Space industry
NASA aims for Artemis launch attempt on Saturday after reviewing rocket engine problem
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with its Orion crew capsule perched on top, as it stands on launch pad 39B in preparation for the unmanned Artemis 1 mission at Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 27, 2022. Joe Skipper | Reuters NASA announced it will make another attempt to launch the Artemis […]
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Royal Caribbean partners with SpaceX’s Starlink for onboard internet
Royal Caribbean International’s Anthem of the Seas cruise ship calls at Greenock port on July 22, 2021 in Greenock, Scotland. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images Royal Caribbean Cruises will begin offering onboard internet via SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, the cruise line company announced Tuesday. The partnership is an effort to combat historically bad internet […]
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NASA postpones Artemis 1 rocket launch just after problems emerge through countdown, delaying mission to the moon
In this handout offered by the Countrywide Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Place Start Systemrocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a cell launcher as it rolls out of Superior Bay 3 of the Car or truck Assembly Setting up for the first time on its way to to Launch Advanced 39B March 17, 2022 […]
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NASA is set to launch the Artemis 1 mission on its most powerful rocket yet — here’s what you should know
NASA plans to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon. — The uncrewed launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA’s long-awaited return […]
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SpaceX and T-Mobile group up to use Starlink satellites to ‘end cell dead zones’
T-Cellular CEO Mike Sievert and SpaceX founder Elon Musk announce partnership ideas on Aug. 25, 2022. Screenshot SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Cell CEO Mike Sievert mentioned that their providers are doing work to “conclude cell dead zones,” and will start a new cell assistance enabled by Starlink second-technology satellites and T-Mobile bandwidth. Starlink is […]
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Northrop Grumman moves Antares rocket work to U.S. from Russia & Ukraine with Firefly partnership
Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket lifts off from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Aug. 10, 2021 carrying a Cygnus spacecraft with cargo for the International Space Station. Terry Zaperach / NASA Wallops Northrop Grumman is moving production of the engines and structures for its Antares rockets to the U.S. from Russia and Ukraine, a […]
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SpaceX raises another $250 million in equity, totaling $2 billion so far this year
A Starship prototype stands on the company’s launchpad in Boca Chica, Texas on March 16, 2022. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX raised $250 million in a July equity round, the company disclosed in a securities filing on Friday. The venture has now raised $2 billion so far in 2022. The filing doesn’t specify the sources of […]
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Space factory startup Varda secures NASA partnerships ahead of demo flight next year
Varda co-founders Varda Space Industries Early stage Varda Space Industries has signed a pair of agreements with NASA, the company announced Friday, securing access to key technologies the company will need for the first demonstration of its space factory system. Varda’s goal is to develop a new method for manufacturing materials in space, an opportunity […]
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Virgin Galactic again delays space tourism flights, to second quarter 2023
Carrier aircraft VMS Eve takes off from Spaceport America in New Mexico, carrying spacecraft VSS Unity on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Space tourism company Virgin Galactic on Thursday postponed the beginning of its commercial flights by another three months, citing delays in work refurbishing its carrier aircraft. Virgin Galactic announced that commercial service is […]
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Astra pausing rocket launches until at least 2023, as quarterly losses and a failure investigation continue
The company’s LV0010 rocket stands on the launchpad at Florida’s Cape Canaveral ahead of the NASA TROPICS-1 mission. Astra Small rocket-builder Astra said Thursday it would not have any additional flights this year after the company reported another quarterly loss. “Whether we’ll be able to commence commercial launches in 2023 will depend on the success […]
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