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Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser debut mission delayed again, no longer docking to station
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane (right) and its Shooting Star cargo module (left) seen inside a processing facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Image: Sierra Space The debut of Sierra Space’s cargo space plane Dream Chaser has delayed again and will no longer see a docking with the International Space Station. In a…
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Rocket Report: Keeping up with Kuiper; New Glenn’s second flight slips
Welcome to Edition 8.12 of the Rocket Report! We often hear from satellite operators—from the military to venture-backed startups—about their appetite for more launch capacity. With so many rocket launches happening around the world, some might want to dismiss these statements as a corporate plea for more competition, and therefore lower prices. SpaceX is on…
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United Gets FAA Certification for Starlink-Equipped Boeing 737
United Airlines has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the first mainline Starlink-equipped aircraft, ahead of the first commercial flight planned for Oct. 15. The FAA approved Starlink’s Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) amendment for the Boeing 737-800 to include United’s fleet, United announced Friday. United expects the first Starlink-equipped mainline flight to…
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IRIS² Consortium Kicks Off Procurement Process for Ground Segment
The SpaceRise consortium leading Europe’s IRIS² constellation is kicking off the procurement process for the ground segment. The European Space Agency (ESA) published the RFI announcement this week after recently publishing the procurement plan. SpaceRise plans to procure the ground segment through four lots: EU communication gateways; a cloud-native mission control center; a service lot…
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IRIS² Consortium Kicks Off Procurement Process for Ground Segment
The SpaceRise consortium leading Europe’s IRIS² constellation is kicking off the procurement process for the ground segment. The European Space Agency (ESA) published the RFI announcement this week after recently publishing the procurement plan. SpaceRise plans to procure the ground segment through four lots: EU communication gateways; a cloud-native mission control center; a service lot…
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Preparation for East Coast Starship debut in 2026 continue to make progress
As SpaceX prepares for Starship’s Flight 11 in October from Texas, significant progress is being made in Florida at the Roberts Road facility, Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), and Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37). SpaceX is rapidly expanding its Starship program, with teams working in parallel to conduct test flights and set the stage for Starship’s…
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Preparation for East Coast Starship debut in 2026 continue to make progress
As SpaceX prepares for Starship’s Flight 11 in October from Texas, significant progress is being made in Florida at the Roberts Road facility, Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A), and Space Launch Complex 37 (SLC-37). SpaceX is rapidly expanding its Starship program, with teams working in parallel to conduct test flights and set the stage for Starship’s…
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The space race is tightening up for Blue Origin and SpaceX, and for America and China
Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have both celebrated space victories, but they’ve also faced setbacks. (Musk at left: GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota, 2020. Bezos at right: Blue Origin Photo, 2021) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has only just begun to launch a heavy-lift rocket that was a decade in the making — its orbital-class New Glenn launch vehicle, which…
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German Defense Minister Details 35B Euro Investment in Space-Defense Capabilities
Germany is planning to invest 35 billion euro ($41 billion) in space defense capabilities by 2030, Defense Minister Boris Pistoriu announced this week. In a speech in Berlin at the Space Congress of the Federation of German Industries (FDI), Pistoriu said Germany is investing in a resilient space structure consisting of satellite constellations, ground stations,…