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First Astranis internet satellite working ‘perfectly’ as company readies to bring coverage to Alaska
The Arcturus satellite is seen in route to geosynchronous orbit. Astranis Astranis, a San Francisco-based company with an alternative approach to providing internet access from satellites, has its first spacecraft in orbit and the company on Wednesday said it’s working “perfectly.” “We have a new way of connecting people in some of the most remote […]
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Virgin Orbit shuts down right after individual bankruptcy product sales
The modified Boeing 747 aircraft, named “Cosmic Woman”, will take off from Spaceport Cornwall in southwest England. Hugh Hastings / Stringer / Getty Photographs Bankrupt rocket enterprise Virgin Orbit is shutting down soon after providing its facility leases and devices to a trio of aerospace businesses in an auction, the enterprise verified on Tuesday. “As […]
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SpaceX set to join FAA to fight environmental lawsuit that could delay Starship work
An aerial view of a Starship prototype stacked on a Super Heavy booster at the company’s Starbase facility outside of Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX Elon Musk’s SpaceX is set to join the Federal Aviation Administration as a co-defendant to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups following the company’s first test flight of Starship, the world’s […]
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SpaceX delivers private Axiom crew to the space station, carrying Saudi astronauts
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule “Freedom” is seen docked with the International Space Station on May 22, 2023. SpaceX SpaceX delivered another quartet of astronauts to the International Space Station on Monday morning, on a private flight that included government astronauts from Saudi Arabia as the Arab kingdom leverages U.S. companies to expands its ambitions in […]
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Bezos’ Blue Origin wins NASA astronaut moon lander contract to compete with SpaceX’s Starship
The moon seen from the International Space Station on July 9, 2018. Alexander Gerst | NASA WASHINGTON – Jeff Bezos has his NASA moon ticket. The billionaire’s space company Blue Origin won a key contract from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Friday to develop a crewed lunar lander for delivering astronauts to the […]
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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid for rocket-carrying aircraft in bankruptcy court
Bankrupt rocket company Virgin Orbit received a $17 million “stalking horse” bid for its modified 747 carrier jet and other aircraft assets, as it continues to examine options during Chapter 11 court proceedings. Virgin Orbit agreed to the terms of the potential aircraft deal from aerospace venture Stratolaunch, which is developing the world’s largest airplane […]
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Virgin Galactic targets May 25 for first spaceflight since Richard Branson’s trip
Carrier aircraft VMS Eve is seen in the background shortly after releasing VSS Unity, which is firing its engine and acclerating during the company’s fourth spaceflight test, Unity 22, carrying founder Richard Branson on July 11, 2021. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is targeting as early as May 25 for the launch of its next spaceflight, […]
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SpaceX hires former NASA human spaceflight official Kathy Leuders to help with Starship
Kathy Leuders, formerly NASA associate administrator of the Space Operations Mission Directorate, before speaking to press on May 30 following SpaceX’s launch of the Demo-2 mission. Kim Shiflett / NASA Kathy Lueders, the most recent top human spaceflight official at NASA, has joined Elon Musk’s SpaceX after retiring from the agency a couple weeks ago, […]
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Rocket Lab revenue increases slightly, company adds NASA launch contract
Electron rockets undergo preparation for launch. Rocket Lab Rocket Lab’s revenue increased slightly in the first quarter, but losses grew as well, as the spacecraft and launch company added a NASA contract and continued to invest in its future Neutron vehicle. The company reported a net loss of $45.6 million, or 10 cents per share, […]
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Virgin Galactic quarterly loss widens when company preps for spaceflight return
An aerial watch of provider plane VMS Eve, still left, and spacecraft VSS Unity, at Spaceport The us in New Mexico on Feb. 27, 2023. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic is aiming to fly its first spaceflight in nearly two decades afterwards this month, but the firm’s first quarter reduction widened considerably as it cash its […]
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