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NASA Opens First Major New Wind Tunnel in More Than 40 Years at Langley
Read more →: NASA Opens First Major New Wind Tunnel in More Than 40 Years at LangleyThe new facility combines and improves upon the capabilities of two historic NASA Langley wind tunnels, the 20-Foot…
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SpaceX Reaches 90th Orbital Launch of 2026 With Latest Starlink Mission
Read more →: SpaceX Reaches 90th Orbital Launch of 2026 With Latest Starlink MissionThe Starlink 17-52 mission lifted off four days later than originally planned. As is usual, SpaceX did not…
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Tesla Weighs China Business Sale as Possible Prelude to SpaceX Merger
Read more →: Tesla Weighs China Business Sale as Possible Prelude to SpaceX MergerThe reported rationale centers on geopolitical concerns rather than financial ones. The story is framed not as a…
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Japanese Probe Sets Record With 400-Meter Asteroid Flyby
Read more →: Japanese Probe Sets Record With 400-Meter Asteroid FlybyThe maneuver marks the second time Japan has set the record in this category. The agency previously executed…
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Starbase Pad 1 Retrofits Progress as Block 3 Flights Start
Read more →: Starbase Pad 1 Retrofits Progress as Block 3 Flights StartWhile SpaceX has now flown two flights out of the newly designed Pad 2, crews continue to press…
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K2 Space Raises $500 Million in Series D Funding Round at $6.8 Billion Valuation
Read more →: K2 Space Raises $500 Million in Series D Funding Round at $6.8 Billion ValuationK2 Space, the manufacturer of big, high-power satellites, has announced a $500 million Series D funding round at…
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Sophia Space and Caltech Receive U.S Patent for Space-Based Data Center Architecture
Read more →: Sophia Space and Caltech Receive U.S Patent for Space-Based Data Center ArchitectureSophia Space, a portfolio company of Mandala Space Ventures, has announced the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,679,564,…
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Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit Moon
Read more →: Rocket Report: New launch rule may limit environmental regulations, Falcon 9 to hit MoonWelcome to Edition 9.05 of the Rocket Report! It was a big week for launch contracts, with both…
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Blue Origin Rebuilds LC-36 Around New Operations Concept, Turns to Stennis for Second-Stage Testing
Read more →: Blue Origin Rebuilds LC-36 Around New Operations Concept, Turns to Stennis for Second-Stage TestingThe May 28 anomaly destroyed the New Glenn first stage and heavily damaged LC-36 ahead of the vehicle’s…
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Rocket One and NASA Reach Agreement to Advance Space AI Technology
Read more →: Rocket One and NASA Reach Agreement to Advance Space AI TechnologyRocket One, a technology company developing next-generation AI infrastructure and advanced technologies for the defense and space economy,…
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NordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export Push
Read more →: NordSpace Funds NVD Amid Canada’s Export PushNordSpace Ventures—the strategic investment arm of Canadian launch startup NordSpace—announced an investment in North Vector Dynamics (NVD) this…
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Scottish Government Selects Planet Labs for AI-Based Agricultural Monitoring
Read more →: Scottish Government Selects Planet Labs for AI-Based Agricultural MonitoringPlanet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, recently announced that…