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NASA taps SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch mission to metal asteroid
Read more →: NASA taps SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket to launch mission to metal asteroidFile photo of a Falcon Heavy launch in April 2019. Credit: SpaceX NASA has selected SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy…
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Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture drops fresh hints about how its ‘busy year’ is shaping up
Read more →: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture drops fresh hints about how its ‘busy year’ is shaping upAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has lifted the curtain just a bit more on plans…
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After last-minute abort, DARPA Launch Challenge ends without a winner
Read more →: After last-minute abort, DARPA Launch Challenge ends without a winnerAstra’s small satellite launcher stands vertical at Pacific Spaceport Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska. Credit: John Kraus/Astra Astra…
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China Speed: Huoshenshan Hospital from Space
Read more →: China Speed: Huoshenshan Hospital from SpaceChina speed: Huoshenshan Hospital from space
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China’s BeiDou Satellites Help Navigate Fight Against Epidemic
Read more →: China’s BeiDou Satellites Help Navigate Fight Against EpidemicBEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — China’s BeiDou navigation satellites are helping the country fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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NASA astronaut and Seattle schoolkids celebrate the science of socks in space
Read more →: NASA astronaut and Seattle schoolkids celebrate the science of socks in spaceA student from Seattle’s Rainier Prep listens to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir answer a question posed via an…
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SpaceX test-fires rocket, preps for final flight of first-generation Dragon capsule
Read more →: SpaceX test-fires rocket, preps for final flight of first-generation Dragon capsuleSpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket Sunday on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit:…
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Second Starship test article implodes during pressure test
Read more →: Second Starship test article implodes during pressure testA prototype for SpaceX’s Starship vehicle imploded during a pressurization test at the company’s facility in South…
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‘Didn’t quite make it’: Data glitch forces Astra to miss out on $2M DARPA Launch Challenge prize
Read more →: ‘Didn’t quite make it’: Data glitch forces Astra to miss out on $2M DARPA Launch Challenge prizeAstra’s rocket stands on its rapid-deployment launch pad on Alaska’s Kodiak Island. (DARPA via YouTube) The once-stealthy California…
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Live coverage: Debut flight of Astra’s satellite launcher scrubbed
Read more →: Live coverage: Debut flight of Astra’s satellite launcher scrubbedLive coverage of the countdown and launch of Astra’s Rocket 3.0, also known as “1 of 3,” from…
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Relativity Space is moving its HQ to a huge robotic rocket factory in Long Beach, Calif.
Read more →: Relativity Space is moving its HQ to a huge robotic rocket factory in Long Beach, Calif.An artist’s rendering shows Relativity Space’s autonomous rocket factory in Long Beach, Calif. (Relativity Space Illustration via Business…
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Boeing says thorough testing would have caught Starliner software problems
Read more →: Boeing says thorough testing would have caught Starliner software problemsThe crew module for the next test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is pictured inside the company’s factory…