Space industry
SpaceX launches Polaris Dawn mission, which will attempt the first private spacewalk
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule, carrying the crew of the Polaris Dawn Mission. Chandan Khanna | Afp | Getty Images SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission launched on Tuesday from Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket, which carried the Dragon capsule “Resilience” into orbit. It’s the first of three missions that […]
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Boeing Starliner prepares to leaves space station empty, months later than planned
Boeing spacecraft Starliner is seen from the window of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule “Endeavour” on July 3, 2024, while docked with the International Space Station during the crew flight test. NASA Boeing‘s Starliner is set to leave the International Space Station on Friday, months later than the spacecraft was originally supposed to depart — and without […]
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Elon Musk’s Starlink says it will block X in Brazil to keep satellite internet active
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Starlink, the satellite internet service owned and operated by SpaceX, said it will block the social network X in Brazil to continue operations there without the threat of losing its license. Elon Musk owns both businesses. Brazil’s supreme court blocked X in the country after […]
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SpaceX Falcon 9 may resume flights while FAA probe underway
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon Resilience capsule sits on Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the Polaris Dawn Mission in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on August 28, 2024. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle may return to flight operations while the overall investigation of the anomaly […]
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NASA narrows Crew-9 lineup to accommodate astronauts aboard ISS
NASA administrators speak during a news conference to discuss plans to return two astronauts who remain stranded at the International Space Station, at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on August 24, 2024. Mark Felix | AFP | Getty Images NASA said on Friday it will replace two crew members for an upcoming SpaceX flight […]
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Boeing Starliner returning empty as NASA turns to SpaceX to bring astronauts back from ISS
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose inside the hatch connecting Boeing’s Starliner to the International Space Station on NASA Boeing will return its Starliner capsule from the International Space Station without the NASA astronauts that it delivered to orbit in early June, the agency announced on Saturday. With Starliner coming back to […]
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Why these Japanese companies want to make hydrogen on the moon
Two Japanese companies have teamed up to achieve one big goal: producing hydrogen on the moon. Takasago Thermal Engineering has designed a mini electrolyzer that can adapt to low gravity and endure a rocket’s intense vibrations during liftoff. Once in space, the hydrogen-making machine will be operated remotely from ispace’s Mission Control Center in Tokyo. […]
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Mynaric stock tanks after space lasers company slashes revenue guidance, announces CFO departure
A rendering of the company’s laser communications system on satellites in orbit. Mynaric Space stock Mynaric tanked in trading Tuesday after the company announced heavy cuts to its previous revenue forecast and the departure of the company’s chief financial officer. Germany-based Mynaric slashed its 2024 revenue guidance nearly 70% at the midpoint, cutting its previous […]
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The first SpaceX spacewalk: What the Polaris Dawn commander says about the bold upcoming mission
Polaris Dawn commander Jared Isaacman during spacesuit testing. John Kraus / Polaris Program SpaceX is preparing to launch its next private mission by the end of the month, featuring the first attempt to have the astronauts step out into space. The Polaris Dawn mission — the first of three flights billionaire and Shift4 founder Jared […]
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Lockheed Martin to take struggling spacecraft manufacturer Terran Orbital private in $450 million deal
Terran Orbital’s banner above the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, 2022. Terran Orbital Lockheed Martin is buying Terran Orbital, the company announced Thursday, with the defense giant reaching a deal to take the struggling spacecraft manufacturer private. The agreement will see Lockheed acquire Terran at an enterprise valuation of nearly $450 million, below […]
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