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Rocket Report: SpaceX’s dustup on the border; Northrop has a nozzle problem
Welcome to Edition 7.50 of the Rocket Report! We’re nearly halfway through the year, and it seems like a good time to look back on the past six months. What has been most surprising to me in the world of rockets? First, I didn’t expect SpaceX to have this much trouble with Starship Version 2.…
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An exceedingly rare asteroid flyby will happen soon, but NASA may be left on the sidelines
A little less than four years from now, a killer asteroid will narrowly fly past planet Earth. This will be a celestial event visible around the world—for a few weeks, Apophis will shine among the brightest objects in the night sky. The near miss by the large Apophis asteroid in April 2029 offers NASA a…
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News Quiz: Week of June 23
Been paying attention to space and satellite headlines? Time to put your knowledge to the test.
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Maxar Intelligence Receives Luno A Order from NGA
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Maxar Intelligence a delivery order under the Luno A program for commercial analytic services. Maxar said on June 27 the order specifically deals with automated AI/ML-generated object detections over many specified locations at once. Maxar said it will identify classes of aircraft, ships, ground vehicles and railcars to…
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Finnish MoD Looks to Purchase SAR Satellites from Iceye
The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27. The letter of intent enables the Finnish Defense Forces to acquire Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites and outlines a preliminary delivery plan and timeline. It also…
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NASA tested a new SLS booster that may never fly, and the end of it blew off
NASA’s Space Launch System appears to have a finite shelf life. The Trump administration wants to cancel it after just three launches, while the preliminary text of a bill making its way through Congress would extend it to five flights. But chances are low the Space Launch System will make it to nine flights, and…
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SpaceX breaks launchpad turnaround record with midnight Starlink flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 on the Starlink 10-34 mission on June 28, 2025. Image: SpaceX Continuing to push the boundaries of rapid reuse, SpaceX set a new launchpad turnaround record in the predawn hours of Saturday when it launched its latest Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, dubbed…
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University of Washington celebrates Rubin Observatory’s debut — and looks ahead
University of Washington astronomer Zeljko Ivezic talks about the Rubin Observatory — a project in which he played a leading role — with an image of the facility displayed behind him. (GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) It’s been more than two decades since the University of Washington helped kick off the effort to get the…
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Meet Grace, SpaceX’s latest and last Crew Dragon spacecraft
Axiom-4 lifts off from Kennedy Space Center. Image: Steven Madow / Space Explored The final Dragon. Almost since SpaceX‘s inception, the company has been working on and building Dragon spacecraft. It started with Dragon 1, a cargo spacecraft that was used for the first round of NASA Commercial Resupply Services contracts to the ISS. This…
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HawkEye 360 to Launch Cluster 12 for Expanding Global Signals Intelligence Constellation
HawkEye 360, the global leader in signals intelligence, announced the upcoming launch of its Cluster 12 satellites. The mission will also include Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities and future technology enhancements. All four satellites will launch aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand no earlier than June 27th (June…