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NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failure
Read more →: NASA releases summary of investigation into SpaceX’s 2015 launch failureNASA’s independent review team that investigated the destruction of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon supply ship…
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Spaceflight Industries firms up European satellite alliance and $150M funding round
Read more →: Spaceflight Industries firms up European satellite alliance and $150M funding roundWorkers assemble BlackSky’s Global-1 Earth observation satellite. (BlackSky via YouTube) It’s official: After receiving all government approvals, a…
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Scientists give nickname to New Horizons probe’s post-Pluto target: Ultima Thule
Read more →: Scientists give nickname to New Horizons probe’s post-Pluto target: Ultima ThuleNews Brief: Nearly three years after flying past Pluto, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is heading for a target…
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President Donald Trump revives the policy debate over creating military Space Force
Read more →: President Donald Trump revives the policy debate over creating military Space ForcePresident Donald Trump addresses a military audience at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in California. (White House via…
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Musk: Atmospheric tests of interplanetary spaceship could happen next year
Read more →: Musk: Atmospheric tests of interplanetary spaceship could happen next yearArtist’s concept of the BFR spaceship deploying a satellite in orbit. Credit: SpaceX A team of SpaceX engineers…
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NASA’s acting administrator says he’ll retire in April, adding to power vacuum
Read more →: NASA’s acting administrator says he’ll retire in April, adding to power vacuumActing NASA administrator Robert Lightfoot, shown here in a 2015 photo, says he’ll retire in April. (NASA /…
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New NOAA weather satellite reaches geostationary orbit
Read more →: New NOAA weather satellite reaches geostationary orbitArtist’s concept of the GOES-17 satellite in orbit. Credit: Lockheed Martin Less than two weeks after its launch…
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Robert Lightfoot, NASA’s longest-serving interim administrator, to retire
Read more →: Robert Lightfoot, NASA’s longest-serving interim administrator, to retireNASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot testifies to the House Science Committee’s subcommittee on space March 7. Credit: NASA/Bill…
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Photos: Soyuz rocket soars into space from French Guiana
Read more →: Photos: Soyuz rocket soars into space from French GuianaA Soyuz rocket launched Friday with four commercial satellites to expand broadband Internet coverage in remote parts of…
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FCC stings Swarm Technologies after an unauthorized launch of tiny satellites
Read more →: FCC stings Swarm Technologies after an unauthorized launch of tiny satellitesIndia’s PSLV rocket lifts off in January, carrying controversial satellites into orbit. (ISRO Photo) A stealthy California startup…
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SpaceX’s most recent launch carried a secret military-funded experiment
Read more →: SpaceX’s most recent launch carried a secret military-funded experimentArtist’s illustration of a Payload Orbital Delivery System accommodation on a Space Systems/Loral-built telecom satellite. Credit: SSL A…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin strikes satellite launch deal with Japan’s Sky Perfect JSAT
Read more →: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin strikes satellite launch deal with Japan’s Sky Perfect JSATBlue Origin CEO Bob Smith and founder Jeff Bezos meet with Sky Perfect JSAT CEO Shinji Takada and…