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SpaceX launches first full batch of laser-equipped Starlink satellites
Read more →: SpaceX launches first full batch of laser-equipped Starlink satellitesSpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket streaks into space Monday night in this long exposure photo. Credit: SpaceX SpaceX delivered…
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Spaceflight Inc. unveils a new breed of orbital tug that’s built for far-out missions
Read more →: Spaceflight Inc. unveils a new breed of orbital tug that’s built for far-out missionsAn artist’s conception shows the Sherpa-ES orbital transfer vehicle. (Spaceflight Inc. Graphic) When a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket…
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After milestone flight, Blue Origin SVP Stephen Bennett will join Kepler Communications as COO
Read more →: After milestone flight, Blue Origin SVP Stephen Bennett will join Kepler Communications as COOBlue Origin’s team gathers in front of a New Shepard booster after July’s first crewed suborbital spaceflight. (Blue…
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Russian rocket ready for launch with 34 more Florida-built OneWeb satellites
Read more →: Russian rocket ready for launch with 34 more Florida-built OneWeb satellitesThirty-four OneWeb satellites, mounted on their deployment fixture, are raised onto a Fregat upper stage at the Baikonur…
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Blue Origin and four other companies win millions to keep lunar lander dreams alive
Read more →: Blue Origin and four other companies win millions to keep lunar lander dreams aliveAn artist’s conception shows an astronaut stepping onto the lunar surface. (NASA Illustration) Months after losing out to…
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For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a U.S. crew mission to low Earth orbit
Read more →: For the first time, NASA is a spectator for a U.S. crew mission to low Earth orbitJared Isaacman, commander of the Inspiration4 mission, trains in a Crew Dragon simulator at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne,…
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Civilian astronauts practice for launch day at Kennedy Space Center
Read more →: Civilian astronauts practice for launch day at Kennedy Space CenterFrom left to right: Chris Sembroski, Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman, and Hayley Arceneaux aboard SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Resilience…
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Beyond satellites: Now that it’s gone public, BlackSky will boldly go into new markets
Read more →: Beyond satellites: Now that it’s gone public, BlackSky will boldly go into new marketsBlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole (center) and other company executives celebrate ringing the opening bell on the New York…
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Russia launches classified military satellite
Read more →: Russia launches classified military satelliteA classified Russian military satellite, possibly designed with a new miniature reconnaissance camera, launched Sept. 9 on…
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New version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to begin launching Monday
Read more →: New version of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites to begin launching MondayA stack of Starlink satellites before a previous launch from Florida. Credit: SpaceX A batch of 51 Starlink…
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Live coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from California
Read more →: Live coverage: SpaceX launches Starlink satellites from CaliforniaLive coverage of the countdown and launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…
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Photos: SpaceX rocket arrives on launch pad for Inspiration4 mission
Read more →: Photos: SpaceX rocket arrives on launch pad for Inspiration4 missionCredit: SpaceX The Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spaceship chartered by billionaire Jared Isaacman for a three-day mission…