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SpaceX and T-Mobile send first texts via Starlink satellites
SpaceX founder Elon Musk and T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert on stage during a T-Mobile and SpaceX joint event in Boca Chica Beach, Texas, on Aug. 25, 2022. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images SpaceX successfully sent text messages via Starlink satellites using T-Mobile’s network, it announced Wednesday, as Elon Musk’s company aims to bring its direct-to-device […]
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NASA delays crewed Artemis moon missions into 2025 as companies navigate challenges
The crew members of the Artemis 2 mission of the U.S. space agency NASA, left to right, Reid Wiseman Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, stand at a press event in the ArianeGroup building. Hauke-Christian Dittrich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images NASA is pushing back the schedule for upcoming missions of its flagship […]
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U.S. lunar company's inaugural mission falls short of moon landing after spacecraft malfunction
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lunar lander is seen during preparations for launch near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. United Launch Alliance Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s inaugural lunar mission suffered a malfunction shortly after launch, and the company is calling off the landing attempt. It would have been the first U.S. moon landing in more than 50 years. Astrobotic […]
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ULA's Vulcan rocket launches as the newest challenger to SpaceX
The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on January 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, […]
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SpaceX sets new rocket record with 96 successful launches in 2023
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Psyche spacecraft launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on October 13, 2023. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images Elon Musk’s SpaceX smashed its previous annual record for orbital rocket launches, pulling off 96 successful missions in 2023 at a blistering average launch pace […]
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Amazon to connect Kuiper satellites with laser links to boost space internet network
A visualization of laser links connecting Kuiper satellites in orbit around the Earth. Amazon Amazon will include a key speed-boosting technology in its coming Project Kuiper internet satellites, the company announced Thursday. Amazon says it tested the laser link tech successfully during its recent Protoflight mission. Traditionally, satellites are limited to sending data between an […]
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SpaceX valuation climbs to $180 billion
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is launched from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 18, 2023. Joe Skipper | Reuters The valuation of Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit $180 billion based on an ongoing secondary share sale, CNBC confirmed Wednesday. The company is discussing […]
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Blue Origin aims to launch initially New Shepard rocket in over a calendar year
A Blue Origin New Shepard rocket lifts off with a crew of six, such as Laura Shepard Churchley, the daughter of the very first American in place Alan Shepard, for whom the spacecraft is named, from Launch Web-site Just one in west Texas, U.S. December 11, 2021. Joe Skipper | Reuters The instant of the […]
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SpaceX plans key NASA demonstration for next Starship launch
SpaceX’s next-generation Starship spacecraft atop its powerful Super Heavy rocket is prepared for launch from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad on an uncrewed test flight, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. November 15, 2023. Joe Skipper | Reuters SpaceX could attempt a key demonstration for NASA during the third test flight of its towering Starship rocket, according […]
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Amazon buys SpaceX rocket launches for Kuiper satellite internet project
A Falcon 9 rocket launches a Starlink mission on January 31, 2023 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. SpaceX Amazon bought three rocket launches from SpaceX for its Project Kuiper internet satellites, the tech giant announced on Friday. The move is a surprise from Amazon, given the company’s Kuiper system aims to compete with […]
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