Astra announces Department of Defense contract valued up to $44 Million.” I had to read it a second time to make sure I got it right. Astra, the launch company? Astra, whose valuation went from $2.6 billion to $25 million…
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SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral
The Falcon 9 lifts off at 5:47 p.m. EDT (2147 UTC). Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. The day after it helped return three astronauts and a cosmonaut to Earth from the International Space Station, SpaceX launch another batch of Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Starlink 10-8 mission…
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Leaf Space Adds New Antenna at Azercosmos Teleport
Azercosmos and Italian ground segment-as-a-service (GSaaS) company Leaf Space broadened their exisiting collaboration with a new antenna at an Azercosmos teleport. The companies first began working together back in 2022. Azercosmos, Azerbaijan state-owned satellite operator announced the further collaboration on Oct. 25. A 3.7-meter S/X band antenna has been installed at the Baku teleport of the main…
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Millennium Space Awarded with Additional Missile Track Custody Plane
Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, was awarded an Other Transaction Agreement with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver an additional plane of six Missile Track Custody, or MTC, satellites in support of its Resilient Missile Warning and Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 1 program. Millennium Space Systems is now on contract…
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Live coverage: Crew-8 splashdown off the coast of Pensacola, Florida
Three U.S. astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut returned to Earth after spending more than seven months in space. Follow our “Space Station Operations” live blog for updates.
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L3Harris Reports Challenges on Classified Space Programs in Q3
L3Harris reported challenges on classified programs in its Space and Airborne segment while revenue for the segment was flat during the third quarter of 2024. L3Harris reported Q3 financials on Oct. 24. Revenue in the Space and Airborne segment was $1.7 billion during the quarter, flat compared to the same time last year. During the…