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Amazon asks FCC to give swift approval to Project Kuiper satellite network despite SpaceX opposition
Read more →: Amazon asks FCC to give swift approval to Project Kuiper satellite network despite SpaceX oppositionMultiple mega-constellations of satellites could take root in low Earth orbit over the next few years. (European Space…
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Bipartisan House bill spurns 2024 moon landing goal, favoring focus on Mars
Read more →: Bipartisan House bill spurns 2024 moon landing goal, favoring focus on MarsRep. Kendra Horn (D-Oklahoma), chair of the space and aeronautics subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space…
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Solar Orbiter launch delayed to Feb. 7
Read more →: Solar Orbiter launch delayed to Feb. 7A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket — seen without the Solar Orbiter spacecraft on top — completed…
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SpaceX wins contract to launch Egyptian communications satellite
Read more →: SpaceX wins contract to launch Egyptian communications satelliteFile photo of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifting off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force…
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Astronauts finish repairs to space station cosmic ray detector
Read more →: Astronauts finish repairs to space station cosmic ray detectorEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated at 1:40 p.m. EST (1840 GMT) after end of spacewalk. STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH…
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Prototypes for new Chinese crew capsule and space station arrive at launch site
Read more →: Prototypes for new Chinese crew capsule and space station arrive at launch siteA prototype of China’s new crew capsule will launch as soon as April on an unpiloted test flight…
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Star Trek’s George Takei tweaks President Trump over Space Force’s trekky new seal
Read more →: Star Trek’s George Takei tweaks President Trump over Space Force’s trekky new sealThe seal for Star Trek’s fictional Starfleet Command has some design elements in common with the seal for…
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Photos: Solar Orbiter encapsulated inside launch shroud
Read more →: Photos: Solar Orbiter encapsulated inside launch shroudThe Solar Orbiter spacecraft was encapsulated inside the Atlas 5 rocket’s payload fairing Jan. 20. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky…
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ULA team completes countdown practice run before Solar Orbiter launch
Read more →: ULA team completes countdown practice run before Solar Orbiter launchA United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is pictured during a countdown dress rehearsal Friday at Cape Canaveral’s…
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Firefly confirms fire during first stage test
Read more →: Firefly confirms fire during first stage testEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with additional details and video from Firefly. Firefly Aerospace tweeted this picture Wednesday evening, writing that…
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SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort test
Read more →: SpaceX releases preliminary results from Crew Dragon abort testEDITOR’S NOTE: Updated Jan. 25 with change in description of trigger setting. SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule is offloaded from…
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Blue Origin ramps up team for Blue Moon lander as it waits for word from NASA
Read more →: Blue Origin ramps up team for Blue Moon lander as it waits for word from NASAJeff Bezos shows off a mockup of the Blue Moon lunar lander at its unveiling in Washington, D.C.,…