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Starship Booster 9 and launch infrastructure moving into critical testing phase
Read more →: Starship Booster 9 and launch infrastructure moving into critical testing phaseAfter last week’s testing of Booster 9, the water deluge system, and other important activity at Starbase, the…
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Falcon 9 chalks up new launch pad turnaround record on Starlink launch
Read more →: Falcon 9 chalks up new launch pad turnaround record on Starlink launchThe Falcon 9 roars away from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now. A SpaceX…
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A look at the surprising history of the earliest rocket pioneers
Read more →: A look at the surprising history of the earliest rocket pioneersWhen did spaceflight begin? There is no single answer. For newcomers to space, the beginning of time can…
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After 11 years on Mars, Curiosity continues to climb the slopes of Mount Sharp
Read more →: After 11 years on Mars, Curiosity continues to climb the slopes of Mount SharpOn Aug. 6, 2012, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory mission, comprised of the new Curiosity rover, officially began when Curiosity was…
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Jeanette Epps will finally go to space six years after being pulled from flight
Read more →: Jeanette Epps will finally go to space six years after being pulled from flightNASA confirmed on Friday that Jeanette Epps, a former CIA technology intelligence officer selected as an astronaut in…
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Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is cool
Read more →: Voyager 2 phones home and says everything is coolNASA lost contact with its Voyager 2 spacecraft—the second-most distant object ever built by humans and flung into…
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Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launch scrubbed
Read more →: Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket launch scrubbedUpdated 12:55 a.m. EDT (0455 UTC), August 6, 2023. Rocket Lab’s 40th Electron rocket stands ready for launch…
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Rocket Report: Lack of transparency on Ariane 6, drastic cuts Down Under
Read more →: Rocket Report: Lack of transparency on Ariane 6, drastic cuts Down UnderWelcome to Edition 6.05 of the Rocket Report! This week’s newsletter has the distinction of including not one,…
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Australian space industry hurting post government spending cut
Read more →: Australian space industry hurting post government spending cutAustralian space sector concern about future funding In June, Australia canceled the National Space Mission for Earth Observation…
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Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus Ventures
Read more →: Impulse Space Secures New Investment from Airbus VenturesAirbus Ventures has announced its investment in Impulse Space, one of the leaders in the development of in-space…
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Solestial’s 20-Kilowatt Solar Blanket to Power Atomos’s Orbital Transfer Vehicles
Read more →: Solestial’s 20-Kilowatt Solar Blanket to Power Atomos’s Orbital Transfer VehiclesSolestial, the solar energy company for space, and in-space logistics provider Atomos Space announced a multi-mission sales agreement…
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Satellite operators poised for $9 billion payday after clearing C-band spectrum
Read more →: Satellite operators poised for $9 billion payday after clearing C-band spectrumA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched early Thursday with the last of a dozen new C-band video relay…