Space industry
SpaceX successfully test fires Starship booster in last key step before orbital launch
SpaceX test fires engines in the towering rocket booster of its Starship prototype on February 9, 2023. Source: SpaceX SpaceX on Thursday test fired 31 of the 33 engines in the towering rocket booster of its Starship prototype, as the company prepares to launch the rocket to orbit for the first time. Called a “static […]
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As document rocket launches group airspace, the FAA fights to limit travel disruptions
The SpaceX start pad is witnessed from the window of Air Force A person at Kennedy House Heart, Wednesday, May possibly 27, 2020, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Evan Vucci | AP WASHINGTON — Room providers are launching extra rockets than ever, ratcheting up competitors for air place just as tourists return to flying in droves […]
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SpaceX prepares for a massive test this week: Firing all 33 Starship engines at once
Starship prototype 24 stacked on top of Super Heavy booster prototype 7 at the company’s facility near Brownsville, Texas on January 9, 2023. SpaceX WASHINGTON – SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell said Wednesday the company plans to attempt a major Starship milestone this week. SpaceX on Thursday will attempt a “static fire,” simultaneously testing all 33 […]
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Inside the ‘Wormhole,’ Relativity Space’s monster factory 3D-printing reusable rockets
The exterior of “The Wormhole” factory. Relativity Space LONG BEACH, California – It was a few days into the new year yet Relativity Space’s factory was anything but quiet, a din of activity with massive 3D printers humming and the clanging of construction ringing out. Now about eight years on from its founding, Relativity continues […]
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Monthly bill Gates states Elon Musk’s ambition to colonize Mars is not a good use of money
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks in the course of the 67th Worldwide Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico. Susana Gonzalez | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures Bill Gates questioned whether or not Elon Musk’s present priorities would make him a good philanthropist, getting difficulty with his fellow billionaire’s ambition to send out persons to Mars. In an […]
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Rocket builder ABL’s inaugural launch fails shortly after liftoff, damages launchpad
The company’s RS1 rocket lifts off on its inaugural launch attempt from Kodiak, Alaska on Jan. 10, 2023. ABL Space The first mission by ABL Space got off the ground on Tuesday, but the company’s RS1 rocket suffered an issue early in the flight that caused it to fail shortly after lifting off. ABL President […]
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Capella Space raises $60 million from fund run by billionaire entertainment exec Thomas Tull
A satellite image taken at night on Nov. 14, 2022 of NASA’s Artemis I mission before launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Capella Space San Francisco-based satellite imagery specialist Capella Space raised $60 million in fresh capital, the company announced Tuesday. Capella raised the equity from the U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, a recently established private […]
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Virgin Orbit stock plummets after failure of its first UK rocket launch
Cosmic Girl, a Virgin Boeing 747-400 aircraft sits on the tarmac with Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne rocket attached to the wing, ahead of the first UK launch tonight, at Spaceport Cornwall at Newquay Airport in Newquay, Britain, January 9, 2023. Henry Nicholls | Reuters Virgin Orbit stock fell in trading on Monday evening, after the company […]
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The first at any time orbital place launch from the British isles is thanks to acquire off on Monday
The modified Boeing 747 airplane, named “Cosmic Female”, will choose off from Spaceport Cornwall in southwest England. Hugh Hastings / Stringer / Getty Photographs LONDON — The initially orbital rocket start in Western Europe is established to choose put in the U.K. on Monday night. The modified Boeing 747 aircraft, named “Cosmic Girl,” will get […]
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Delta plans to offer free Wi-Fi starting Feb. 1
The passenger cabin on a Delta Boeing 737-900ER is shown while landing in Salt Lake City, Utah. Mike Blake | Reuters Delta Air Lines will offer travelers Wi-Fi for free starting Feb. 1, CEO Ed Bastian said Thursday. Most U.S. flights will introduce the service next month, but it will become available on more each […]
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