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SpaceX to attempt first payload deployment, engine reuse during Starship Flight 7
The Starship upper stage on a test firing mount ahead of a static fire demonstration in December 20204. It’s the first Block 2 Starship that will be launched by SpaceX. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is launching into 2025 with what is poised to be a blistering pace of launch for its super heavy lift rocket, Starship.…
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Elon Musk: “We’re going straight to Mars. The Moon is a distraction.”
Although SpaceX founder Elon Musk is known for outspokenness and controversial comments on his social media site X, he has been relatively restrained when it comes to US space policy in recent years. For example, he has rarely criticized NASA or its overall goal to return humans to the Moon through the Artemis Program. Rather,…
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Blue Origin Nears Debut Launch for New Glenn Rocket, Targeting Jan. 12
Update: Blue Origin is now targeting no earlier than Jan. 12 for the first launch of New Glenn due to high seas in the Atlantic, where it hopes to land the first stage booster. A three-hour window opens on Sunday at 1 a.m. EST. The company pushed the target date on Thursday. Blue Origin is…
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SpaceX Launches Thuraya 4 Mission for UAE’s Space42
SpaceX launched the Thuraya 4 telecommunications satellite for United Arab Emirates (UAE) space and AI company Space42 on Friday, Jan. 3. The mission was SpaceX’s first launch of 2025. The Falcon 9 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 8:27 p.m. ET., launching the satellite to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). The satellite is…
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Rocket Report: Avio named top European launch firm; New Glenn may launch soon
Welcome to Edition 7.25 of the Rocket Report! Happy New Year! It’s a shorter edition of the newsletter this week because most companies (not named Blue Origin, this holiday season) took things easier over the last 10 days. But after the break we’re back in the saddle for the new year, and eager to see…
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Verizon to Showcase Communications Tech for Emergency Responders
Verizon Communications will display its latest critical communications capabilities to public safety, government, and military agencies at the EDGE conference from Jan. 5 through 7. Satellite tech will play a key role in these solutions showcased by Verizon Frontline. Verizon Frontline is the company’s advanced network and technology built for first responders, developed in partnership…
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SpaceX notches first orbital launch of 2025 with mission for UAE-based Space42
A pair of onlookers at Florida’s Apollo Beach watch as SpaceX launches its first Falcon 9 rocket of 2025 in support of Space42’s Thuraya 4-NGS mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now Update 9:21 p.m. EST (0221 UTC): SpaceX confirms successful deployment of the Thuraya 4-NGS. SpaceX kicked off the year of orbital launches around the globe…