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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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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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