Space industry
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy launches $1 billion asteroid mission for NASA
[The livestream has ended. A replay is available in the video player above.] SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket successfully launched on Friday morning, carrying a NASA mission bound for a distant asteroid. Targeting the asteroid Psyche, the eponymous NASA mission is flying a spacecraft — about the width of a tennis court — on a […]
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Shipping giant Maersk to add SpaceX’s Starlink internet to more than 330 ships by early next year
Maersk is one of the world’s biggest container shippers. Andia | UIG via Getty Images Danish logistics giant Maersk is adding SpaceX’s Starlink to more than 330 container ships, the companies announced Thursday. Maersk said the installation of the Starlink internet service is expected to be complete by the first quarter of next year, with […]
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Viasat won’t replace damaged Americas satellite, moves up financial targets
A long-exposure photo shows a trail left by SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket while launching the ViaSat-3 Americas satellite from Florida on April 30, 2023. Viasat Viasat shares rose Thursday after the company said it expects to meet financial growth targets earlier than expected and that it won’t need to replace a damaged $750 million communications […]
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Amazon set to launch its first Project Kuiper satellite internet prototypes
United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the first two demonstration satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation stands ready for launch on pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on October 5, 2023 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, United States. Paul Hennessey | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Your Amazon order of satellite […]
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Just after two failed makes an attempt in the past yr, Japan could be upcoming in line to land on the moon
An H2-A rocket carrying a little lunar surface probe and other objects lifts off from the Tanegashima House Centre on Tanegashima island, Kagoshima prefecture on September 7, 2023. Str | JIJI Press | Afp | Getty Visuals Japan has unsuccessful two times to make its mark on the moon in the previous 12 months, but […]
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Washington reusable rocket startup Stoke Space raises $100 million
The company’s prototype vehicle “Hopper2” flies during a low-altitude launch and landing demonstration on Sept. 17, 2023 in Moses Lake, Washington. Stoke Space Washington-based startup Stoke Space raised $100 million in new funds, the company announced Thursday, as it aims to develop a fully reusable rocket called “Nova.” Stoke’s latest investment round was led by […]
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FCC enforces very first area debris penalty in $150,000 settlement with Dish
Signage is witnessed at the headquarters of the Federal Communications Fee in Washington, D.C. Andrew Kelly | Reuters The Federal Communications Commission declared a settlement with Dish Network on Monday in the regulator’s to start with penalty connected to area debris. Dish admitted it was liable for failing to properly dispose of the EchoStar-7 broadcast […]
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Blue Origin, Sierra Space weigh future of Orbital Reef space station as partnership turns rocky
A rendering of the “Orbital Reef” space station in orbit. Blue Origin The Orbital Reef space station partnership between Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Sierra Space is on rocky footing, CNBC has learned. The companies announced Orbital Reef as a co-led project in 2021, but updates about the project dried up in the past year. […]
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SpaceX wins first Pentagon contract for Starshield, its satellite network for military use
An uncaptioned image posted on the company’s website appears to show Starshield technology in orbit. SpaceX The Pentagon has awarded Elon Musk’s SpaceX its first confirmed contract for the Starshield network it’s developing, a military-specific version of the company’s Starlink satellite internet system, the defense agency said Wednesday. A Space Force spokesperson confirmed that SpaceX […]
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FAA closes investigation into Blue Origin rocket failure, requires 21 ‘corrective actions’
The moment of the anomaly during the New Shepard cargo mission NS-23, in which the booster’s engine failed. Blue Origin The Federal Aviation Administration closed its investigation into last year’s failed flight of a cargo mission by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, the regulator announced Wednesday. Blue Origin is required by the FAA to “implement 21 […]
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