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Rocket builder Firefly takes on high-speed Space Force mission for crucial next launch
The Alpha rocket for the Space Force’s Victus Nox mission stands on the launchpad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Firefly Aerospace The name says it all: Victus Nox, or, translated from Latin, “conquer the night.” It’s an experimental test run of national security capabilities in space, and a high-stakes mission for a pair of […]
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SpaceX to commit about $2 billion on Starship this 12 months, as Elon Musk pushes to get to orbit
The SpaceX Starship lifts off from the launchpad for the duration of a flight exam from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on April 20, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk expects SpaceX to spend about $2 billion on its Starship rocket improvement this 12 months, as the corporation pushes to […]
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What is up coming for SpaceX’s Starship soon after a remarkable initial start
Starship launches for the 1st time on its Tremendous Weighty booster from Texas on April 20, 2023. SpaceX The dust has settled in Texas, but the operate to thoroughly clean up just after the world’s most effective rocket and get the upcoming a single flying in a issue of months is currently underway. Elon Musk’s […]
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Enjoy live as Japanese ispace aims to be 1st organization to land cargo on the moon
Japanese lunar exploration organization ispace is attempting to land its to start with cargo mission on the moon on Tuesday, which would make it the initially personal entity to total the feat. The Tokyo-based mostly company’s Mission 1 lunar lander aims to contact down in the Atlas Crater, which is in the northeastern sector of […]
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Live updates: SpaceX makes new attempt at Starship orbital launch
Space fans walk the dunes as workers prepare the SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket as they attempt to schedule another launch launch from Starbase after it was scrubbed on April 17, 2023. Jonathan Newton | The Washington Post | Getty Images SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is again attempting to […]
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Watch live: SpaceX readies to launch Starship rocket to space, with under 15 minutes to liftoff
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is attempting to launch its towering Starship rocket to space for the first time Monday from a private facility in Texas along the Gulf Coast. The current launch target is 9:20 a.m. ET. It’s the culmination of several years of regulatory work and technological tests. Company leadership […]
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SpaceX cleared by FAA to launch first orbital Starship flight
A Starship prototype is seen stacked on top of a Super Heavy booster at the company’s launch facility near Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Starship launch license to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, a crucial final regulatory step that clears the company to attempt an orbital launch of its towering rocket for the […]
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Relativity goes ‘all in’ on larger reusable rocket, shifting 3D-printing approach after first launch
An artist’s rendition of a Terran R rocket launching. Relativity Space Relativity Space is shifting its strategy in an attempt to accelerate work on the reusable rocket it’s developing, the company announced on Wednesday. Chief among the changes: adjusting its manufacturing approach to blend its 3D-printing-first approach with traditional metal-bending techniques. The company is going […]
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Virgin Orbit COO calls out company leadership for failures in goodbye memo. Read the full email
The modified 747 aircraft “Cosmic Girl” lifts off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California carrying a LauncherOne rocket on June 30, 2021. Virgin Orbit With Virgin Orbit now under bankruptcy protection, departing Chief Operating Officer Tony Gingiss had some choice words for the company’s leadership, as well as a lengthy and detailed apology […]
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NASA unveils the four astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 2 mission around the moon in 2024
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, center, stands with the crew of the Artemis II mission, from left: Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Christina Koch. NASA TV The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Monday announced the four astronauts who will fly on the agency’s upcoming mission around the moon, currently scheduled for late 2024. […]
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